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Libya: Amnesty International Demands to Know Whereabouts of Woman Who Accused Libyan Forces of Rape
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, March 28, 2011Amnesty International Demands to Know Whereabouts of Woman Who Accused Libyan Forces of RapeOrganization Says Woman Should be Immediately Released, If She Is Being DetainedContact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (London) – Amnesty International today demanded that Libya reveal the whereabouts of a Libyan woman who claimed she was raped by forces loyal to Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi. The organization said it was “extremely disturbing” that the woman was forcibly dragged away by security officials when she tried to speak to journalists about the assault.Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International Middle East and North Africa director,…
April 14, 2011
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Ivory Coast: Amnesty International Documents Ongoing Sexual Violence and Unlawful Killings by Security Forces on Both Sides of Political Stalemate in Ivory Coast
Women are being gang-raped in front of their children and men beaten in the streets by the security forces of both sides of...
March 27, 2011
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Egypt: Women Protestors Forced to Take ‘Virginity Tests’
Amnesty International has today called on the Egyptian authorities to investigate serious allegations of torture, including...
March 27, 2011
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USA: USA to provide effective remedies to violence against women and girls with the introduction of I-VAWA
Amnesty International USA today applauded the introduction of legislation to combat the global crisis of violence against...
March 27, 2011
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USA: Amnesty International commends President Obama for signing Tribal Law and Order Act
President Obama today took an important step toward addressing some of the harsh injustices that Native peoples in the...
March 27, 2011
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Guatemala must act to stop the killing of women
Authorities urged to stop the high numbers of women being killed across the country and ensure perpetrators are brought to...
March 27, 2011
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Sri Lanka: Amnesty International Urges Sri Lanka to End Post-Election Clampdown on Dissent
Amnesty International today called on the Sri Lankan government to end its crackdown on journalists, political activists and...
March 27, 2011
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USA: Landmark legislation addressing sexual violence against Native women passed
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today applauded House passage of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010, a groundbreaking...
March 27, 2011
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Congo: Order to Attack Village in January Resulted in the Rapes of More than 35 Women
Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Wednesday, February 23, 2011 Amnesty International Says Sentencing of Military General in Democratic Republic of Congo is First Step Toward Justice for Women Who Suffered Sexual Violence Order to Attack Village in January Resulted in the Rapes of More than 35 Women Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) -- Amnesty International today urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to step up reforms to the justice system following the conviction of a military general for crimes against humanity stemming from an attack on a village that led to the rapes…
March 27, 2011
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United States: President Obama Should Address Urgent Human Rights Situations in His State of the Union Address
As the nation anticipates President Obama?s first State of the Union address on Wednesday, January 27, Amnesty International...
March 27, 2011
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Iran: Fears remain mother of two could be hanged
Amnesty International today urged the Iranian authorities not to execute by any other method a 43-year-old woman convicted...
March 27, 2011
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Ivory Coast: Amnesty International Documents Ongoing Sexual Violence and Unlawful Killings by Security Forces on Both Sides of Political Stalemate in Ivory Coast
Women are being gang-raped in front of their children and men beaten in the streets by the security forces of both sides of...
March 27, 2011