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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 Will Demonstrate In Support of Mexican Women of Atenco
Amnesty International will hold a rally at the Mexican consulate in Washington D.C. to support women in San Salvador Atenco,...
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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Malaysia: Malaysia Urged to End Brutal Punishments After Women Caned
Amnesty International called on the Malaysian government to end caning after three women were subjected to the punishment...
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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Egyptian women protesters forced to take ‘virginity tests’
Women protesters cleared from Tahrir Square on 9 March were forced to have 'virginity tests' after being beaten and given...
March 27, 2011
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President of Burkina commits to lifting financial barriers to maternal health
President of Burkina Faso commits to lifting financial barriers to maternal health in a meeting with Amnesty International 12 February 2010 The President of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaoré, has committed to lifting all financial barriers to emergency obstetric care and access to family planning, as part of a strategy to fight maternal mortality in the country. President Compaoré expressed this commitment during a meeting with an Amnesty International delegation led by interim Secretary General Claudio Cordone, and following the publication of an Amnesty International report highlighting the barriers women face in Burkina Faso to receiving adequate health care during pregnancy…
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
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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