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Amnesty International Condemns Qatar for Deporting Rape Survivor Eman al-Obeidi to Libya
Amnesty International Condemns Qatar for Deporting Rape Survivor Eman al-Obeidi to Libya Calls Deporation “Outrageous," Risk to Woman’s Safety and Violation of International Law Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) – Amnesty International today condemned the Qatari government’s deportation to Libya of Eman al-Obeidi, the woman who publicly accused Libyan soldiers of rape. The organization said Qatar violated international law and compromised the woman’s safety. Eman al-Obeidi was deported by Qatari officials on Thursday to Benghazi in eastern Libya, stronghold of the opposition to Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi. “It is outrageous that Eman al-Obeidi has again been taken away against…
June 6, 2011
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Amnesty International Demands Justice in Forced “Virginity Tests” in Egypt
Amnesty International Demands Justice in Forced “Virginity Tests” in Egypt Human Rights Organization Calls the Tests Discriminatory, Abusive and Insulting (New York) -- The Egyptian authorities must bring those responsible for ordering or conducting forced “virginity tests” to justice following a senior military figure’s admission that the army subjected female protesters to them during the uprising, Amnesty International said today. A senior Egyptian general told CNN that women detained on March 9 at Cairo’s Tahrir Square had been forced to undergo ‘virginity tests’, which the government has previously denied. The general, speaking on condition of anonymity, justified the abuse…
May 31, 2011
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Egypt: Admission of forced ‘virginity tests’ must lead to justice
The Egyptian authorities must bring those responsible for ordering or conducting forced ‘virginity tests’ to justice following a senior military figure’s admission that the army subjected female protesters to them, Amnesty International said today.
May 31, 2011
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Amnesty International Demands Justice in Forced “Virginity Tests” in Egypt
Amnesty International Demands Justice in Forced “Virginity Tests” in Egypt Human Rights Organization Calls the Tests Discriminatory, Abusive and Insulting (New York) -- The Egyptian authorities must bring those responsible for ordering or conducting forced “virginity tests” to justice following a senior military figure’s admission that the army subjected female protesters to them during the uprising, Amnesty International said today. A senior Egyptian general told CNN that women detained on March 9 at Cairo’s Tahrir Square had been forced to undergo ‘virginity tests’, which the government has previously denied. The general, speaking on condition of anonymity, justified the abuse…
May 31, 2011
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Egypt: Admission of forced ‘virginity tests’ must lead to justice
The Egyptian authorities must bring those responsible for ordering or conducting forced ‘virginity tests’ to justice following a senior military figure’s admission that the army subjected female protesters to them, Amnesty International said today.
May 31, 2011
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Witnesses Tell Amnesty International of Executions, Rapes and Manhunts During Ivory Coast Political Violence; New Report Accuses Both Sides of Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Related to Atrocities
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Witnesses Tell Amnesty International of Executions, Rapes and Manhunts During Ivory Coast Political Violence; New Report Accuses Both Sides of Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Related to Atrocities Report Says Human Rights Violations Are Still Being Committed Including Villages Burned and Dozens of People Killed (New York) -- Forces allied to both former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and the new President Alassane Ouattara committed crimes against humanity and war crimes, including mass executions, torture, and rapes, during six months of deadly violence following disputed elections, Amnesty International (AI) said in a report released…
May 26, 2011
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Witnesses Tell Amnesty International of Executions, Rapes and Manhunts During Ivory Coast Political Violence; New Report Accuses Both Sides of Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Related to Atrocities
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Witnesses Tell Amnesty International of Executions, Rapes and Manhunts During Ivory Coast Political Violence; New Report Accuses Both Sides of Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Related to Atrocities Report Says Human Rights Violations Are Still Being Committed Including Villages Burned and Dozens of People Killed (New York) -- Forces allied to both former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and the new President Alassane Ouattara committed crimes against humanity and war crimes, including mass executions, torture, and rapes, during six months of deadly violence following disputed elections, Amnesty International (AI) said in a report released…
May 26, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges Saudi Arabia to Free Woman Supporter of “Woman 2 Drive” Campaign, Jailed After Driving in Kingdom’s Eastern Province
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Ban on Women Drivers Violates Freedom of Movement, Says Amnesty (New York) – Amnesty International urged the Saudi Arabian authorities today to free a woman detained for defying the ban on women driving in the Kingdom, Amnesty International said today. The human rights organization said it considered Manal al Sharif, who was stopped by police while driving with her brother, a “prisoner of conscience.” “Women face severe discrimination on account of their gender in Saudi Arabia and the ban on driving is one aspect of this that perpetuates the restrictions on their freedom of…
May 24, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges Saudi Arabia to Free Woman Supporter of “Woman 2 Drive” Campaign, Jailed After Driving in Kingdom’s Eastern Province
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Ban on Women Drivers Violates Freedom of Movement, Says Amnesty (New York) – Amnesty International urged the Saudi Arabian authorities today to free a woman detained for defying the ban on women driving in the Kingdom, Amnesty International said today. The human rights organization said it considered Manal al Sharif, who was stopped by police while driving with her brother, a “prisoner of conscience.” “Women face severe discrimination on account of their gender in Saudi Arabia and the ban on driving is one aspect of this that perpetuates the restrictions on their freedom of…
May 24, 2011
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Amnesty International Calls on Moscow Authorities to Overturn Gay Pride Event Ban
Amnesty International is calling on the Moscow authorities to overturn their ban on the city’s gay pride event, which had been set to take place on May 28.
May 18, 2011
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Amnesty International Calls on Moscow Authorities to Overturn Gay Pride Event Ban
Amnesty International is calling on the Moscow authorities to overturn their ban on the city’s gay pride event, which had been set to take place on May 28.
May 18, 2011
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Iran must not carry out retribution blinding
Amnesty International today called on the Iranian authorities to not carry out a sentence ordering a man to be blinded by having acid dropped in both eyes as part of a retribution punishment.
May 17, 2011