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Amnesty International Says Assault on CBS News Correspondent in Egypt Spotlights Need for United States to Continue Programs to Fight Violence Against Women Abroad
Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Saturday, April 30, 2011 Amnesty International Says Assault on CBS News Correspondent in Egypt Spotlights Need for United States to Continue Programs to Fight Violence Against Women Abroad Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (Washington DC) -- The sexual assault that CBS News correspondent Lara Logan said she experienced while covering the uprising in Egypt spotlights the critical need for the United States to continue global efforts to fight sexual violence against women, Amnesty International said today, urging full funding for the International Affairs Budget, which is under threat of devastating cuts. Representing little…
May 6, 2011
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Iraq: Amnesty International Urges Iraqi Authorites to End Attacks on Protesters and Threats Against Government Critics
Amnesty InternationalPress Release Release Monday, April 11, 2001Amnesty International Urges Iraqi Authorites to End Attacks on Protesters and Threats Against Government CriticsNew Report Says Journalists, Academics, Students and Others are Being Targeted in Iraq and Kurdistan RegionContact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected](New York) – Iraqi authorities are threatening, harrassing and intimidating government critics, journalists, academics, protest organizers and others who are speaking out against chronic lack of services, widespread unemployment, human rights abuses and corruption, Amnesty International said in a report issued today.Days of Rage: Protests and Repression in Iraq documents the killings of pro-democracy protesters by Iraqi and Kurdish forces,…
May 6, 2011
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Amnesty International Says Assault on CBS News Correspondent in Egypt Spotlights Need for United States to Continue Programs to Fight Violence Against Women Abroad
Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Saturday, April 30, 2011 Amnesty International Says Assault on CBS News Correspondent in Egypt Spotlights Need for United States to Continue Programs to Fight Violence Against Women Abroad Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (Washington DC) -- The sexual assault that CBS News correspondent Lara Logan said she experienced while covering the uprising in Egypt spotlights the critical need for the United States to continue global efforts to fight sexual violence against women, Amnesty International said today, urging full funding for the International Affairs Budget, which is under threat of devastating cuts. Representing little…
May 6, 2011
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Iraq: Amnesty International Urges Iraqi Authorites to End Attacks on Protesters and Threats Against Government Critics
Amnesty InternationalPress Release Release Monday, April 11, 2001Amnesty International Urges Iraqi Authorites to End Attacks on Protesters and Threats Against Government CriticsNew Report Says Journalists, Academics, Students and Others are Being Targeted in Iraq and Kurdistan RegionContact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected](New York) – Iraqi authorities are threatening, harrassing and intimidating government critics, journalists, academics, protest organizers and others who are speaking out against chronic lack of services, widespread unemployment, human rights abuses and corruption, Amnesty International said in a report issued today.Days of Rage: Protests and Repression in Iraq documents the killings of pro-democracy protesters by Iraqi and Kurdish forces,…
May 6, 2011
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France: Women in France Banned From Wearing the Veil in Public, says Amnesty International
Amnesty International Media Release For Immediate ReleaseMonday, April 11, 2011Women in France Banned From Wearing the Veil in Public, says Amnesty InternationalOrganization Condemns Arrest of Protesters, Calls for Law to be ScrappedContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) -- Amnesty International condemns the detention of several people, including two women wearing the full-face veil, who were protesting against the law banning the wearing of any form of clothing concealing one's face in public.The law came into force today. Police said the people were detained for joining an unauthorized protest in central Paris."Women in France have the right to freedom of…
April 14, 2011
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Libya: Libyan Woman Who Alleged Rape Against Soldiers is Freed But Says She is Prevented from Leaving Tripoli
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, April 5, 2011Libyan Woman Who Alleged Rape Against Soldiers is Freed But Says She is Prevented from Leaving Tripoli, Says Amnesty InternationalEman al-Obaidi Says She was Interrogated by Government Officials During DetentionContact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) -- A Libyan woman, Eman al-Obaidi, who was detained after alleging that she was raped by members of Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi’s forces, has been released but says she is still concerned for her own safety and is now prevented from leaving Tripoli, according to Amnesty International.On Sunday, April 3, video footage appeared on the newly established…
April 14, 2011
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France: Women in France Banned From Wearing the Veil in Public, says Amnesty International
Amnesty International Media Release For Immediate ReleaseMonday, April 11, 2011Women in France Banned From Wearing the Veil in Public, says Amnesty InternationalOrganization Condemns Arrest of Protesters, Calls for Law to be ScrappedContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) -- Amnesty International condemns the detention of several people, including two women wearing the full-face veil, who were protesting against the law banning the wearing of any form of clothing concealing one's face in public.The law came into force today. Police said the people were detained for joining an unauthorized protest in central Paris."Women in France have the right to freedom of…
April 14, 2011
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Libya: Amnesty International Demands that Libyan Authorities End Campaign to Smear Woman Who Accused Soldiers of Raping Her
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, March 31, 2011Amnesty International Demands that Libyan Authorities End Campaign to Smear Woman Who Accused Soldiers of Raping HerOrganization Fears She is Being Detained to Pressure Her to Withraw Allegation of RapeContact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected](New York) – Amnesty International said today it was “outrageous” that Libyan authorities are now trying to discredit and bring legal action against Eman al-Obeidi, the woman who accused Libyan soldiers loyal to Col. Mu’ammar Gaddafi of raping her. The organization says it fears Al-Obeidi, a law graduate, is being detained and put under pressure to withdraw her allegation…
April 14, 2011
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Libya: Libyan Woman Who Alleged Rape Against Soldiers is Freed But Says She is Prevented from Leaving Tripoli
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, April 5, 2011Libyan Woman Who Alleged Rape Against Soldiers is Freed But Says She is Prevented from Leaving Tripoli, Says Amnesty InternationalEman al-Obaidi Says She was Interrogated by Government Officials During DetentionContact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) -- A Libyan woman, Eman al-Obaidi, who was detained after alleging that she was raped by members of Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi’s forces, has been released but says she is still concerned for her own safety and is now prevented from leaving Tripoli, according to Amnesty International.On Sunday, April 3, video footage appeared on the newly established…
April 14, 2011
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Ivory Coast: UN Peacekeepers Must Protect Thousands of Civilians Caught in Fighting in Ivory Coast, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International today called on U.N.peacekeepers in Ivory Coast to urgently protect as many as 10,000 displaced people...
April 14, 2011
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Libya: Amnesty International Demands that Libyan Authorities End Campaign to Smear Woman Who Accused Soldiers of Raping Her
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, March 31, 2011Amnesty International Demands that Libyan Authorities End Campaign to Smear Woman Who Accused Soldiers of Raping HerOrganization Fears She is Being Detained to Pressure Her to Withraw Allegation of RapeContact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected](New York) – Amnesty International said today it was “outrageous” that Libyan authorities are now trying to discredit and bring legal action against Eman al-Obeidi, the woman who accused Libyan soldiers loyal to Col. Mu’ammar Gaddafi of raping her. The organization says it fears Al-Obeidi, a law graduate, is being detained and put under pressure to withdraw her allegation…
April 14, 2011
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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