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Report
Harmfully Isolated: Criminalizing Sex Work in Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, selling sex is not illegal if one person operates from a private apartment. However, working in isolation…
May 24, 2016
Report
Q&A: Policy to Protect the Human Rights of Sex Workers
1. Why does Amnesty International need a policy to protect the human rights of sex workers? Because sex workers are…
May 24, 2016
Report
The Human Cost of Crushing the Market: Criminalization of Sex Work in Norway
In Norway, purchasing sex is illegal but the direct act of selling sex is not. Other activities associated with sex…
May 23, 2016
Press Release
El Salvador releases woman jailed after miscarriage, a victory for human rights
A court's decision today to release a woman who spent four years in jail in El Salvador for miscarrying her…
May 20, 2016
Press Release
Lottery approach to health care for women in Latin America is putting thousands of lives at risk
The lives of millions of women and girls across Latin America are at the mercy of “lottery-style” health care systems…
March 3, 2016
Report
The State as a Catalyst for Violence Against Women
The lives of millions of women and girls across Latin America are at the mercy of “lottery-style” health care systems…
March 3, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms
On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…
February 22, 2016
Press Release
Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Report
Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Press Release
Sierra Leone’s President Must Sign Bill Allowing Safe Abortions
Sierra Leone’s president, Ernest Bai Koroma, should sign into law a bill that would increase women’s access to safe and…
February 4, 2016
Press Release
Female refugees face physical assault, exploitation and sexual harassment on their journey through Europe
Governments and aid agencies are failing to provide even basic protections to women refugees traveling from Syria and Iraq. New…
January 15, 2016
Press Release
Northern Ireland: Time for Change as Abortion Law Declared Breach of Human Rights
Amnesty International has called for an urgent change in abortion law in Northern Ireland after a judgment by Belfast’s High…
December 16, 2015