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You Shall Procreate: Attacks on Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Iran
Women in Iran could face significant restrictions on their use of contraceptives and be further excluded from the labour market unless they have had a child if two proposed laws…
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9 Eye-Opening Facts about the State of Human Rights Worldwide
In 2014, Amnesty International recorded and investigated human rights abuses in 160 countries and territories worldwide*. While progress is being made in some areas, the frightening facts and figures below…
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One Vote Made the Difference for Guadalupe!
Thanks to everyone who took part in the very urgent social media action to free Guadalupe! Guadalupe is one of 17 Salvadoran women who were sentenced to 12 to 40…
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Celebrate a Victory for Dominican Women & Urge El Salvador to Follow!
The Dominican Republic has taken an important step forward in terms of the rights of women and girls by ending its total ban on abortion. Now it is El Salvador's…
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A Discriminatory and Dangerous Law that is Killing Women and Girls in El Salvador
[caption id="attachment_53891" align="alignleft" width="3456"] Accused and charged with having an abortion after a miscarriage at 18 years old.[/caption] By Chloe Horsma, Amnesty International USA youth activist Probably the greatest obstacle…
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10 Appalling Attacks on Human Rights and 1 Powerful Way You Can Help
[caption id="attachment_55801" align="alignright" width="600"] MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty[/caption] 11 THOUSAND PEOPLE are victims of gun violence in the United States, each year. On January 29, 2013, fifteen year old Hadiya Pendleton became yet…
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Amnesty International and John Legend Launch Write for Rights Campaign
Amnesty International today released a new video from award winning artist John Legend as part of its Write for Rights campaign. The campaign is the world’s largest letter-writing event in…
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Countries Urge El Salvador to Change Repressive Abortion Laws
El Salvador came under pressure from nine countries at the United Nations last night to amend its repressive and out-dated abortion laws. The effects of these laws amount to institutionalized…
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On The Brink Of Death: Violence Against Women And The Abortion Ban In El Salvador
Every year, thousands of women and girls are denied their rights and choices by El Salvador’s total ban on abortion and its criminalization. Women and girls who are carrying an…
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It is past time for El Salvador to rescind its total abortion ban
[caption id="attachment_53891" align="aligncenter" width="3456"] El Salvador: Marlene was accused and charged with having an abortion after she had a miscarriage when she was 18 years old.[/caption] I was on a…
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My Body My Rights
All over the world, people are coerced, criminalized and discriminated against, simply for making choices about their bodies and their lives. In the face of these continuing violations, Amnesty International…
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What happens when abortion is banned?
Sunday, September 28, Amnesty International is taking part in the International Day to Decriminalize Abortion. The importance of access to safe, legal abortion is clearly demonstrated in Amnesty’s new report,…