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Northern Ireland: Amnesty Welcomes Landmark Court Decision on Abortion Law
Amnesty International has welcomed today’s Belfast High Court decision in a Judicial Review case which found that laws governing abortion…
November 30, 2015
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Cyprus: Marriage equality campaigners celebrate hard-won victory on civil unions
The Cypriot Parliament’s recognition of the right to same-sex civil unions is an important first step towards eradicating discrimination and…
November 27, 2015
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Tunisia: Rapists given a way out while their victims are blamed and punished
Loopholes in Tunisia’s laws are granting perpetrators of rape, sexual assault and physical violence a way out while their victims…
November 25, 2015
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Chile: Urgent progress needed on right to decide after young woman arrested for a clandestine abortion
The arrest of a 22-year-old woman in Temuco for “consensual abortion” is yet another sign that the Chilean authorities have…
November 13, 2015
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Pregnant schoolgirls in Sierra Leone excluded from school and banned from exams
Thousands of pregnant girls, excluded from mainstream schools and barred from sitting upcoming exams, risk being left behind as Sierra…
November 6, 2015
Report
Shamed and Blamed: Pregnant Girls’ Rights at Risk in Sierra Leone
Thousands of pregnant girls, excluded from mainstream schools and barred from sitting upcoming exams, risk being left behind as Sierra…
November 6, 2015
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President Obama Must Emphasize Human Rights in Meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo
Today, President Obama will host Indonesian President Joko Widodo for a meeting at the White House. In response, T. Kumar,…
October 26, 2015
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Indonesia: Repeal abhorrent bylaw that imposes flogging for consensual sex
Authorities in the Indonesian region of Aceh must immediately repeal a controversial new bylaw which imposes harsh flogging sentences for…
October 23, 2015
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Harrowing accounts emerge of the Taliban’s reign of terror in Kunduz Afghanistan
Mass murder, gang rapes and house-to-house searches by Taliban death squads are just some of the harrowing civilian testimonies emerging…
October 1, 2015
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Amnesty International Marks International Day of Action for the Decriminalization of Abortion
Amnesty International supporters in more than 20 countries will mark the International Day of Action for the Decriminalization of Abortion…
September 28, 2015
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Report: Poland abandoning hundreds of victims of hate crimes
Poland’s legal system falls dangerously short when it comes to protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people and…
September 16, 2015
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Targeted by Hatred, Forgotten by Law
Poland’s legal system falls dangerously short when it comes to protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people and…
September 16, 2015