Press Release
Amnesty International Honors Activist Jenni Williams for Inspiring Zimbabweans to Stand Up for Freedom and Basic Rights
Activist Jenni Williams, a founder of the social justice movement Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), who has endured dozens of…
March 26, 2012
Report
Brazil: Picking up the pieces: Women’s experience of urban violence in Brazil
This report provides a glimpse of what life is like for women in many parts of Brazil today. In socially…
February 23, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Condemns “Outrageous” Government Raid On LGBT Activists’ Workshop in Uganda
Following a raid by a Ugandan cabinet minister on a workshop being run by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)…
February 14, 2012
Press Release
Egypt Political Parties Pledge to End State of Emergency But Many Stop Short of Committing to Women’s Rights, Amnesty International Survey Shows
Most of the biggest Egyptian political parties have committed to delivering ambitious human rights reforms in the country's transition, but…
January 24, 2012
Press Release
Anwar Case Shows Why Sodomy Law Must be Scrapped in Malaysia, Says Amnesty International
The Malaysian government must repeal the criminal sodomy law used in a politically motivated attempt to bar Anwar Ibrahim from…
January 9, 2012
Report
Year of Rebellion: The State of Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa
This report describes the events of 2011 in the Middle East and North Africa, a year that saw millions of…
January 9, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Commends U.S. Action Plan to Protect Women and Children in Conflict
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) commends President Obama for creating the first-ever U.S. national action plan to implement U.N. Security Council…
December 19, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Senate Committee to Pass the SAVE Native Women Act
Amnesty International announced today its support for S. 1763, the Stand Against Violence and Empower Native Women (SAVE Native Women)…
December 7, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Nigeria to Halt Bill Banning Same-Sex Relationships
Amnesty International today reiterated its call on Nigerian authorities to scrap a harsh bill that if passed into law would…
November 29, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Gathers Women’s Rights Leaders and Advocates in NYC November 17 to Assess Worldwide Progress
On Thursday, Nov. 17, Amnesty International will gather more than a dozen leading advocates for women’s rights from around the…
November 10, 2011
Press Release
ASEAN: End Discrimination Against Women to Improve Maternal Health
ASEAN must take urgent action if all of its member states are to meet targets under the Millennium Development Goal…
October 14, 2011
Press Release
Nobel Peace Prize Important Recognition of Struggle for Women’s Rights, Says Amnesty International
Salil Shetty, secretary general of Amnesty International, issued the following comments today about the award of the Nobel Peace Prize…
October 7, 2011