Colombia: Mujeres en peligro y en primera línea
Por Josefina Salomon, del equipo de Amnistía Internacional en Bogotá
Angélica nunca está sola. Vaya a donde vaya la acompañan dos guardas de seguridad armados en un vehículo blindado.
Para Angélica, viajar sola es demasiado peligroso.
Es una a…Continue Reading
New international human rights logo chosen in competition organized by Germany
BERLIN – Internet voters have chosen a new human rights logo, designed by a freelance graphic designer from Serbia.Continue Reading
شهادات من البحرين: والدي الناشط
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حدث هذا في اليوم الأخير من امتحاناتي الفصلية الأخيرة. كنت جالسة أحتسي القهوة مع صديقة وأخبرها عن مدى سعادتي بأن آContinue Reading
Medellín: La ciudad donde nadie se siente a salvo
Por Josefina Salomón, del equipo de Amnistía Internacional en Bogotá
Marta no se siente segura en su propia casa.
Cada noche se esconde con sus hijos bajo un colchón, o coloca los colchones contra las paredes. Muchas mujeres de su comunidad hacen l…Continue Reading
At least 20 hurt as Syrian forces strafe Rastan
Syrian forces strafed the city of Rastan in central Homs province with machinegun fire from sunrise on Tuesday, wounding at least 20 people, a human rights group said.Continue Reading
At least 20 hurt as Syrian forces strafe Rastan
Syrian forces strafed the city of Rastan in central Homs province with machinegun fire from sunrise on Tuesday, wounding at least 20 people, a human rights group said.Continue Reading
At least 20 hurt as Syrian forces strafe Rastan
Syrian forces strafed the city of Rastan in central Homs province with machinegun fire from sunrise on Tuesday, wounding at least 20 people, a human rights group said.Continue Reading
Detained Canadian a ‘casualty of war on terror’
Human rights experts want to know why a mentally ill Canadian citizen sat in a secretive U.S. detention facility in Afghanistan for eight months without a consular visit, and more than 18 months behind bars in total.Continue Reading
Jordan: Domestic Worker Protections Ineffective
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Jordan needs to enforce the legal protections for migrant domestic workers it has put in place over the past three years, Human Rights Watch and the Tamkeen Center for Legal Aid said in …Continue Reading
Libya: Use Forensic Experts to Exhume Prison Grave
The mass grave reportedly found in Tripoli with the remains of an estimated 1,200 prisoners from the 1996 Abu Salim prison massacre should not be exhumed until a proper forensic team is in place.
UNESCO: Stop Discredited Prize
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UNESCO should reject a new bid to honor Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the president of Equatorial Guinea and now Africa's longest serving ruler, with a prize in his name. The prize …Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia: Women to Vote, Join Shura Council
King Abdullah’s announcement that women will be able to participate in municipal elections in 2015 and become members of the consultative Shura Council is a long overdue step toward greater participation of …Continue Reading
Egypt: Government Moves to Restrict Rights and Democracy Groups
Egypt’s state security prosecutor should immediately close “treason” investigations into Egyptian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) accused of receiving foreign funding.
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Bagram prison: The ‘other Guantanamo’
Human rights lawyers often refer to the U.S.-run detention facility in Afghanistan as “the other Guantanamo,” “Guantanamo’s evil twin” or “Obama’s Gitmo.” It is Bagram they are talking about.Continue Reading
End the death penalty in Belarus!
By Heather McGill, Amnesty International’ researcher on Belarus
I met with Colonel Oleg Alkaev in Berlin in October 2008. He had been the Director of remand prison (SIZO)6 No.1 in Minsk between 1996 and 2001. In this capacity he was in charge of a sh…Continue Reading