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Iran: Iran 'Shows Contempt' for Human Rights by Rejecting U.N. Recommendations, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International today criticized Iran for rejecting important recommendations by the United Nations to improve human...
March 27, 2011
Report
Mexico: New reports of human rights violations by the military
Amnesty International is receiving increasing allegations of serious human rights violations, such as enforced...
March 26, 2011
Report
Mexico: Standing up for justice and dignity: Human rights defenders in Mexico
Mexico is a dangerous place for human rights defenders. They face threats, harassment and intimidation, spurious criminal...
March 26, 2011
Report
The Gender Trap: Women, Violence and Poverty
Most of the people living in poverty in the world are women. Discrimination is a key driver of poverty. In…
March 26, 2011
Report
Zimbabwe: A trail of violence after the ballot
Amnesty International has documented unlawful killings, torture and other ill-treatment of human rights defenders in Zimbabwe following elections on March…
March 26, 2011
Report
Spain: Out of the shadows - Time to end incommunicado detention
Amnesty International considers that the incommunicado regime in Spanish law is a violation of Spain’s obligations under...
March 26, 2011
Report
Indonesia: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review. First session of UPR Working Group 7-18 April 2008
Amnesty International raises concerns over shortcomings of the Indonesian Criminal Procedure Code; on death penalty and counter-terrorism legislation; concerns related…
March 26, 2011
Report
Morocco/Western Sahara: No more half measures: Addressing enforced disappearances in Morocco and Western Sahara
In a significant break with the past in Morocco and Western Sahara, King Mohamed VI established the Equity and...
March 26, 2011
Report
Persecution and resistance: The experience of human rights defenders in Guatemala and Honduras
This report focuses on risks that human rights defenders face in Honduras and Guatemala, where the pattern of human rights…
March 26, 2011
Report
Gambia: Fear rules
This report illustrates how human rights violations in Gambia are perpetrated by the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), army and police…
March 26, 2011
Report
Uzbekistan: Government crackdown on human rights defenders
The ruthless campaign by the government of Uzbekistan to silence human rights activists and journalists shows no sign of abating.
March 26, 2011
Report
Uganda: Arrest Now! Joseph Kony, Vincent Otti, Okot Odhiambo and Dominic Ongwen
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March 26, 2011