http://www.amnesty.org/en/adv_search/feed/library Download Documents from Amnesty International Library Search Results en http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR27/007/2009/en Information passed to relatives of missing community activist Juan Almonte Herrera in the Dominican Republic suggests that he may be dead. His family has been threatened and intimidated. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR27/006/2009/en The whereabouts of male community activist Juan Almonte Herrera have not been known since he was abducted on 28 September in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. He may be held incommunicado by police, and is at risk of enforced disappearance. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR27/005/2009/en Twenty-five male Haitian migrants have been collectively expelled from the Dominican Republic after being rounded up at a meeting on labour rights organized by a migrants’ association. Other Haitian migrants are at risk of being arbitrarily expelled from the Dominican Republic. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/dominican-republic-changes-constitution-will-put-women%E2%80%99s-lives-danger-20 Amnesty International today warned that proposed changes to the Constitution of the Dominican Republic will put women and girls at risk and potentially increase maternal deaths in the country. The country’s Parliament is scheduled to vote on a constitutional reform package on Thursday. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/changes-dominican-republic-constitution-women-danger-20090914 The proposed changes could lead to a ban on abortions, putting the lives of women and girlsat risk and potentially increasing maternal deaths in the country. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR27/004/2009/en Richard Kendal García has received death threats from a officer of the Dominican National Police. He and his family were arbitrarily detained in a police station in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. The authorities have not offered them any protection. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR27/003/2009/en Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR27/002/2009/en In this submission, Amnesty International raises concerns over shortcomings of national legislation with regards to migrants’ rights and sexual and reproductive rights. The organization also highlights its concerns in relation to excessive use of force by the security forces, violence against women and gir Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/summit-americas-fails-address-human-rights-20090420 TheDeclaration of Commitment of Port of Spain fails to lay out a clear human rights framework forprogress in the areas of human prosperity, energy security and env Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/amnesty-international-puts-human-rights-americas-summit-agenda-20090416 An Amnesty International delegation has arrived in Trinidad and Tobago to take part in the Summit of the Americas. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International