http://www.amnesty.org/en/adv_search/feed/library Download Documents from Amnesty International Library Search Results en http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/feature/women-on-the-frontline-for-human-rights-20091210 To mark World Human Rights Day, Amnesty International spoke to threewomen who put their lives on the line in defence of human rights. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR60/005/2009/en Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR60/002/2009/en Violence in the family is widespread in Tajikistan. One third to one half of women have regularly been subjected to physical, psychological or sexual violence at the hands of their husbands or their in-laws. In Tajikistan, violence against women is still considered a “family affair” and is not yet recogn Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/women-face-abuse-tajikistan-don%E2%80%99t-keep-it-family-20091124 The authorities in Tajikistan must properly prosecute violence against women as a criminal offence Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/women-face-abuse-tajikistan-20091124 A new Amnesty International report urges the authorities to properly prosecute violence against women and not to dismiss it as a 'private family matter'. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR60/001/2009/en Violence in the family is widespread in Tajikistan. This report reveals that women's rights are severely restricted in Tajikistan. The growing practice of unregistered, polygamous and early marriages means that wives often do not have the means or opportunity to access their rights, including upon divorce. D Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR60/002/2009/tg Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/NWS21/005/2009/fr Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/NWS21/005/2009/en 1) Worldwide Appeals: DRC: Tortured in detention; Paraguay: Yakye Axa and Sawhoyamaxa Indigenous communities; Iraq: Detained without trial for nine years; Nepal: Threatened for defending women's human rights; Nicaragua: Women human rights defenders intimidated; Greece: Acid attack on trade unionist 2) Postca Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR01/001/2008/en This bulletin contains information about Amnesty International’s main concerns in Europe and Central Asia between July and December 2007. Not every country in the region is reported on; only those where there were significant developments in the period covered by the bulletin, or where Amnesty Internationa Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International