The country's revised penal code stipulates prison sentences for girls and women who seek an abortion
and for health professionals who provide health services associated
with abortion.
The organization has issued 13 recommendations to newly elected Honduran President
Porfirio Lobo to repair the damage done to human rights since the June
2009 coup d'état.
Umida Akhmedova, whose work shows men, women and children carrying out everyday activities, was charged with slandering and insulting the Uzbekistani people and their traditions.
Human rights must not be compromised during reconciliation talks with the Taleban, Amnesty International said on the eve of a conference on deteriorating security conditions in the
country.
Maternal death can be prevented. About a year ago, Amnesty
International Burkina Faso was starting to plan the campaign and was
already thinking of having a caravan to tour the country.
Safiatou died while trying to reach a health centre after delivering her baby at home. Safiatou's story is one of 50 cases that Amnesty International’s
researchers investigated in-depth.
