A quarter of a million Sri Lankans now being held in de facto detention
camps are facing a humanitarian disaster as monsoon rains threaten to
flood camps.
Over 4,000 people gathered in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday to
attend the launch of Amnesty International's campaign to end maternal
mortality in the country.
The Dominican parliament has voted in favour of constitutional changes that could lead to a total ban on abortions, a move Amnesty International says will put women and girls at risk and increase mate
US President Barack Obama has extended the trade
embargo against Cuba - missing an opportunity to improve the
human rights situation for people on the island.
The proposed changes could lead to a ban on abortions, putting the lives of women and girls
at risk and potentially increasing maternal deaths in the country.
A new Amnesty International report says that the sanctions on Cuba, imposed by the USA since 1962, are affecting Cubans' access to medicines and medical
technologies and endangering the health of millions.
More than 200,000 people living in camps with limited access to food, also face human rights abuses by both the army and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), says a new Amnesty International report.
