Appeals for action

Italy: Discriminatory draft law affecting migrants and Roma community

26 June 2009

Amnesty International is concerned about proposals included in a draft law -the so-called “security package”- approved on 14 May 2009 by the Chamber of Deputies, and now under conside

Polish investigation into CIA crimes: questions over secrecy remain

26 June 2009

Amnesty International called for the investigation into the long standing allegations initiated by the Polish National Prosecutor’s Office in 2008 to be transp

Accountability for US counter-terrorism human rights violations

26 June 2009

In the name of countering terrorism, the USA has violated the rights ofindividuals in Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantánamo and elsewhere. The humanrights violations co
Mass demonstrations in Azadi (Freedom) Square on 15 June 2009

Iran must recognize the right to peaceful protest

23 June 2009

Amnesty International calls on the Iranian authorities to allow peaceful demonstrations, to exercise restraint in the policing of any further demonstrations, to stop u
Kibera slum in Kenya

Demand dignity for slum dwellers in Nairobi

9 June 2009

More than half of Nairobi’s population – some two million people – live without adequate access to water, hospitals, schools and other essential publ
Lithuanian LGBT activists take part in Baltic Pride, Latvia, 16 May 2009

Lithuanian parliament must vote against homophobic law

9 June 2009

The final vote on a law that would prohibit the discussion of homosexuality in Lithuanian schools takes place on Thursday 11 June.

Nepal must commit to ending impunity

4 June 2009

Amnesty International has called on the Nepalese government to commit to ending impunity for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by ratifying the Rome S
People escape from Sichuan earthquake, May 2008.

Support parents and survivors of the Sichuan earthquake

11 May 2009

One year ago, on 12 May 2008, a devastating earthquake measuring an 8.0 magnitude hit Wenchuan county, in China's southwestern Sichuan province.
Romani pupil of the special elementary school in Pavlovce nad Uhom, eastern Slovakia, 28 March

Romani children denied proper education in Slovakia

24 April 2009

Every child has the right to education without discrimination. In Slovakia, huge numbers of Romani children are denied this right.
Roxana Saberi has been sentenced to eight years in prison

Support jailed Iranian-American journalist

23 April 2009

Send a birthday message to Roxana Saberi, the Iranian-American journalist who will spend her 32nd birthday in prison in Iran.