Any move by the Lithuanian parliament to criminalize the promotion of
homosexuality would violate the country's international obligations to
uphold freedom of expression and fight discrimination.
As a court in Khartoum prepares to resume its trial of
Sudanese journalist Lubna Hussein for wearing trousers, Amnesty
International has called on the government to withdraw the
charges and repeal the law used to justify the flogging of
women for wearing 'indecent' clothing.
Thirteen girls and women were arrested in July for wearing trousers. Ten were punished with 10 lashes and a fine. Lubna Ahmed Al Hussein has refused the pardon offered her, bringing attention to the violation of the rights of girls and women in Sudan.
Mother of six Jacinta Francisco Marcial has been in prison since 2006. She has been sentenced to 21 years for her part in the alleged kidnapping of six federal agents in Mexico.
Up to 200 people from an informal settlement in the Harare suburb of
Gunhill in Zimbabwe face being forcibly evicted without being given
adequate notice or any consu
A Brazilian organization has thanked Amnesty International after an
action by the organization brought safety to a peasant farmer and land
rights activist.
