Discrimination

Lithuanian parliament set for crucial vote on homophobic law - 9 July 2009

The Lithuanian parliament will vote next week on whether to overturn a Presidential veto on a discriminatory law that institutionalizes homophobia.

Governments withdraw financial support for Ilisu dam in Turkey - 7 July 2009

The German, Swiss and Austrian governments have withdrawn funding for the Ilisu dam project in Turkey where human rights violations are at risk.

Italian Senate must stop controversial bill - 29 June 2009

The Italian Senate is to decide whether or not to pass a controversial draft law that would violate the human rights of migrants and asylum-seekers and could lead to

President of Lithuania vetoes homophobic law - 29 June 2009

The law would prohibit the discussion of homosexuality in schools and ban any reference to it in public information that can be viewed by children.

States must be held accountable for violations abroad, says Amnesty International - 26 June 2009

Amnesty International has told the Council of Europe Assembly, that states should be held accountable for violations committed by their forces in operations outside th

Belfast Roma attacks highlight European racism issue - 17 June 2009

The latest spate of racist attacks on over 100 Romanian people in Northern Ireland is part of a growing trend of discrimination against Roma people across Europe, Am

Over 30 killed during protests in the Peruvian Amazon - 9 June 2009

Nine demonstrators and 24 police officers were confirmed killed during protests by Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon town of Bagua.

Amnesty International begins visit to Kenya with the marginalised - 8 June 2009

Amnesty International's Secretary General kicked off her first high level mission in Kenya with visits to two informal settlements in Nairobi – a city in which