Discrimination

No room in human rights for spectators - 12 December 2008

Irene Khan has told the United Nations Human Rights Council that it has a fundamental role to play as the moral voice of the international community.

Brazil's Supreme Court upholds rights of Indigenous Peoples - 12 December 2008

A vote in Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the reservation of Raposa Serra do Sol on the frontier between Brazil

Making human rights a reality - 9 December 2008

Around the world, in every region, in every country, there are people who work tirelessly to make human rights a reality.

Gaza reduced to bare survival - 5 December 2008

The Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip is having ever more serious consequences on its population, with food and water in short supply. 

Europe unites against Roma discrimination - 26 November 2008

An innovative two-day meeting in London – organised by Amnesty International – has brought together Roma and human rights activists from across Europe.

Colombia's 'Victims Law' is discriminatory - 25 November 2008

A draft law in Colombia aiming to grant reparation to victims of the country's 40-year conflict has been called "discriminatory" by Amnesty International.

Neither violence against women nor poverty are inevitable - 25 November 2008

Irene Khan, Amnesty International writes about the links between violence against women and poverty to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Again

Bolivia's constitution – civil conflict and social progress - 21 November 2008

If passed, President Evo Morales' new constitution will represent the most significant advancement of economic, social and cultural rights the country has seen in ma

Czech anti-Roma demonstrators clash with police - 19 November 2008

About 500 demonstrators linked to the far right Czech Workers Party, tried to attack a Roma community in the town of Litvinov.

Israeli army relaxes restrictions on humanitarian aid to Gaza - 17 November 2008

The Israeli army allowed a limited number of trucks carrying humanitarian assistance into Gaza for the first time in two weeks on Monday.