As President Enrique Peña Nieto completes 100 days in office, the few measures his government has taken on human rights simply do not match the gravity of the situation that Mexico is experiencing.
As President Enrique Peña Nieto completes 100 days in office, the few measures his government has taken on human rights simply do not match the gravity of the situation that Mexico is experiencing.
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Duvalier's court appearance brings hope
The presence of former Haitian “president for life” Jean-Claude Duvalier in court yesterday on charges relating to human rights abuses brings a glimmer of hope for the families of those subjected t
Former Haitian leader Jean-Claude Duvalier faced a court hearing regarding human rights abuses committed during his time in office.
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The presence of former Haitian “president for life” Jean-Claude Duvalier in court yesterday on charges relating to human rights abuses brings a glimmer of hope for the families of those subjected to extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances and the survivors of torture during Duvalier’s years in power, said Amnesty International.
The presence of former Haitian “president for life” Jean-Claude Duvalier in court yesterday on charges relating to human rights abuses brings a glimmer of hope for the families of those subjected t
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From ‘Days of Rage’ to raging conflict - Two years of turmoil in Syria
Nowhere has the human cost of the “Arab Spring” uprisings been higher than in Syria.
Two years since the Syrian uprising began, we speak to Amnesty Researcher Cilina Nasser and Senior Crisis Advisor Donatella Rovera about the conflict so far.
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Two years on: Syria’s conflict in numbersMore than 60,000 people have been killed since the conflict began.More than 700,000 refugees have fled to neighbouring Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq, and North African countries.At least two million people are displaced inside Syria.Over half of all Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Egypt are children. One in five of these refugee households is headed by a woman.Approximately 23,500 Syrian nationals applied for asylum in the EU between April 2011 and October 2012. 15,000 of these applications were lodged in Germany and Sweden.All figures are based on UN estimates from January 2013.
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“Civilians are undoubtedly the ones paying the highest price. They are losing their lives, their relatives, their limbs, their homes, businesses and property.
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Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International’s Senior Crisis Adviser
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More of Amnesty International's work on Syria
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From 'Days of Rage' to raging conflict
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Read the original version of this feature in Wire magazine
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خمس قصص عن حقوق الإنسان لربما لم تسمعوا عنها
طوال العام الفائت، قُتل آلاف المدنيين بوحشية أثناء المواجهات التي دارت رحاها في سورية، ووقع الناس في مالي ضحايا للتصعيد في انتهاكات حقوق الإنسان، ولا تزال النساء في أفغان
بعيداً عن الأنظار، وبمنأىً عن اهتمام المجتمع الدولي، تقوم الحكومات والجماعات المسلحة في العديد من البلدان بانتهاك حقوق الرجال والنساء والأطفال
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“بعيداً عن الأنظار، وبمنأىً عن اهتمام المجتمع الدولي، تقوم الحكومات والجماعات المسلحة في العديد من البلدان بانتهاك حقوق الرجال والنساء والأطفال – وإليكم خمسة أمثلة على ذلك من بين العديد من القصص الأخرى المماثلة”
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Cinq histoires de droits humains que vous ne connaissez probablement pas...
L'an passé, on sait que des milliers de civils ont été brutalement assassinés pendant des affrontements en Syrie.
Furtivement et hors de portée de l'attention internationale, des gouvernements et des groupes armés bafouent les droits humains dans de nombreux autres pays.
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Cinco historias sobre derechos humanos que probablemente desconocías
A lo largo del último año, miles de civiles fueron brutalmente asesinados durante enfrentamientos en Siria, la población de Malí fue víctima de una escalada de los abusos contra los derechos humano
Fuera del espectro mediático, alejados de la atención internacional, gobiernos y grupos armados cometen abusos contra los derechos de hombres, mujeres, niños y niñas en muchos otros países.
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Five Human Rights stories you probably didn’t know about
Over the past year, thousands of civilians were brutally murdered during confrontations in Syria, people in Mali fell victim to an escalation in human rights abuses and women in Afghanistan and Pak
Underneath the radar, away from international attention, governments and armed groups are abusing the rights of men, women and children in many countries.
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“Underneath the radar, away from international attention, governments and armed groups in many countries are abusing the rights of men, women and children - here are just five examples.”
