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Feminist prize winner barred from leaving Iran - 4 March 2008

Iranian feminist and journalist Parvin Ardalan was prevented from leaving Iran on Sunday to travel to Sweden where she was to receive the 2007 Olof Palme Prize in St

Safe Schools: every girl's right! - 6 March 2008

As the 100 year anniversary of International Women’s Day draws close, and 60 years after human rights were enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Violence Against Girls in Schools: key facts

• A study in the USA found that 83 per cent of girls in grades 8 to 11 (aged around 12 to 16) in public schools experienced some form of sexual harassment.

Women unite to defend their rights - 6 March 2008

On 8 March, International Women’s Day, women across the world will take to the streets to express their commitment to the defence of human rights, often at great

Governments must take action to end violence against schoolgirls - 6 March 2008

On the eve of International Women’s Day, governments and school officials around the world must take concrete action to end violence against girls, particularly

Women act against repression and intimidation in Iran - 28 February 2008

The Iranian authorities are continuing to harass activists working to defend women’s rights.

Iran: Authorities must support, not suppress women human rights defenders - 28 February 2008

The Iranian authorities should cease their harassment of women human rights defenders and take urgent steps to dismantle the discriminatory legislation they are seekin

Call on Kenya's leaders to respect and protect human rights - 14 February 2008

An international day of public and online action will call on the Kenyan government to protect people from politically-motivated and ethnic violence.

Campaigning to end stoning in Iran - 15 January 2008

Eleven people in Iran - nine of them women - are waiting to be stoned to death on charges of adultery. Many have been sentenced after grossly unfair trials.

Hearing about the reality of human rights - 9 January 2008

Victoria Harrison Neves writes from Bangladesh about her first mission as an Amnesty International press officer – as part of the organization's delegation to th