Women
Women raped during Bosnia and Herzegovina conflict still waiting for justice - 30 September 2009
Successive governments have failed to provide justice, reparation, adequate healthcare to thousands of women and girls raped during the country's 1992-1995 war, says a new Amnesty International report.Refugee women in Chad face high levels of rape despite UN presence - 30 September 2009
A new Amnesty International report documents rape and other violence against Darfuri women and girls, carried out both inside and outside of refugee camps.Chad: Refugee women face high levels of rape inside and outside camps despite UN presence - 30 September 2009
Darfuri refugee women and girls face high levels of rape and other violence on a daily basis both inside and outside refugee camps in eastern Chad, despite the presence of UN security forces, a new Amnesty International report reveals.Thousands unite to end maternal mortality in Sierra Leone - 23 September 2009
Over 4,000 people gathered in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday to attend the launch of Amnesty International's campaign to end maternal mortality in the country.VIDEO: Maternal mortality in Sierra Leone - 22 September 2009
A woman faces a higher risk of dying in child birth in Sierra Leone than almost anywhere in the world.Maternal death rate in Sierra Leone is a "human rights emergency" - 21 September 2009
In Sierra Leone, one in eight women risk dying during pregnancy or childbirth - one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world.Dominican Republic delivers "huge blow" to women's right to life - 18 September 2009
The Dominican parliament has voted in favour of constitutional changes that could lead to a total ban on abortions, a move Amnesty International says will put women and girls at risk and increase mateFreedom for Indigenous Mexican woman wrongly imprisoned for three years - 17 September 2009
Amnesty International welcomes the release of Mexican prisoner of conscience Jacinta Francisco Marcial.Changes to Dominican Republic Constitution will put women's lives in danger - 14 September 2009
The proposed changes could lead to a ban on abortions, putting the lives of women and girls at risk and potentially increasing maternal deaths in the country.Human rights activists under threat in Serbia - 14 September 2009
Human rights defenders are under attack in Serbia and the authorities are failing to protect them, Amnesty International said on Monday.