Annual Report 2012
The state of the world's human rights

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25 May 2012

A Sarayaku indigenous activist speaks out about her community's fight to defend their rights and protect their traditional lands in Ecuador's rainforest.

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25 May 2012

It has been a particularly tough year for human rights defenders in sub-Saharan Africa, says Zimbabwean activist Jenni Williams.

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25 May 2012

Activists from around the globe share their stories from the frontline of defending human rights.

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24 May 2012

Amnesty International releases its flagship yearly report documenting the state of the world's human rights.

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24 May 2012

An attack on a group of youth activists in Luanda highlights the ongoing threats human rights defenders in Angola face.

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22 May 2012

Eurovision organizers have remained silent on the Azerbaijani authorities' fresh wave of human rights violations ahead of the song contest in Baku.

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21 May 2012

Independent investigations are needed into the killings of two men - including a prominent cleric - at a checkpoint in northern Lebanon.

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21 May 2012

Six journalists have been killed in less than a month in Mexico, raising grave concerns about freedom of expression.

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20 May 2012

Police in Kyiv failed to stop ultra-right hooligans from putting LGBT activists at risk and marring the city's first-ever Pride parade.

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18 May 2012

A spate of attacks on LGBTI activists points to endemic discrimination that needs to be dealt with in South Caucasus countries.

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17 May 2012

Journalist Salameh Kaileh describes his torture in a Syrian prison and hospital before he was deported to Jordan.

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16 May 2012

Fighting in northern Mali has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and led to dozens of human rights violations.

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16 May 2012

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack in the Colombian capital which killed two people and injured at least 50.

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16 May 2012

Azerbaijani prisoners of conscience have launched a hunger strike in the run-up to the Eurovision in Baku.

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16 May 2012

Discrimination and persecution against individuals because of their sexual orientation is increasing across sub-Saharan Africa.

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16 May 2012

2,000 Palestinian prisoners are ending a hunger strike after Israel has agreed to improve prison conditions.

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15 May 2012

Independent media in Sudan is facing continous harrassment from the authorities, with arrests of journalists and national newspapers seized.

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14 May 2012

Ukraine should move quickly to enforce a new law which allows for an investigative body to look into crimes by officials.

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14 May 2012

Just weeks before Azerbaijan hosts the Eurovision song contest, police have violently broken up two peaceful protests in the capital.

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11 May 2012

Brazil's new Truth Commission must bring to light the full extent of violations committed under the country's military rule.

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