Annual Report 2011
The state of the world's human rights

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04 April 2013

On the eve of International Roma Day on 8 April, Amnesty International says the European Union is not doing enough to end discrimination.

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15 January 2013

Nadia Eweida, a Coptic Christian, took her case to the Court after the airline stopped her from wearing a visible crucifix at work.

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21 September 2012

Tens of thousands of Amnesty International activists worldwide urge the authorities to stop forced evictions and segregation.

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12 September 2012

Discriminatory laws, policies and practices which marginalize Italy’s Roma must be urgently changed.

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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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29 February 2012

Russia’s next president must place human rights at the heart of their political agenda.

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16 February 2012

The organizers of the London 2012 Olympics have rejected a call to terminate Dow Chemicals' sponsorship of the Games.

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18 July 2011

Dozens of families who will be made homeless as a result of an urban regeneration project say they have been subjected to initimidation and threats.

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07 July 2011

A court has found in favour of a Jehovah's Witness in Armenia who received a prison sentence for refusing to do military service.

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13 May 2011

Amnesty International's annual report details how the rise of social media is fuelling a new activism that repressive governments are struggling to control.

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16 September 2010

World leaders urged to take urgent steps to uphold the rights of millions living in poverty in order to meet targets set by the Millennium Development Goals.

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27 August 2010

Around 280 Roma were returned to Romania and Bulgaria this week, as part of a plan to return around 800 people by the end of August.

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03 August 2010

At least 70 families living in an informal settlement in Belgrade, many of whom fled there after being forcibly evicted from other sites, could be left homeless again if the demolition goes ahead.

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23 July 2010

Amnesty International calls on President Nicolas Sarkozy to work to combat discrimination against Roma and Travellers, ahead of a meeting to discuss "problems" relating to their "behaviour".

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08 April 2010

Police and security forces urged not to use excessive force while restoring public order after three days of violent unrest.

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09 March 2010

Prime Minister Robert Fico has announced a proposal to take the children from the settlements where they live and place them in boarding schools.

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12 January 2010
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the use of these abusive and discriminatory powers is illegal.
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19 December 2009
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07 December 2009
Petition delivered to world leaders as they gather at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this week.
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04 August 2009
A Romani woman was shot dead in the village of Kisléta in Eastern Hungary, early Monday morning.
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