On 17 May 2007, UN Member States will elect 14 members of the UN Human Rights Council. Amnesty International is providing in this document a brief review of the ...
In order to assist Member States in assessing the contribution and commitment of candidates to the promotion and protection of human rights, this document contains ...
In spite of positive initiatives across the Americas, Nicaragua continues to criminalise consensual same-sex sexual relations. Although to Amnesty International's ...
This primer outlines some of the key features of economic, social and cultural rights, as Amnesty International joins local communities and activists worldwide ...
In the next few days, the National Assembly of Nicaragua is due to discuss the ratification of a bilateral agreement with the USA. This agreement would provide ...
There are grave concerns for the safety of María Luisa Acosta, following the murder of her husband Francisco José García Valle, aged 44 on 8 April. Prior to his ...
1.) Jamaica: Harassment and intimidation of human rights defenders for exposing police killings; 2.) Latin American consultation on Human Rights Defenders; 3. ) ...
The Nicaraguan government has recently intensified a smear campaign against Vilma Núñez de Escorcia and the human rights organization she leads called Centro ...
The order for the deportation of Dorothy Granada was lifted by a civil court on 6 February. The government has not appealed against the ruling. Dorothy has come ...