Most of the people living in poverty in the world are women. Discrimination is a key driver of poverty. In some countries discrimination against women is built ...
Violence in the family is widespread in Tajikistan. One third to one half of women have regularly been subjected to physical, psychological or sexual violence at ...
Amnesty International has made a renewed call for the humane treatmentof all detainees,following reports that captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit may bereleased ...
Violence in the family is widespread in Tajikistan. This report reveals that women's rights are severely restricted in Tajikistan. The growing practice of unregistered ...
In October, the Myanmar authorities arrested at least 10 politicalactivists and journalists for trying to help survivors of Cyclone Nargis. Their whereabouts is ...
At least 130000 people displaced by the war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam, have been held in camps under military control and deprived of their freedom ...
Amnesty International welcomes the government of Sri Lanka’s promise to lift by 1 December any restrictions on movement of at least 130000 people displaced by the ...
In this open letter Amnesty International urges Commonwealth Heads of Government to raise concerns regarding the human rights situation in Sri Lanka with their ...
