Iraq: Amnesty International appalled by stoning to death of Yezidi girl and subsequent killings
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Caring for human rights: Challenges and opportunities for nurses and midwives
This report reviews the human rights dimension of nursing and midwifery. It summarizes historical links between nursing and human rights. These include a duty of care, patient consent, confidentiality, respect for patient dignity and the area of genetic information. The report examines the risks of...
Albania: Violence against women in the family ‘It’s not her shame’ – Summary
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Afghanistan: Women still under attack – a systematic failure to protect
This report highlights the failure of the Afghan state to respect, protect and fulfil the rights of women and girls. It is not a comprehensive study of violations and abuses perpetrated against women in Afghanistan. It seeks instead to provide examples that highlight the inability and at times the...
Israel: Conflict, occupation and patriarchy: Women carry the burden
This report deals with the impact of violence against women in the Occupied Territories in the context of conflict: violence committed by the Israeli state or its agents; the collapse of the rule of law within the Occupied Territories leading to a lack of implementation of existing laws; and the...
Iraq: Decades of suffering, Now women deserve better
Among the recommendations made in this report, Amnesty International calls on the Iraqi authorities to ensure that the new constitution and all legislation contain prohibitions on all forms of discrimination against women, and that effective measures to protect women from violence are introduced....