April 2010

Amnesty International has condemned an overwhelming vote by the lower house of the Belgian parliament on Thursday in favour of legislation banning the wearing of full-face veils in public. Posted: 30 Apr 2010

Ahead of World Press Freedom Day on Monday 1 May, Amnesty is calling attention to journalists in Honduras, who at serious risk. Six journalists, all men, have been shot dead in the last eight weeks, and numerous others have received death threats. No one has been held to account and no action taken to support and protect journalists who write or speak out about organised crime, human rights violations or the government. Posted: 30 Apr 2010

Amnesty International supporters around the world will send an urgent call this May Day to the authorities in Zimbabwe to urge them to stop intimidating and harassing human rights activists in the country. Posted: 30 Apr 2010

Amnesty International has today (30 April) condemned the Brazilian Supreme Court's blocking of a reinterpretation of a 1979 Amnesty Law that protects members of the former military government from being put on trial for extrajudicial killings, torture and rape. Posted: 30 Apr 2010

Amnesty International has urged the Mexican authorities to investigate an attack on human rights observers in the state of Oaxaca, that reportedly left at least two people killed and several injured and missing. Posted: 29 Apr 2010

Amnesty International today condemned a Moldovan appeal court's decision to uphold a ban on an upcoming pro-equality march due to "security and public morality concerns". Posted: 29 Apr 2010

Amnesty International urges the Rwandan Government to ensure that opposition leader Victoire Ingabire, receives a swift, fair trial on charges including genocide ideology and collaboration with a terrorist group. It is also seeking to ensure that Victoire is not punished for her legitimate right to exercise freedom of expression. Posted: 29 Apr 2010

Respect for human rights should be a top priority for all the presidential candidates in Colombia, Amnesty International said today as it sent an open letter to all those standing in the 30 May presidential poll. Posted: 29 Apr 2010

As the UNs Special Representative on sexual violence in conflict Margot Wallstrom, described the DRC as the rape capital of the world, Amnesty International echoed her call to bring the perpetrators of this violence to justice. Posted: 29 Apr 2010

Amnesty International is concerned that a sweeping new law to police migrants set to be introduced into the US state of Arizona will result in human rights violations, including racial profiling, arbitrary arrest and detentions. Posted: 29 Apr 2010

The Mexican authorities must act to halt the appalling abuse of migrants who are preyed on by criminal gangs, while public officials turn a blind eye or even play an active part in kidnappings, rape and murder, Amnesty International said in a new report released today. Posted: 28 Apr 2010

Ahead of an election broadcast for the Labour Party by Stephen Hopkins, director of the hit television series 24, Amnesty International UK Head of Policy and Government Affairs Jeremy Croft said: Posted: 28 Apr 2010

Amnesty International and other organisations welcomed the launch of Sierra Leones policy to implement free healthcare for pregnant women, new mothers, and for children under the age of five. Posted: 28 Apr 2010

Amnesty International has today called on the Iraqi authorities to urgently step up the protection of civilians amid a recent surge of violence in the country. Groups like religious and ethnic minorities, journalists, women and girls, and men perceived to be gay have particularly been targeted, said Amnesty, as it published a 28-page report accusing the Iraqi authorities of failing to protect those at risk. Posted: 27 Apr 2010

Amnesty International strongly condemns the diminishing space for freedom of expression in Rwanda as the country prepares for presidential elections in August. As part of its continued clampdown on human rights, Rwandan immigration officials recently rejected a work visa re-application from Human Rights Watchs Rwanda Researcher. Posted: 26 Apr 2010

Amnesty International has condemned a reported move by Nigerian state governors to execute death row inmates to ease overcrowding and urged the authorities to instead address the underlying problems in the criminal justice system. Posted: 23 Apr 2010

Following yesterdays televised leaders debate between the three main political parties, Amnesty International UK Head of Policy and Government Affairs Jeremy Croft s Posted: 23 Apr 2010

Local officials aim to sterilise 9, 559 people by 26 April, some against their will, in a drive to meet family planning targets in Puning City, Guangdong Province, southern China. Posted: 22 Apr 2010

Amnesty International is urging the Belgian Parliament not to pass a draft law which would prohibit the wearing of full-face veils anywhere in public as the countrys Chamber of Deputies prepares to vote on the issue today. Posted: 22 Apr 2010

Amnesty International today strongly condemned the outrageous charges brought against a leading investigative judge who is due to appear before the Supreme Court in May on charges of abusing his power. Posted: 22 Apr 2010