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EVAW Coalition urges funding for Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights's services to deliver government violence against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights strategy

The End Violence Against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights Coalition (EVAW) warmly welcomes today’s announcement of a cross-government strategy to tackle all forms of violence...

Switzerland: Minaret ban would breach religious freedom, warns Amnesty

A ban on the construction of minarets would breach Switzerland’s obligations to uphold freedom of religion, Amnesty International said ahead of a referendum on Sunday 29 November on a constitutional...

Burma: End arrests of activists and continue aid after Cyclone Nargis

Amnesty International today called on international donors, who are meeting in Bangkok this week, to pressurise the Burmese authorities to end harassment of activists trying to help survivors of...

Philippines: Abduction and killings of journalists must be investigated

Amnesty raises concerns over safety ahead of elections Amnesty International today condemned the killings of at least 21 civilians, including journalists and members of a politician’s family, in the...

Philippines: Abduction and killings of journalists must be investigated

Amnesty raises concerns over safety ahead of elections Amnesty International today condemned the killings of at least 21 civilians, including journalists and members of a politician’s family, in the...

Sri Lanka: 130,000 in camps need aid to re-build lives

Amnesty International today welcomed the Sri Lankan government’s promise to allow freedom of movement for the 130,000 people currently held in detention camps in the north of the country by 1 December...

Tajikistan: Child brides, polygamy and poverty contributing to rampant domestic violence- new report

Up to half of Tajik Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights subjected to violence The authorities in Tajikistan are failing to curb rampant domestic violence against Women's rights...

Tunisia: Dissenting journalist Taoufik Ben Brik should be freed, not jailed

The Tunisian authorities should immediately release a well known government critic, journalist Taoufik Ben Brik, Amnesty International said today. The organisation is calling for trumped-up charges...

China: Activist who defended earthquake victims jailed for three years - Amnesty demands immediate release

Amnesty International today (23 November) urged the Chinese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Huang Qi, a human rights defender who worked with the victims of the 2008 Sichuan...

Northern Ireland: Ian Paisley, Nadine Coyle and Seamus Heaney at Amnesty 'Dream Tea Party'

Ian Paisley, Nadine Coyle and Seamus Heaney would be the Northern Ireland guests of honour and ginger nuts the biscuit of choice at people’s ‘dream tea party’, according to a new survey to mark the...