Amnesty International Press Release Friday, October 7, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Important Recognition of Struggle for Women’s Rights, Says Amnesty International Contact: Suzanne Trimel, strimel@aiusa.org, 212-633-4150 (New York) – Salil Shetty, secretary general of Amnesty International, issued the following comments today about the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to three women who have fought [...]
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Nobel Peace Prize Important Recognition of Struggle for Women’s Rights
Posted in AI press release, Women's Rights, tagged Nobel Peace Prize on October 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Urge Mexico’s new Attorney General to bring justice for the Women of Atenco
Posted in Mexico, Women's Rights, tagged online action, Women of Atenco on May 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last year, Mexico’s Attorney General’s office had identified 34 police officers as suspects in the rape, assault and brutal treatment of dozens of women in San Salvador Atenco in 2006. Five years later, none of the accused has been charged with the crime. President Felipe Calderón recently appointed a new Attorney General in Mexico. She [...]
Congress passes Tribal Law and Order Act
Posted in AI press release, USA, Women's Rights, tagged Native American on July 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Amnesty International USA Press Release July 21, 2010 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF LANDMARK LEGISLATION ADDRESSING SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST NATIVE WOMEN —— Tribal Law and Order Act is an ‘Historic Effort to Tackle Major Challenges That Allow Crimes Against Native Peoples to Flourish,’ Says Amnesty International (Washington, D.C.) — Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today applauded [...]
Urgent Action – Residents of Puning City (China)
Posted in China, Women's Rights, tagged forced sterilization on April 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
20 April 2010 UA 87/10 - Health concern/Forced sterilization (PDF) CHINA – Thousands of people Local officials aim to sterilize 9559 people by 26 April, some against their will, in a drive to meet family planning targets in Puning City, Guangdong Province, southern China. According to reports in the Chinese media, on 7 April the local [...]
Women on the frontline for human rights
Posted in Africa, AI press release, Morocco, Tajikistan, Women's Rights, Zimbabwe on December 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Amnesty International 10 December 2009 Women on the frontline for human rights Women often bear the brunt of poverty and human rights abuses; but as activists they use these roles to trigger positive social change. To mark World Human Rights Day, Amnesty International spoke to three women who put their lives on the line in [...]
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