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Fifth Summit of the Americas

Summit of the Americas fails to address human rights

20 April 2009

The Declaration of Commitment of Port of Spain fails to lay out a clear human rights framework for progress in the areas of human prosperity, energy security and env
Fifth Summit of the Americas

Amnesty International puts human rights on Americas Summit agenda

16 April 2009

An Amnesty International delegation has arrived in Trinidad and Tobago to take part in the Summit of the Americas.
Kurdistan Police Directorate to Combat violence against women, Iraq, 5 June 2008 .

Security forces above the law in Iraqi Kurdistan

14 April 2009

Security forces in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region operate outside the rule of law and regularly abuse their authority.
Rita Mahato Chamar, women's human rights activist, Nepal, 29 November 2008

Nepal's government fails to protect women human rights activists

10 April 2009

A year into its rule, the Maoist government has failed to live up to its commitments to improving women's human rights, including protecting women human rights defende

Senior rebels sentenced to long prison terms in Sierra Leone

9 April 2009

Three senior leaders of the Sierra Leone rebel group, the Revolutionary United Front, were sentenced to long prison terms by the Special Court for Sierra Leone on We
Irene Khan meets with the Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed, 9 January 2008

UN provides welcome support to Bangladesh war crimes investigations

7 April 2009

The government of Bangladesh has sought and received UN assistance in its efforts to investigate and prosecute crimes against humanity and other serious violations o
Adriana Pérez with her husband Gerardo Hernandez in 1998.

Miami Five wives again denied visas to visit their husbands

26 March 2009

René González and Gerardo Hernández have been imprisoned since 1998 for 'acting as unregistered agents of a foreign government'. Their wives, Cuba

Greek prisoner activist found dead during prisoner transfer

20 March 2009

Early on Wednesday morning, a Greek prisoner actively engaged in defending prisoners’ rights was found dead.
Suffragists march from New York on their way to the Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington D.C. in 1913.

Women make history

6 March 2009

International Women’s Day is a time to celebrate the historic struggles of women through the centuries to achieve equality and justice.
Activists from the Iranian women’s rights initiative, Campaign for Equality, 1 January 2008

Kurdish women's rights activist released in Iran

27 February 2009

Kurdish student Hana Abdi was released from prison on Thursday after spending nearly 16 months in detention.