Appeals for action

Ruins of Roma settlement in Naples © Iulian Stoian/Roma Civic Alliance of Romania

Italy must stop the discrimination against Roma

10 September 2008

Romani communities and settlements in Italy are being subjected to ongoing discrimination, both from the Italian authorities and members of the public.
Zmitser Dashkevich, a leader of the youth opposition movement Малады фронт (Young Front)

Belarus must respect freedom of assembly, association and expression

26 August 2008

Since it was introduced in 2005, Belarusian authorities have used Article 193-1 to arrest, detain and convict youth activists and members of NGOs for exercising thei
Romani pupils at the special school of Pavlovce nad Uhom, eastern Slovakia

Slovakia urged to end segregation of Romani children

24 July 2008

Segregation of Romani children in special schools providing inferior education is a form of unlawful discrimination.
Survivors of rape at the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) centre in Bujumbura, Burundi.

Rape in Burundi – demand justice now!

21 July 2008

Rape is widespread throughout Burundi, though many cases, remain unprosecuted. Women are often too afraid to even report the crime out of fear that their families and

Russia urged to respect artists' rights to freedom of expression

16 July 2008

Organizers of an exhibition in Moscow are charged with inciting hatred and denigration of human dignity because of some of the objects on show.
Former ‘Comfort Woman’ Gil Won-Ok and a friend at the Korean Shelter for Comfort Women.

'Comfort Women': waiting for justice after 62 years

5 July 2008

Thousands of women known as ‘comfort women’, were forced into sexual servitude by the Government of Japan for sexual servitude for the armed forces in the
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End rendition and secret detention: Europe’s duty

26 June 2008

As France takes over the Presidency of the EU in July 2008, call on the French President to ensure that all EU governments cooperate to end rendition and secret detent

Make human rights in Tunisia a reality

25 June 2008

It is time for the Tunisian authorities to live up to their lofty rhetoric on human rights.
Counter-demonstrators make obsene gestures during Riga Pride, June 2007.

Riga Pride needs protection

22 May 2008

A Latvian organization for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people is planning to hold a Gay Pride event in the centre of Latvia’s capital,
Reverend Bienvenido Samba Momesori

Release Equatorial Guinea pastor

22 May 2008

Reverend Bienvenido Samba Momesori, a Protestant pastor and member of an ethnic group native to Bioko Island, has been detained since October 2003 without charge or