Discrimination | Amnesty International

Sudanese authorities must abolish the punishment of flogging and repeal discriminatory laws - 24 August 2009

Thirteen girls and women were arrested in July for wearing trousers. Ten were punished with 10 lashes and a fine. Lubna Ahmed Al Hussein has refused the pardon offered her, bringing attention to the violation of the rights of girls and women in Sudan.

Indigenous Mexican woman unfairly accused of kidnapping agents - 18 August 2009

Mother of six Jacinta Francisco Marcial has been in prison since 2006. She has been sentenced to 21 years for her part in the alleged kidnapping of six federal agents in Mexico.

A further 160 families in Cambodia face forced eviction - 13 August 2009

A further 160 families in Cambodia are to be forcibly evicted from their homes without being given adequate alternative housing or just compensation.

Romani woman shot dead in Hungary - 4 August 2009

A Romani woman was shot dead in the village of Kisléta in Eastern Hungary, early Monday morning.

Thousands face mass eviction from homes and market stalls in Zimbabwe - 23 July 2009

Up to 200 people from an informal settlement in the Harare suburb of Gunhill in Zimbabwe face being forcibly evicted without being given adequate notice or any consu

Safety for Brazilian activist after Amnesty International action - 23 July 2009

A Brazilian organization has thanked Amnesty International after an action by the organization brought safety to a peasant farmer and land rights activist.

Lithuanian parliament passes homophobic law - 14 July 2009

The Lithuanian parliament voted on Tuesday to adopt a controversial law that institutionalizes homophobia.

Trial of seven Baha’i religious minority members delayed in Iran - 14 July 2009

The fate of the detainees, who could have faced the death penalty if found guilty, remains undecided after their trial was postponed.

Lithuanian parliament set for crucial vote on homophobic law - 9 July 2009

The Lithuanian parliament will vote next week on whether to overturn a Presidential veto on a discriminatory law that institutionalizes homophobia.

Hundreds of Peru’s poor, rural and Indigenous pregnant women die in health service lottery - 9 July 2009

A new Amnesty International report explores the high levels of maternal mortality amongst women from excluded or marginalized communities.