The Lithuanian parliament has voted in favour of a measure that would
prohibit the discussion of homosexuality in schools and ban any
reference to it in public infor
More than six decades of human rights failures by governments have been
exacerbated by the world economic crisis, which brought the problems of
poverty and inequalit
Amnesty International’s Secretary General has called on the G-20
grouping that brings together the world’s leading economies to lead by
example and show
The first ever Baltic Pride march in Riga, Latvia passed off
successfully and peacefully - but there was violence at
similar events in Russia and Poland.
A lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride march planned to
take place this weekend in Riga, Latvia has been thrown into doubt
after local councillors att
A new five-point human rights agenda for Lebanon, published by Amnesty International in the run-up to the country's elections, urges its politicians to place human rig
The Roma community and civil society activists in the Czech Republic
are to take part in a nationwide protest on Sunday, against the latest
violent attack on a Roman
