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Beijing+15: Realizing women's rights
25 February 2010

In September 1995, 189 UN member states adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BDPfA). This was a statement of political commitment to ensure ...

Document       ACT 77/005/2010

Yemen: Further information: Detained journalist questioned by ...
2 February 2010

Amnesty International has learnt from sources in Yemen that on 1 February journalist Muhammad al-Maqalih appeared before a prosecutor for the Specialized Criminal ...

Urgent Action       MDE 31/007/2010

Yemen: Three men facing execution in Yemen
2 February 2010

Three men have had their death sentences confirmed by Yemen's Supreme Court in recent days. If the Court's verdict is ratified by the President, they will be at ...

Urgent Action       MDE 31/006/2010

Yemen: Security and human rights: Media briefing
25 January 2010

MEDIA BRIEFING YEMEN: SECURITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS. Amnesty International is a global movement of 2.2 million people in more than 150 ...

PressItem       MDE 31/004/2010

Yemen: Yemen announces it is holding journalist: Further ...
19 January 2010

Yemen's Minister of Information has announced that the Yemeni authorities are holding journalist Muhammad al-Maqalih. However, the authorities are still refusing ...

Urgent Action       MDE 31/003/2010

Yemen: Another son of Hisham Bashraheel arrested
12 January 2010

Another son of al-Ayyam editor-in-chief Hisham Bashraheel is now known to have been detained after a demonstration about action taken by the authorities against ...

Urgent Action       MDE 31/002/2010

Yemen: Editor and son arrested, risk torture
7 January 2010

A newspaper's editor-in-chief and his son were arrested after a demonstration against a ban on the newspaper. They are detained incommunicado and are at risk of ...

Urgent Action       MDE 31/001/2010

Yemen: Government should announce commitment to tackle 'widespread ...
27 November 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. 27 November 2009. Index: MDE 31/017/2009. Yemen: Government should announce commitment to tackle 'widespread' torture. ...

Document       MDE 31/017/2009

Yemen: Yemen's dark side: Discrimination and violence against ...
25 November 2009

Women in Yemen face systemic discrimination and endemic violence with devastating consequences for their lives. Their rights are routinely violated because Yemeni ...

Report       MDE 31/014/2009

Saudi Arabia/Yemen: All parties to Sa'da conflict must adhere to ...
10 November 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. 10 November 2009. AI Index: MDE 04/001/2009. Saudi Arabia/Yemen: All parties to Sa'da conflict ...

Document       MDE 04/001/2009