http://www.amnesty.org/en/related_information/feed/2060/1896 Download Documents from Amnesty International en http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR43/002/2008/en This submission highlights Amnesty International’s concerns in relation to the complete ban on abortion, with no exceptions, even when the life of the woman is at grave risk from continuation of the pregnancy or she is a victim of rape. The submission contains recommendations for improvement, in accordance Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/armed-groups-government-forces-abuse-women-and-children-in-north-kivu-20080929 Child soldiers are still being recruited to fight in the ongoing war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There is also continuing physical and sexual abuse of women and children in the conflict. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/drc-resurgence-rape-and-recruitment-child-soldiers-20080929 For every two children released, five are taken and forced to be child soldiers, said Amnesty International, in a new report released today on the ongoing conflict in the province of North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR01/015/2008/en Human rights defenders across the region of Europe and Central Asia are targets of intimidation, systematic harassment and serious human rights violations. As they struggle to campaign for the rights of others, their own freedoms and safety come under attack. In some cases, the authorities try to silence the Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR19/011/2008/en Trade unionist Joinville Frota escaped an attempt on his life on 23 August 2008, and has gone into hiding with his family. He is the head of the trade union representing the transport workers of Macapá, the capital of the far northern state of Amapá, and will be running for election as mayor in October. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT30/017/2008/en Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR01/001/2008/en This bulletin contains information about Amnesty International’s main concerns in Europe and Central Asia between July and December 2007. Not every country in the region is reported on; only those where there were significant developments in the period covered by the bulletin, or where Amnesty Internationa Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/NWS21/008/2008/en 1) Escaping prisoners killed in cold blood in Cameroon 2) Denying the undeniable: enforced disappearances in Pakistan 3) Fears of forced returns to Eritrea 4) Arrest of Radovan Karadžic a major step towards justice 5) Worldwide Appeals: Algeria: Human rights lawyer sentenced; Guatemala: Harassment of human Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/128/2008/en On 25 August 2008, Mahboubeh Karami was released on bail of one billion rials (approximately US$110,000). She was charged in mid-August with "acting against national security" and her next hearing is scheduled for 1 November at the Revolutionary Court in Tehran. Since her arrest on 13 June she had been held Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/129/2008/en On 23 August 2008, Kurdish women’s rights activist Zeynab Bayzeydi had her four year sentence of imprisonment and internal exile upheld by an appeal court in West Azerbaijan, according to the Human Rights Activists in Iran website. She was charged with being a member of unauthorised human rights associatio Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International