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20 April 2009
The
Declaration of Commitment of Port of Spain fails to lay out a clear human rights framework for
progress in the areas of human prosperity, energy security and env
16 April 2009
An Amnesty International delegation has arrived in Trinidad and Tobago to take part in the Summit of the Americas.
19 March 2009
The Cuban authorities took action on Tuesday to suppress peaceful
demonstrations marking the 6th anniversary of a crackdown against
dissidents.
19 March 2009
Colombian authorities have renewed criminal proceedings against two
prominent and well-respected Colombian human rights activists.
18 March 2009
Authorities in Mexico have dropped the charges against four Indigenous
human rights defenders who have been imprisoned for nearly a year.
18 March 2009
Human rights activists marking the 6-year detention of 57 people
imprisoned in Cuba for expressing their right to freedom of expression
and association are facing on
12 March 2009
Five members of a Guerrero-based human rights organization are still being held in prison nearly a year after their arrest, despite insufficient evidence against them.
06 March 2009
At least 330 civilians were reported to have been victims of unlawful
killings by members of the security forces in 2007. The victims, mostly
peasant farmers, were o
27 January 2009
The vice-president of the Workers' Party in the Brazilian state of
Pernambuco and human rights activist was assassinated on Saturday.
26 January 2009
A coalition of human rights organizations is calling on EU foreign ministers to help by offering humanitarian protection to
detainees at risk of torture or other seri
10 December 2008
Irene Khan writes about the continuing human rights issues around the world as Amnesty International celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Hu
09 December 2008
José Luis Urbano is the president of the Foundation for the Defence of
the Right to Education (Asociación Pro-Defensa del Derecho a la
Educación
25 November 2008
A draft law in Colombia aiming to grant reparation to victims of the
country's 40-year conflict has been called "discriminatory" by Amnesty
International.
24 November 2008
Clashes between supporters of the government party and those of the opposition, have been fuelled by accusations of fraud and vote rigging during this month's election
22 October 2008
Multinational Syngenta has given its experimental farm in
Paraná state to the state government, ending a long standing violent
conflict over the site.
21 October 2008
Thousands of people around the world joined together on International
Day for the Eradication of Poverty to raise their voices and demand
action from governments.
02 October 2008
Forty years ago, the Mexican army opened fire on students peacefully
demonstrating in Tlatelolco, Mexico City, on 2 October 1968.
26 June 2008
To mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Amnesty International members and supporters are taking action around the world.
08 May 2008
A life-size model of a cell at Guantánamo will travel to US cities to bring a taste of the harsh realities of prolonged isolation in detention to the US public.
19 February 2008
Amnesty International has called on the new Cuban government to allow
UN human rights bodies and independent human rights organizations to
visit the country.
