News Release 2013

• International Secretariat FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：Brazil must seriously consider Snowden asylum request

  26 Dec 2013 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Dismaying top court ruling re-criminalizes homosexuality

  26 Dec 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

  

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Death threats and intimidation silencing human rights defenders

  24 Dec 2013 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Amnesty Law no substitute for effective justice system

  20 Dec 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat Amnesty International brings claim against UK over state surveillance

  17 Dec 2013 / Region: / Topic:

  

• LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC：Abduction of Activist in Laos

  11 Dec 2013 / Region: LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：36 agencies call for an end to demolitions

  11 Dec 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat Write for Rights: Two million letters, tweets and texts to change lives

  11 Dec 2013 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA：The human rights movement owes “a debt of gratitude” to Nelson Mandela

  6 Dec 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA：New satellite images show scale of North Korea’s repressive prison camps

  5 Dec 2013 / Region: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Gaza power crisis has compounded blockade’s assault on human dignity

  5 Dec 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：A year on, Putin's 'foreign agents law' choking freedom

  3 Dec 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC：UN peacekeeping mission needed to avoid mass slaughter

  3 Dec 2013 / Region: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC：UN must tackle the looming human catastrophe.

  30 Nov 2013 / Region: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Reject stoning, flogging, amputation and other Taliban-era punishments

  29 Nov 2013 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA：Migrants 'living in fear' after xenophobic attacks

  28 Nov 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM：Viet Nam must not resume executions by firing squad

  26 Nov 2013 / Region: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Japan is undermining global efforts to prevent sexual violence in conflict.

  25 Nov 2013 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Release of prisoners of conscience positive but many still locked up

  22 Nov 2013 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：War crimes investigations crucial to any security pact with USA

  21 Nov 2013 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE：Landmark ruling lifts death penalty for drug offender

  21 Nov 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Abolition of labour camps must lead to wider detention reform

  20 Nov 2013 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Threats to deny Snowden clemency smack of persecution

  14 Nov 2013 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russia must immediately disclose whereabouts of imprisoned Pussy Riot member

  11 Nov 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE：New law promotes transparency

  10 Nov 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：Mass arrest of peaceful protesters shows shrinking space for human rights defenders

  8 Nov 2013 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Government authorities and KEPCO should halt their project until genuine consultation with Miryang residents directly affected by power transmission development is conducted.

  1 Nov 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Saudi Arabia must not thwart campaign for women drivers

  31 Oct 2013 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Egypt’s draft protest law paves the way for fresh bloodshed

  29 Oct 2013 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：USA must be held to account for drone killings in Pakistan

  23 Oct 2013 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Detention of 1,200 migrants 'discriminatory and unlawful'

  23 Oct 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Boat sinking underlines wider tragedy for refugees from Syria

  19 Oct 2013 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Death row inmate's retrial rejection is 'travesty of justice'

  18 Oct 2013 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Justice deferred to the end

  17 Oct 2013 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM：Lawyer latest victim of government’s crackdown on dissent

  15 Oct 2013 / Region: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Egypt must not return refugees to Syria

  11 Oct 2013 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat Resumption in executions is a shameful political manoeuvre

  10 Oct 2013 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Winter games Olympic torch throws light on human rights violations

  9 Oct 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat World leaders urged to make Arms Trade Treaty work after more than 100 sign on

  9 Oct 2013 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Olympic Committee should be firm against homophobia

  4 Oct 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russia must drop unfounded ‘piracy’ charges against Greenpeace activists

  4 Oct 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY： Last call for Israel's Universal Periodic Review: the international community urges Israel to participate on 29 October 2013

  3 Oct 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat Syria vote must not be another missed opportunity

  1 Oct 2013 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Prominent policewoman another casualty for women’s rights in Afghanistan

  1 Oct 2013 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS：Netherlands Supreme Court hands down historic judgment over Srebrenica genocide

  27 Sep 2013 / Region: KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：US set to sign Arms Trade Treaty

  25 Sep 2013 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Palestinian Authority must end use of excessive force in policing protests

  25 Sep 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA：Venezuela's withdrawal from regional human rights instrument is a serious setback

  25 Sep 2013 / Region: BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat Amnesty International announces 2013 Ambassador of Conscience Award

  19 Sep 2013 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：UN report on the Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons in the Ghouta District of Damascus on 21 August 2013

  19 Sep 2013 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Halt imminent forced eviction of housing rights activist

  17 Sep 2013 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Forced Eviction

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA：AMNESTY INTERNATIONALPRESS RELEASE

  11 Sep 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：G20: World leaders must not squander chance to save lives in Syria

  6 Sep 2013 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA：Jailed activist must be released, not forgotten

  5 Sep 2013 / Region: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat Five things you should know about disappearances

  3 Sep 2013 / Region: / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Military intervention – six key points

  3 Sep 2013 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Accountability needed for killings in Israeli raid on West Bank refugee camp

  30 Aug 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

  

• DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Human Rights Coalition Praises Start of UN Commission of Inquiry on North Korea, Calls for Cooperation with Commission

  26 Aug 2013 / Region: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:International human rights law

• International Secretariat UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：Detention of Guardian journalist's partner at Heathrow unlawful and unwarranted

  23 Aug 2013 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：becomes first African nation to ratify Arms Trade Treaty

  23 Aug 2013 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat Recent bloodshed underscores urgent need to halt arms transfers to Egypt

  23 Aug 2013 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH：Arrest of human rights defender sends a chilling message

  22 Aug 2013 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Egypt’s disastrous bloodshed requires urgent impartial investigation

  19 Aug 2013 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：al-Gaddafi loyalists at risk of ‘revenge’ death sentences

  16 Aug 2013 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:

  

• Open Letter JAPAN：JAPAN'S COMMITMENT TO PREVENTING SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT MUST BEGIN WITH JUSTICE FOR THE SURVIVORS OF JAPAN’S MILITARY SEXUAL SLAVERY SYSTEM

  16 Aug 2013 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Hamas must halt post-Eid executions planned in Gaza

  13 Aug 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Time to focus on US government's unlawful behaviour

  8 Aug 2013 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat Amnesty International strengthens presence in West Africa with new regional headquarters

  5 Aug 2013 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Police must be reined in to prevent further bloodshed

  4 Aug 2013 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Second Pussy Riot singer denied parole

  1 Aug 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Arrests continue amid promise to release all prisoners of conscience

  29 Jul 2013 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Six months on--New law fails to protect rights

  27 Jul 2013 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russian court leaves Pussy Riot singer behind bars

  25 Jul 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Scores of musicians urge Russia to release Pussy Riot

  23 Jul 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Morsi supporters denied rights amid reports of arrests and beatings.

  19 Jul 2013 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Stop judicial 'bullying' of Palestinian activists

  18 Jul 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Turkey must release peaceful Taksim protesters

  12 Jul 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Damning evidence points to security forces’ failures

  11 Jul 2013 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Amnesty calls for urgent, impartial investigation into deaths

  9 Jul 2013 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA：escalates border crackdown

  3 Jul 2013 / Region: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：USA must not hunt down whistleblower Edward Snowden

  27 Jun 2013 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：detains photographer who exposed labour camp abuses

  25 Jun 2013 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA：Paramilitary plan to kill human rights activist exposed in Colombia

  20 Jun 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：End the incommunicado detention of Istanbul protesters

  17 Jun 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH：Indigenous Peoples engulfed in Chittagong Hill Tracts land conflict

  14 Jun 2013 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF POLAND：Reveal the truth about secret CIA detention site

  12 Jun 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF POLAND / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat PAPUA NEW GUINEA：repeals Sorcery Act while moving closer to executions

  11 Jun 2013 / Region: PAPUA NEW GUINEA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat HARD ROCK INTERNATIONAL JOINS U2 TO CELEBRATE AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL'S 52nd BIRTHDAY

  9 Jun 2013 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat EL SALVADOR：After Beatriz, no more women must suffer discrimination and torture

  5 Jun 2013 / Region: EL SALVADOR / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Disgraceful use of excessive police force in Istanbul

  4 Jun 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Tiananmen crackdown 24 years on, still waiting for justice and denied a voice

  4 Jun 2013 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat EL SALVADOR：Government must act immediately to save young woman’s life.

  3 Jun 2013 / Region: EL SALVADOR / Topic:Reproductive Rights

  

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：Release activists arrested in government U-turn on repressive law

  30 May 2013 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:

  

• JAPAN：Civil society strongly condemns the recent Mayor Hashimoto's remark on the “Comfort Women”

  24 May 2013 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPORT 2013: WORLD INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS FOR REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS

  23 May 2013 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：UN resolution on Syria will do little to stop massive abuses

  22 May 2013 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel’s military investigations into Gaza conflict violations strengthen impunity

  20 May 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat EL SALVADOR："We don't want Beatriz to die, it's that simple"

  16 May 2013 / Region: EL SALVADOR / Topic:Reproductive Rights

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Maryland joins global trend against the death penalty

  13 May 2013 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Myanmar must look beyond 'flawed' report to stop cycle of Buddhist-Muslim violence

  9 May 2013 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Woman killed for "dishonouring" family

  8 May 2013 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel release Palestinian prisoner of conscience and end the arbitrary detention of hundreds of other Palestinians

  2 May 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Executions show "chilling escalation" in death penalty use

  2 May 2013 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Authorities must end indefinite detention in Guantánamo as hunger strike grows

  26 Apr 2013 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat EL SALVADOR：El Salvador must provide pregnant woman with access to life-saving medical treatment.

  25 Apr 2013 / Region: EL SALVADOR / Topic:Reproductive Rights

  

• International Secretariat TAIWAN：Six more executions signal cruel about-turn on death penalty

  25 Apr 2013 / Region: TAIWAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF POLAND：Imminent evictions of Roma in Poland must be stopped

  24 Apr 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF POLAND / Topic:Forced Eviction

  

• International Secretariat EASTERN REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY：Uruguay's Equal Marriage Act, a step towards full equality in the Americas

  18 Apr 2013 / Region: EASTERN REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

  

• International Secretariat AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Press Release.

  11 Apr 2013 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Deadly mortar strike on Damascus University---indiscriminate attacks must end

  10 Apr 2013 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Turkey forces hundreds of Syrian refugees back across border

  8 Apr 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Amnesty International welcomes Japan's acceptance of recommendations to establish a National Human Rights Institution in accordance with the Paris Principles but regrets Japan's rejection of recommendations regarding abolition of the death penalty

  5 Apr 2013 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat UN puts human rights at heart of historic Arms Trade Treaty

  3 Apr 2013 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Growing support inside Japan for justice for the survivors of Japan's military sexual slavery system

  2 Apr 2013 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat Iran, North Korea and Syria cynically block lifesaving arms treaty

  29 Mar 2013 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Authorities must protect communities at risk of violence

  29 Mar 2013 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：West Bank wall and settlements an affront to Palestinian rights

  27 Mar 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES：Amnesty International welcomes Maldives government's commitment to ensure protection of 15-year old girl

  25 Mar 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES / Topic:Women's Rights

• Open Letter UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Securing a Strong Arms Trade Treaty

  22 Mar 2013 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA：New images show blurring of prison camps and villages

  15 Mar 2013 / Region: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA：Human rights activist’s controversial death amid wave of threats

  14 Mar 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat By Widney Brown, Amnesty International’s Senior Director of International Law and Policy

  11 Mar 2013 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF MOROCCO：Bias in Penal Code puts women and girls in danger in Morocco

  11 Mar 2013 / Region: KINGDOM OF MOROCCO / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• Open Letter DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA：Joint letter to Prime Minister Abe on the Visit of Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa

  11 Mar 2013 / Region: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：SUPPORTERS DELIVER 450,000 PETITIONS FROM TUTU’S GLOBAL CALL TO FREE NOBEL LAUREATE LIU XIAOBO

  7 Mar 2013 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat Massive arms bazaar in Abu Dhabi exposes weakness in Arms Trade Treaty talks

  6 Mar 2013 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：hits 'new low' on NGO restrictions

  1 Mar 2013 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：The Need for Accountability for Gaza/Israel conflicts.

  1 Mar 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Authorities must do more to protect Hazara community from deadly attacks

  25 Feb 2013 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

  

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Japan hangs three in first executions under ‘merciless’ Abe government

  21 Feb 2013 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat Hard Rock launches U2 Limited-Edition T-Shirt to Benefit Amnesty International

  20 Feb 2013 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat Global arms trade contributes to use of child soldiers

  19 Feb 2013 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Reject New Sexual Violence Ordinance

  19 Feb 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE：Drop ‘strike’-related charges against Chinese migrant bus drivers

  18 Feb 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：New Myanmar prisoner amnesty committee needs wider mandate

  14 Feb 2013 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russian Court upholds ban on 'extremist' Pussy Riot videos..

  8 Feb 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat CUBA：Cuban journalist named prisoner of conscience

  6 Feb 2013 / Region: CUBA / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Uprising commemoration unleashes death and destruction

  6 Feb 2013 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：17 winter deaths in camps highlight government protection failure.

  5 Feb 2013 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• etc. ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：The Universal Periodic Review, human rights, and Israel: What’s at stake

  1 Feb 2013 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Protect civilians caught in the Kachin state conflict, investigate attacks

  31 Jan 2013 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Investigate deaths in lawless Tribal Areas

  31 Jan 2013 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Halt imminent execution of woman who killed violent husband

  30 Jan 2013 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Refugees from Syria face further suffering if Jordan closes border

  29 Jan 2013 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Disclose reported guidelines on drones and so-called ‘targeted killings’

  26 Jan 2013 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat GUATEMALA：Time to end the inaction over killings of women

  26 Jan 2013 / Region: GUATEMALA / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russian punk singer refused sentence deferral

  23 Jan 2013 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Protection of minorities must take priority in Syria transition

  21 Jan 2013 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat HAITI：Three years on from earthquake housing situation catastrophic

  18 Jan 2013 / Region: HAITI / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：11 women still held after protest

  17 Jan 2013 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES：Girl sexually abused should be protected not punished

  16 Jan 2013 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES / Topic:Rights of the Child

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Beheading of domestic worker shows Saudi Arabia at odds with international standards

  16 Jan 2013 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM：Release 13 activists jailed on baseless charges, stop crackdown on dissidents

  14 Jan 2013 / Region: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Detail needed on labour camp ‘reforms’

  9 Jan 2013 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic: