News Release 2014

• International Secretariat USA-Cuba prisoner swap must spur historic human rights change

  25 Dec 2014 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Ban on political party another sign of shrinking space for freedom of expression

  25 Dec 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Yezidi women and girls face harrowing sexual violence

  24 Dec 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat Record number of UN member states back call for global end to executions

  24 Dec 2014 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat Arms Trade Treaty marks historic breakthrough for human rights after two-decade campaign

  22 Dec 2014 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Following Palestine’s approval as non state party to the Rome Statute : Amnesty International urges it to take the next crucial step and ratify

  18 Dec 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Sickening Taliban school attack highlights vulnerability of civilians

  17 Dec 2014 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Senate summary report on CIA detention programme must not be end of story

  16 Dec 2014 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Governments urged to resettle 5 per cent of refugees from Syria by end of 2015

  11 Dec 2014 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel's destruction of multistorey buildings: extensive, wanton and unjustified

  10 Dec 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Senate open inquiry into Amnesty International torture findings

  10 Dec 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Drop overblown charges and free 11 held for protest over ‘disappeared students’

  4 Dec 2014 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Serious risk of further human rights abuses at controversial Letpadaung mine

  3 Dec 2014 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA： Texas must halt ‘shameful’ execution of man with severe mental disability

  2 Dec 2014 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Hong Kong: Heavy-handed policing will only inflame protests

  1 Dec 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UN vote boosts support for a global moratorium on the death penalty

  29 Nov 2014 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Internet freedom faces new attack as China seeks to shape global web rules

  28 Nov 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Victory for Bhopal gas leak survivors as government promises additional compensation

  27 Nov 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Five years on, justice for Maguindanao massacre can’t wait

  26 Nov 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Respect the right to peaceful demonstration in wake of Ferguson decision

  26 Nov 2014 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Lack of truth, justice and reparations tarnishes Japan’s image

  25 Nov 2014 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Killing of worshippers at synagogue an ‘abhorrent attack’

  22 Nov 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Syrian refugees shot at border with hundreds of thousands destitute

  20 Nov 2014 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA：UN vote a crucial step to ensure perpetrators of crimes against humanity face justice

  20 Nov 2014 / Region: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA：Mauritania must end clamp down on anti-slavery activists

  20 Nov 2014 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Activist faces ‘subversion’ charge for supporting Hong Kong protests

  20 Nov 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：USA should use UN hearing to address ‘shocking accountability gap’ on torture

  17 Nov 2014 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Five years later, no convictions under landmark anti-torture law

  14 Nov 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Hollywood takes on corporate giants over Bhopal gas disaster

  13 Nov 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat HELLENIC REPUBLIC：Convictions following racist attack against Roma ‘first step to justice’

  12 Nov 2014 / Region: HELLENIC REPUBLIC / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：APEC leaders should urge China to release supporters of Hong Kong protests

  11 Nov 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Shelling deaths of children playing football in Donetsk must be investigated

  6 Nov 2014 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Civilian death toll rises as rebels embark on campaign of sporadic slaughter

  6 Nov 2014 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israeli forces displayed ‘callous indifference’ in deadly attacks on family homes in Gaza

  6 Nov 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA：Ethnic Oromos arrested, tortured and killed by the state in relentless repression of dissent

  29 Oct 2014 / Region: FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS：Forced returns of Somalis to al-Shabaab areas can amount to ‘death sentences’

  28 Oct 2014 / Region: KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat FRENCH REPUBLIC：Bobigny forced eviction set to leave Roma families homeless

  23 Oct 2014 / Region: FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:Forced Eviction

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Upholding blasphemy death sentence against Christian woman 'a grave injustice'

  21 Oct 2014 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Hong Kong: Police officers must face justice for attack on protester

  17 Oct 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Prisoner release ‘empty gesture’ as repression continues

  15 Oct 2014 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：must investigate police torture allegations and respect human rights in tourist murder probe

  15 Oct 2014 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi are true inspirations for standing up for children's rights

  15 Oct 2014 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat Death Penalty: Countries continue to execute people with mental and intellectual disabilities

  10 Oct 2014 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Women and girls attacked as police fail to protect peaceful protesters

  3 Oct 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA： Release supporters of Hong Kong protests

  2 Oct 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA：New deal with Australia signs away refugee rights

  2 Oct 2014 / Region: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：Sedition investigation into opposition leader politically motivated

  2 Oct 2014 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Hong Kong: Police response to student pro-democracy protest an alarming sign

  29 Sep 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UN: Landmark Arms Trade Treaty to become reality with 50th ratification

  29 Sep 2014 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat CZECH REPUBLIC：European Commission’s action against Czech Republic for discrimination in schools is a victory for rights, justice, and Roma

  26 Sep 2014 / Region: CZECH REPUBLIC / Topic:Rights of the Child

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China’s booming torture trade revealed

  25 Sep 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Deplorable life sentence for Uighur academic

  25 Sep 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：No let-up in spiral of repression 100 days after military takeover

  19 Sep 2014 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Authorities must end ‘relentless persecution’ of activist

  10 Sep 2014 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA：End use of archaic sedition law to curb freedom of expression

  9 Sep 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russian NGO branded as “foreign agent” after reporting on Russian military action in Ukraine

  5 Sep 2014 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：New administration must resolve killing of human rights defender Munir

  5 Sep 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Shocking rise in reports of torture and ill-treatment as authorities turn a blind eye

  5 Sep 2014 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel must scrap illegal land grab in the West Bank

  4 Sep 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat DOMINICAN REPUBLIC：Dominican Republic: Killings at the hands of the police rise while reforms stall

  4 Sep 2014 / Region: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat NATO Summit : Don’t leave Afghanistan with a legacy of impunity

  3 Sep 2014 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Three steps to achieve a lasting truce in Israel and Gaza

  2 Sep 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM：Police beatings outside court amid crackdown on activism

  30 Aug 2014 / Region: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Public execution’ in football stadium shows Libya’s descent into lawlessness

  30 Aug 2014 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Death row inmate freed after six years of trials and appeals

  29 Aug 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Secret execution as authorities ignore calls for reform

  29 Aug 2014 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Provide Rights Groups Access to Gaza

  22 Aug 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Arrest of General must break down wall of impunity for torture

  20 Aug 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Urgently investigate policing methods after use of lethal force in Missouri

  19 Aug 2014 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Humanitarian efforts failing the hundreds of thousands forced to flee ethnic cleansing in northern Iraq

  19 Aug 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：UK’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF LIMITED SUSPENSION OF ARMS LICENCES TO ISRAEL A ‘MASSIVE STEP BACKWARDS’

  14 Aug 2014 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：International Criminal Court key to breaking cycle of injustice for war crimes

  12 Aug 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA：Khmer Rouge trial verdict a crucial step towards justice

  12 Aug 2014 / Region: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat GUATEMALA：International Court exposes Guatemalan State role in horrific death of teenage girl

  8 Aug 2014 / Region: GUATEMALA / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA： Vedanta refinery expansion should not be approved without remediation, genuine consultation

  8 Aug 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF UGANDA：Anti-Homosexuality Law struck down in step towards stopping state-sponsored discrimination

  6 Aug 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF UGANDA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Stop arms transfers to Israel amid growing evidence of war crimes in Gaza

  4 Aug 2014 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY： Attack on UN school in Gaza a potential war crime that must be investigated

  4 Aug 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Another ‘botched’ execution, abolition the only solution

  1 Aug 2014 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Amnesty’s statements at the UN Human Rights Council Special Session on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

  25 Jul 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Refugees appeal against forced relocation to camps

  24 Jul 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Tragic loss of life must be impartially investigated

  24 Jul 2014 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Attacks on medical facilities and civilians add to war crime allegations

  23 Jul 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Evidence of spiralling sectarian killings and abductions

  16 Jul 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：UN must impose arms embargo and mandate an international investigation as civilian death toll rises

  15 Jul 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat Zambia: Court acquits two men accused of having sex ‘against the order of nature’

  14 Jul 2014 / Region: / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：All sides must protect civilians as conflict escalates

  11 Jul 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Media workers imprisoned in crackdown on free expression

  10 Jul 2014 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Testimonies point to dozens of revenge killings of Sunni detainees

  8 Jul 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Collective punishment will not bring the justice that murdered teens deserve

  3 Jul 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Grim outlook for human rights after a month of martial law

  28 Jun 2014 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat JAPAN： Secret execution a stain on justice system

  27 Jun 2014 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Hundreds of Indian construction workers possibly stranded in Iraq

  26 Jun 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Supreme Court overturns death sentence of woman who killed violent husband

  26 Jun 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Secret trial of prominent Uighur academic makes a mockery of justice

  26 Jun 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Egypt sentences a further 183 people to death in new purge of political opposition

  25 Jun 2014 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat World Refugee Day：UN Security Council’s “spectacular failures” cause millions to flee

  20 Jun 2014 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Amnesty International supports petition seeking justice for “comfort women”

  18 Jun 2014 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF PERU：Five years on from Bagua violence and still no justice for victims

  17 Jun 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF PERU / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Deepening repression as high-profile activist arrested, others summoned by military courts

  17 Jun 2014 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UN: Final push will bring landmark Arms Trade Treaty into force

  6 Jun 2014 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat FRENCH REPUBLIC：Forced evictions at Calais camps risk exacerbating health concerns

  6 Jun 2014 / Region: FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Dozens of disappeared civilians face ongoing torture at military prison

  3 Jun 2014 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Persecution of Tiananmen activists exposes President Xi’s reform lies

  29 May 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF UGANDA：Anti-Homosexuality Act’s Heavy Toll - Discriminatory Law Prompts Arrests, Attacks, Evictions, Flight

  28 May 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF UGANDA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Protest arrests set “dangerous precedent”, military regime must show restraint

  27 May 2014 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：UN: Russian and Chinese vetoes of Syria ICC resolution ‘callous’

  27 May 2014 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Syrian refugees in Lebanon desperate for health care amid international apathy

  24 May 2014 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SUDAN： ‘Abhorrent’ death sentence for woman on grounds of her religion

  24 May 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Martial Law must not become “blueprint for human rights violations”

  21 May 2014 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Turkish mine explosion: Tragedy should have been averted

  20 May 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:Business and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israeli forces display recklessness in killing of two protesters in West Bank

  19 May 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Detention of journalist for leaking state secrets a ‘smokescreen’

  16 May 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat Global crisis on torture exposed by new worldwide campaign

  13 May 2014 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat Brunei Darussalam: Revoke new Penal Code allowing stoning, whipping and amputation

  12 May 2014 / Region: / Topic:International human rights law

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Failure to uphold UN resolution requires decisive Council action

  12 May 2014 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Campaign of violence and abductions against civilians must end

  9 May 2014 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Hong Kong: The government has to put an end to the exploitation of migrant domestic workers.

  8 May 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Egypt unfair trial, death sentences make mockery of justice

  2 May 2014 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Abducted journalists and officials must be released

  28 Apr 2014 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Security operation must respect international standards on use of force

  26 Apr 2014 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat STATE OF QATAR：Foreign domestic workers in Qatar: Shocking cases of deception, forced labour, violence

  24 Apr 2014 / Region: STATE OF QATAR / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Lift ‘ludicrous’ restrictions on whistleblower Vanunu decade after release

  19 Apr 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russian court forces closure of prominent human rights NGO

  11 Apr 2014 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UN: Atrocities fuelled by inaction on Arms Trade Treaty promises

  8 Apr 2014 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Christian man sentenced to death under blasphemy law

  8 Apr 2014 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN：Fears of renewed government crackdown ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix

  4 Apr 2014 / Region: KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA：North Korea: UN vote a positive step to end crimes against humanity

  1 Apr 2014 / Region: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:International human rights law

  

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Appeal adds to 'psychological torture' of freed death row inmate Hakamada

  31 Mar 2014 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat Death penalty 2013: Small number of countries trigger global spike in executions

  27 Mar 2014 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Retrial of longest serving death row inmate must not be blocked

  27 Mar 2014 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Authorities have "blood on their hands" after activist's death

  27 Mar 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：More than 500 sentenced to death in ‘grotesque’ ruling

  26 Mar 2014 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA：Death toll will keep rising unless all sides commit to human rights

  20 Mar 2014 / Region: BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：OSCE Monitoring Mission needed to calm tensions and prevent further human rights violations

  13 Mar 2014 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC：New humanitarian crisis for those fleeing violence in CAR

  12 Mar 2014 / Region: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Yarmouk under siege---a horror story of war crimes, starvation and death

  11 Mar 2014 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Ukraine must prosecute the perpetrators of demonstration deaths

  4 Mar 2014 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY： ‘Trigger-happy’ Israeli army and police use reckless force in the West Bank

  28 Feb 2014 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF UGANDA：President Museveni Signs Anti-Homosexuality Bill

  25 Feb 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF UGANDA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：UN Security Council must not fail Syria’s besieged civilians again

  25 Feb 2014 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Deeply troubling accounts of shootings amid clashes

  24 Feb 2014 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC：Ethnic Cleansing and Sectarian Killings

  22 Feb 2014 / Region: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Nine new arrests near Sochi Olympics include Pussy Riot activists

  20 Feb 2014 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：momentum against death penalty continues as Washington State governor announces moratorium on executions

  19 Feb 2014 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC：Girl found amongst dead bodies after village massacre

  18 Feb 2014 / Region: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA：UN Security Council must act on crimes against humanity

  18 Feb 2014 / Region: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:International human rights law

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：IOC called to uphold human rights

  13 Feb 2014 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Officers in secret police detention cell play ‘torture roulette’ with inmates.

  13 Feb 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Platon Lebedev release welcome but falls short of justice

  30 Jan 2014 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Xu Zhiyong four year jail sentence “shameful”

  30 Jan 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat JAPAN：NHK chief’s sexual slavery comments an “insult”

  27 Jan 2014 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Obama recognizes global rights to privacy, still falls far short on safeguards

  24 Jan 2014 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Syria peace conference must act on allegations of 'industrial-scale' torture and killings in custody

  23 Jan 2014 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat Urgent steps must be taken to end Syrian humanitarian crisis

  23 Jan 2014 / Region: / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Close Guantánamo and end human rights hypocrisy

  21 Jan 2014 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：Move to outlaw human rights groups is an assault on freedom

  15 Jan 2014 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Stop arrests of trade union leaders and respect the rights of striking workers

  15 Jan 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE：Singapore must give fair hearing to migrants facing deportation over riot

  10 Jan 2014 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Reject legal threat to lifesaving Conflict Minerals Rule

  9 Jan 2014 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China’s “Re-education Through Labour” camps: Replacing one system of repression with another?

  7 Jan 2014 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic: