News Release 2015

• International Secretariat HELLENIC REPUBLIC：Historic recognition of same-sex relationships

  28 Dec 2015 / Region: HELLENIC REPUBLIC / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Guilty verdict against lawyer Pu Zhiqiang a gross injustice

  25 Dec 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Communist Party ban decisive blow for freedom of speech in the country

  25 Dec 2015 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION： Russia’s shameful failure to acknowledge civilian killings

  24 Dec 2015 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Two men hanged as disgraceful executions continue

  18 Dec 2015 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA：Sentencing of six men for same-sex relations highlights state’s entrenched homophobia

  18 Dec 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Child ‘raped with wooden stick by police officers’ must be released

  17 Dec 2015 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：US Ambassador probe highlights ‘absurd’ restrictions on freedom of expression

  16 Dec 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat STATE OF ERITREA：Refugees fleeing indefinite conscription must be given safe haven

  11 Dec 2015 / Region: STATE OF ERITREA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA：Sweeping crackdown signals abuse of emergency measures

  10 Dec 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat Arming ‘Islamic State’

  9 Dec 2015 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat MONGOLIA：Historic vote abolishes death penalty

  8 Dec 2015 / Region: MONGOLIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat Human Rights in Climate Pact Under Fire

  7 Dec 2015 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat STATE OF QATAR：Five years of human rights failure shames FIFA and Qatar

  4 Dec 2015 / Region: STATE OF QATAR / Topic:

• Open Letter REPARATION FOR SURVIVORS OF JAPAN'S MILITARY SEXUAL SLAVERY SYSTEM

  4 Dec 2015 / Region: / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS：Marriage equality campaigners celebrate hard-won victory on civil unions

  3 Dec 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：Coalition used UK cruise missile in unlawful airstrike. UK should stop selling air-to-ground munitions to Saudi Arabia-led forces

  3 Dec 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：Fresh hope for justice for 10-year-old boy shot dead in military police operation

  27 Nov 2015 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：PAKISTAN TO HIT SHAMEFUL MILESTONE OF 300 EXECUTIONS LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER RETURNING TO THE DEATH PENALTY

  26 Nov 2015 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Boko Haram attacks: End these shocking acts of brutality

  24 Nov 2015 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：TORTURE AND FORCED CONFESSIONS RAMPANT AMID SYSTEMATIC TRAMPLING OF LAWYERS’ RIGHTS

  19 Nov 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Investigate apparent extrajudicial execution at Hebron hospital

  18 Nov 2015 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat Republic of Lebanon：Beirut bombings reveal appalling disregard for human life

  16 Nov 2015 / Region: Republic of Lebanon / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat G20 leaders must show statesmanship in the wake of Paris tragedy

  16 Nov 2015 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat NEW ZEALAND：Misguided Israeli-Palestinian peace resolution threatens justice for war crimes

  13 Nov 2015 / Region: NEW ZEALAND / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：151 EXECUTED THIS YEAR IN HIGHEST RECORDED TOLL IN NEARLY TWO DECADES

  13 Nov 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：Brazilian cluster munitions suspected in Saudi Arabia-led coalition attack

  10 Nov 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE：Pregnant schoolgirls excluded from school and banned from exams

  10 Nov 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES：Maldives: State of emergency an alarming development in continuing crackdown on human rights

  9 Nov 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES / Topic:

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：State profits from crimes against humanity as policy of enforced disappearances drives black market

  5 Nov 2015 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Niger Delta: Shell’s manifestly false claims about oil pollution exposed, again

  5 Nov 2015 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israeli forces in Occupied Palestinian Territories must end pattern of unlawful killings

  31 Oct 2015 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat AUSTRALIA：DAMNING EVIDENCE OF OFFICIALS' INVOLVEMENT IN TRANSNATIONAL CRIME UNCOVERED

  31 Oct 2015 / Region: AUSTRALIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat TURKMENISTAN：Mass forced evictions blight upcoming Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

  29 Oct 2015 / Region: TURKMENISTAN / Topic:Forced Eviction

• International Secretariat SOUTHEAST ASIA: PERSECUTED ROHINGYA REFUGEES FROM MYANMAR SUFFER HORRIFIC ABUSES AT SEA

  27 Oct 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat HUNDREDS OF REFUGEES STRANDED IN DIRE CONDITIONS ON CROATIA/SLOVENIA BORDER

  23 Oct 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Immediately release two people detained for mocking army on Facebook

  21 Oct 2015 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA：must halt escalating campaign against human rights defenders

  21 Oct 2015 / Region: BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：Report reveals endemic judicial flaws in death penalty cases

  17 Oct 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN： IMPRISONED CARTOONIST SUBJECTED TO FORCED ‘VIRGINITY TEST’

  16 Oct 2015 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat Catastrophic moral failure as rich countries leave millions of refugees to cruel and uncertain fates

  15 Oct 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC：COMPANIES MUST NOT PROFIT FROM BLOOD DIAMONDS

  10 Oct 2015 / Region: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Bombing of Kunduz hospital a deplorable loss of life that must be investigated

  7 Oct 2015 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Harrowing accounts emerge of the Taliban’s reign of terror in Kunduz

  7 Oct 2015 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Court Should Overturn Decision Limiting Corporate Transparency

  7 Oct 2015 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Justice denied: Japanese prisoner dies after 46 years on death row

  6 Oct 2015 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

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

  2 Oct 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：Fifty Years on, Victims of ’65 Still Waiting for Truth, Justice and Reparation

  29 Sep 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF NEPAL：POLICE RESTRAINT URGED AS AT LEAST 20 MORE SHOT AMID CONSTITUTION-RELATED PROTESTS

  29 Sep 2015 / Region: FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF NEPAL / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON：Hundreds slaughtered by Boko Haram and abused by security forces

  25 Sep 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY：Children separated from families by police amid border chaos

  21 Sep 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat CUBA：Cuba at a human rights crossroads as Pope Francis prepares to visit the country Experts available for interview

  21 Sep 2015 / Region: CUBA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF POLAND：abandoning hundreds of victims of hate crimes

  18 Sep 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF POLAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat UN peacekeeper reform plan falls short on sex abuse

  17 Sep 2015 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, INCLUDING KOSOVO：Vučić promise to Merkel will drive deported Roma into poverty

  16 Sep 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, INCLUDING KOSOVO / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：‘Vindictive’ ruling keeps whistle-blower Vanunu under house arrest

  15 Sep 2015 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:

• International Secretariat BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA：SENTENCE AGAINST OPPOSITION LEADER SHOWS UTTER LACK OF JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE

  15 Sep 2015 / Region: BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：KILLING OF 13-YEAR-OLD BOY IN POLICE SHOOTOUT SHOWS RECKLESS SECURITY STRATEGY

  12 Sep 2015 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:

• International Secretariat Drastic change in response needed to tackle refugee crisis

  11 Sep 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：LIMITS TO USE OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT MUST BE CATALYST FOR SWEEPING CHANGE IN PRISONS

  9 Sep 2015 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Guilty verdict against Al Jazeera journalists affront to justice

  9 Sep 2015 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Amnesty calls for release of three journalists working for VICE in Turkey

  7 Sep 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Acquittal of Phuketwan journalists small step in the right direction

  6 Sep 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Dalit sisters ordered to be raped

  4 Sep 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE：Trial of academic and editor over Facebook post makes mockery of justice

  3 Sep 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：AFGHAN CIVILIAN KILLINGS REQUIRE RIGOROUS, THOROUGH INVESTIGATION

  2 Sep 2015 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• International Secretariat THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA：Calm at the border but uncertain fate for refugees and asylum-seekers’ onward journey

  29 Aug 2015 / Region: THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA：Anti-slavery activist’s harsh sentence upheld on appeal

  28 Aug 2015 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：BLOODY TRAIL OF CIVILIAN DEATH AND DESTRUCTION PAVED WITH EVIDENCE OF WAR CRIMES

  26 Aug 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat Arms Trade Treaty impact to be decided at Mexico conference

  25 Aug 2015 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• International Secretariat EU: New Frontex report underscores urgent need for safe and legal routes to Europe

  22 Aug 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Military trial and death penalty fears mount for 41 detained after Goma airport attack

  21 Aug 2015 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:

• International Secretariat Global movement votes to adopt policy to protect human rights of sex workers

  19 Aug 2015 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TURKEY：Fresh evidence of casualties underscores need for impartial investigation into Turkish airstrikes in Kandil Mountains.

  18 Aug 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Shell must match government’s commitment to clean oil spills

  17 Aug 2015 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：UN resolution on chemical weapons a vital step towards justice for war crimes

  15 Aug 2015 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC：UN troops implicated in rape of girl and indiscriminate killings must be investigated

  14 Aug 2015 / Region: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI：Burundi Shooting of human rights activist increases climate of fear

  12 Aug 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Authorities show callous disregard for imprisoned journalist by denying appropriate medical care

  7 Aug 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE RELEASED IN AMNESTY BUT SCORES REMAIN BEHIND BARS

  6 Aug 2015 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY：CHANGE TO ASYLUM LAW PUTS TENS OF THOUSANDS AT RISK

  5 Aug 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Arrest of two Human Rights Defenders for organizing demonstrations

  3 Aug 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Macabre revelation on mass graves underscores ongoing failure in case of Ayotzinapa disappeared

  1 Aug 2015 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：UK giving green light for corporate crime

  31 Jul 2015 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Gaza: Cutting edge investigation points to Israeli war crimes in Rafah on ‘Black Friday’

  30 Jul 2015 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CHILE：New hopes for justice for Pinochet-era victims after charges and arrests

  30 Jul 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CHILE / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON：Indiscriminate attacks mark dangerous turn in regional conflict

  27 Jul 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE：End the death penalty after 10-year execution hiatus

  27 Jul 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA：Quash ‘insurrection’ ruling against opposition activists following unfair trial

  24 Jul 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：10 CHRISTIAN WOMEN AT RISK OF FLOGGING FOR ‘INDECENT DRESS’

  18 Jul 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：must not send Uighurs to Chinese torture

  16 Jul 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat EU: Dramatic fall in death toll as Med search-and-rescue operations save thousands

  14 Jul 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Dozens of human rights lawyers targeted in nationwide crackdown

  14 Jul 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Investigate new evidence that a military order may have provoked massacre of 22 people

  12 Jul 2015 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Supreme Court Upholds Use of Execution Drug, but Two Justices Question Constitutionality of Death Penalty Itself

  10 Jul 2015 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC：Amnesty International urges Laos to undertake a thorough and independent investigation into the enforced disappearance of Sombath Somphone

  9 Jul 2015 / Region: LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat South East Asia: Inaction paves the way for future refugee disaster

  7 Jul 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Generation of young activists imprisoned in ruthless bid to crush dissent

  3 Jul 2015 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA：Detained activists must be immediately released

  2 Jul 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA：Investigate alleged police abuses after protesters doused with water cannon and arrested

  30 Jun 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA：Allowing Al-Bashir to evade justice shows total disregard for the law

  29 Jun 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：UN Gaza conflict report a key step towards justice for victims on both sides

  27 Jun 2015 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON：End six-month illegal detention of 84 children held following Quranic school raid

  26 Jun 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON / Topic:

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Authorities deceiving the public by resuming executions

  25 Jun 2015 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Myanmar's media stifled by climate of fear

  19 Jun 2015 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Every lash of Raif Badawi defies international law

  18 Jun 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat Latvia Speak up to guarantee safety of EuroPride rally

  17 Jun 2015 / Region: / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat ITALIAN REPUBLIC：Ground-breaking court victory for Romani people underscores authorites’ failure to protect rights

  16 Jun 2015 / Region: ITALIAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY：Increased international pressure to save pregnant raped girl

  16 Jun 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Albert Woodfox's imminent release, a triumph for human rights

  14 Jun 2015 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Homophobic violence mars gay pride rally in Kyiv

  14 Jun 2015 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat TAIWAN：Six executed in politically motivated decision

  11 Jun 2015 / Region: TAIWAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Drop draft law aimed at stifling NGOs

  9 Jun 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Pardoned torture victim 'overwhelmed’ by campaign to spare his life

  9 Jun 2015 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：must bolster protection for aid workers

  6 Jun 2015 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF NEPAL：End discrimination in earthquake relief effort

  4 Jun 2015 / Region: FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF NEPAL / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SWEDEN：Sharp criticism by Parliamentary Ombudsman of Skåne police database of Romanis

  3 Jun 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF SWEDEN / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Gaza Palestinians tortured, summarily killed by Hamas forces during 2014 conflict

  1 Jun 2015 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF PERU：The price of protest must not be death

  30 May 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF PERU / Topic:

• International Secretariat 'Mandela Rules' on prisoner treatment adopted in landmark revision of UN standards

  29 May 2015 / Region: / Topic:International human rights law

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Arrests on coup anniversary are a stark reminder of ongoing repression

  28 May 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF IRELAND：MAKES HISTORY AND SAYS YES TO MARRIAGE EQUALITY

  27 May 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRELAND / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

  

• International Secretariat South East Asia: Necessary U-turn on refugee boats still leaves thousands at risk

  23 May 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Drop politically motivated charges against prominent human rights lawyer

  22 May 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat UNITED ARAB EMIRATES：Three sisters released after three months in secret detention for tweeting

  21 May 2015 / Region: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Court recommends death sentences for Morsi, more than 100 others

  20 May 2015 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat South East Asia: Immediately step up efforts to rescue thousands at grave risk at sea

  18 May 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN：Decade-long wait for justice for victims of Central Asia’s forgotten massacre

  16 May 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Authorities wrecking lives by jailing conscientious objectors

  15 May 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC：New Constitution should leave no space for impunity

  14 May 2015 / Region: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE：Ebola regulations and other laws must not be used to curtail freedom of expression and assembly

  13 May 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：US court rules NSA mass surveillance illegal

  12 May 2015 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY：Raped 10-year-old must be allowed an abortion

  8 May 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI：Brutal clampdown on human rights in run-up to the elections

  8 May 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：One hundred people sent to the gallows since death penalty moratorium lifted

  2 May 2015 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN：sentences activist ahead of European Games

  1 May 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA： KwaThema and Khayelitsha to screen award-winning documentary exposing hate crimes against lesbian women

  1 May 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：“Reprehensible” executions show complete disregard for human rights safeguards

  30 Apr 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Landmark domestic violence verdict overshadowed by persecution of women’s rights activists

  29 Apr 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：More than three quarters of surveyed U.S. companies fail to meet requirements of landmark conflict minerals law

  28 Apr 2015 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Verdict for ousted president points to sham trial

  28 Apr 2015 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:

• International Secretariat EL SALVADOR：No amnesty for human rights violations

  28 Apr 2015 / Region: EL SALVADOR / Topic:

• International Secretariat CZECH REPUBLIC：Systematic discrimination against Romani children in schools

  25 Apr 2015 / Region: CZECH REPUBLIC / Topic:Rights of the Child

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Three police officers charged with torture in landmark case – an opportunity for justice

  24 Apr 2015 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Deplorable prison sentence against prominent journalist an attack on press freedom

  24 Apr 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA：Urgently take steps to combat impunity for xenophobic violence

  23 Apr 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat Rising death toll prompts Europe to act

  21 Apr 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat Hundreds Feared Dead in Latest Mediterranean Tragedy

  21 Apr 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：executes Indonesian woman with suspected mental illness

  20 Apr 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF NORWAY：High hopes for a watershed moment on transgender rights

  18 Apr 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF NORWAY / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：New anti-terrorism law a shocking onslaught against human rights

  16 Apr 2015 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：Two women convicted under internet law for social media posts

  15 Apr 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Release on bail of five women’s rights activists an incomplete step

  14 Apr 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：New evidence of summary killings of captured soldiers must spark urgent investigations

  14 Apr 2015 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Suspected unlawful killings by Andhra Pradesh police must be investigated

  11 Apr 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, INCLUDING KOSOVO：Forcibly evicted Roma still awaiting resettlement despite EU millions

  10 Apr 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, INCLUDING KOSOVO / Topic:Forced Eviction

• International Secretariat Joan Baez and Ai Weiwei to receive top Award from Amnesty International

  10 Apr 2015 / Region: / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Preposterous 25-year prison sentence for criticizing royal family

  8 Apr 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Government and international community turning their back on women human rights defenders

  7 Apr 2015 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF KENYA：University attack highlights security failures

  7 Apr 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE：Sierra Leone: Let pregnant girls take exams

  7 Apr 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE / Topic:Reproductive Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：At least six civilians burn to death in further airstrikes overnight

  3 Apr 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SPAIN：Two-pronged assault targets rights and freedoms of Spanish citizens, migrants and refugees

  2 Apr 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF SPAIN / Topic:

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY：blanket prohibition for teachers to wear religious and cultural symbols or dress is unconstitutional

  1 Apr 2015 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：“Buddha bar” guilty verdict another blow to freedom of expression

  31 Mar 2015 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat MALAYSIA：Scores of arrests point to escalating crackdown

  30 Mar 2015 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Torture victim released after two decades behind bars

  27 Mar 2015 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Scrap death sentence for juvenile offender to prove UN review more than a ‘PR stunt’

  26 Mar 2015 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：83% of lights out after four years of crisis

  25 Mar 2015 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Violent police crackdown against protesters must end

  25 Mar 2015 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Mexico must face up and investigate widespread torture after scathing UN report

  20 Mar 2015 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA：Deadly assault in Tunis shows utter disregard for life

  20 Mar 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Drop charges against five women detained for campaigning against sexual harassment

  19 Mar 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Syria: Evidence of a fresh war crime as chlorine gas attack kills entire family

  19 Mar 2015 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Thousands at risk of execution after Pakistan’s ‘shameful retreat to the gallows’

  18 Mar 2015 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat SLOVAK REPUBLIC： Justice still pending for Romani boys abused at police station in 2009

  18 Mar 2015 / Region: SLOVAK REPUBLIC / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Egypt carries out first execution of Morsi supporter following controversial trial

  13 Mar 2015 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Three more executions add to unprecedented spike in death penalty

  12 Mar 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Man forcibly blinded in one eye in 'unspeakably cruel' retribution punishment

  11 Mar 2015 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Scrap ‘race and religion laws’ that could fuel discrimination and violence

  11 Mar 2015 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Draconian anti-terror law an assault on human rights

  9 Mar 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• International Secretariat UNITED ARAB EMIRATES：UAE Three women held in secret detention over tweets

  5 Mar 2015 / Region: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：Northern Ireland: Draconian Abortion Law Harshest in Europe

  5 Mar 2015 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：Peaceful protesters targets of Huthis’ disturbing ‘torture-tactics’

  5 Mar 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Murder of Boris Nemtsov must be meaningfully investigated

  2 Mar 2015 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Lèse-majesté convictions ‘an assault on freedom of expression’

  27 Feb 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:

• International Secretariat Global response to atrocities by states and armed groups ‘shameful and ineffective’

  25 Feb 2015 / Region: / Topic:

• International Secretariat European Commission’s announcement on migration: Right words, but no solutions

  24 Feb 2015 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Cold-blooded murder of Copts in Libya a war crime

  21 Feb 2015 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Pennsylvania Governor Announces Moratorium on Executions

  20 Feb 2015 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Guantánamo 9/11 military hearing halted after defendant claims court interpreter worked at CIA black site

  18 Feb 2015 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Guilty verdict in migrant domestic worker abuse trial a ‘damning indictment’ of authorities’ failure

  16 Feb 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Women's Rights

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY：Authorities must end unprecedented crackdown on NGOs

  13 Feb 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Confirmation of 183 death sentences ‘outrageous’

  11 Feb 2015 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat DOMINICAN REPUBLIC：no more hope for tens of thousands stateless and at risk of expulsion if residence deadline expires

  9 Feb 2015 / Region: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

  

• International Secretariat UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：UK must end cover-up of Diego Garcia interrogations

  6 Feb 2015 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN：Killing of Jordanian pilot ‘abhorrent’ but ‘revenge executions’ not the answer

  5 Feb 2015 / Region: HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH：Excessive police force not the answer to horrific petrol bomb attacks

  4 Feb 2015 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat UNION OF MYANMAR：Freedom for all prisoners of conscience must follow activist’s release

  2 Feb 2015 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat FRENCH REPUBLIC：Newly announced “anti-terror measures” put human rights at risk

  30 Jan 2015 / Region: FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Law on ‘undesirable organizations’ will further tighten the noose on dissent

  27 Jan 2015 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：First executions under new president retrograde step for rights

  25 Jan 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF UGANDA：Impending transfer of suspected LRA commander to ICC offers opportunity for justice

  21 Jan 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF UGANDA / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE： Forced evictions must stop immediately

  20 Jan 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE / Topic:Forced Eviction

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Flogging of Raif Badawi in Saudi Arabia ‘vicious act of cruelty’

  19 Jan 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Individual at risk

  

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF SWEDEN：Free Albert Woodfox – Swedish artist Meja releases new single to support Amnesty International’s campaign.

  15 Jan 2015 / Region: KINGDOM OF SWEDEN / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat UKRAINE：Investigate deadly artillery strike on civilian bus

  15 Jan 2015 / Region: UKRAINE / Topic:Regional conflict

  

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：Senate hearing should be first step to tackling endemic torture

  14 Jan 2015 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Retaliation against Palestine’s welcome accession to ICC must stop

  14 Jan 2015 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Retrial of Al Jazeera journalists must pave way to their unconditional freedom

  10 Jan 2015 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

  

• International Secretariat FRENCH REPUBLIC：‘Dark day for freedom of expression’ as gunmen attack satirical newspaper

  8 Jan 2015 / Region: FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:

  

• International Secretariat FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Long-awaited victory as Shell finally pays out £55 million over Niger Delta oil spills

  8 Jan 2015 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

  

• International Secretariat ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN： Executions not the answer to combating terrorism

  8 Jan 2015 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty