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Feb 14 2013 11:19AM
Women human rights defenders threatened, Columbia

UA 37/13 13 February 2013 URGENT ACTION AMR 23/006/2013 WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS THREATENED COLOMBIA Gloria Amparo Suárez (f) and her sons (m), Yolanda Becerra (f) Gloria Amparo Suárez and Yolanda Becerra, from the women’s human...

Feb 13 2013 1:28PM
Global arms trade contributes to use of child soldiers

Halting the use of child soldiers in conflicts is just one of a series of compelling reasons for states to adopt a strong Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), Amnesty International said to mark the International Day against the Use of Child...

Feb 13 2013 1:21PM
EU shares AI's concern for Roma in Serbia

The EU Delegation in Serbia emphasised the utmost need to avoid creation of segregated resettlement of the Roma communities. On 24 December 2012, the EU Delegation in Serbia made a public statement on their opposition to the...

Feb 11 2013 4:32PM
We're all coming together to fight the death penalty. And it's working!

I've been doing death penalty work for a long time, and I've watched and been part of the evolution of the movement for abolition both as a filmmaker, and campaigner. It might just be that it has my full attention at the moment because...

Feb 10 2013 11:49AM
Chinese Authorities Criminalize Tibetans for "Inciting" Self-Immolations, and more

China Human Rights Briefing February 1-7, 2013 Contents Arbitrary Detention • Tibetans Harshly Sentenced as Courts Enforce Criminalization of Self-Immolation Protests Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment &...