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Press releases in 2010

Uganda: Discrimination and financial barriers stop victims of sexual violence accessing justice

Amnesty International has urged the Ugandan authorities to provide support for Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights seeking justice for sexual and domestic violence in its new...

Kyrgyzstan: The authorities must refrain from unlawful use of force

Amnesty International is calling on the authorities in Kyrgyzstan not to use excessive force in their attempts to end protests in the capital Bishkek and other Kyrgyz cities that have reportedly...

Europe must break cycle of discrimination facing Roma, Amnesty says ahead of EU Roma Summit

Amnesty International is calling on the European Union (EU) and its member states to take concrete action to break the cycle of discrimination, poverty and exclusion experienced by Roma communities in...

Egypt: Security force violence against pro-democracy protestors condemned

Amnesty International has condemned arrests, detentions and violence meted out against peaceful protesters in Egypt, after more than 90 people were detained in Cairo yesterday for taking part in...

Burma: ASEAN leaders should act over Burma's appalling record

ASEAN’s reputation under threat over its inaction Burma’s appalling human rights record is a serious breach of the Association of South Eastern Asian Nations (ASEAN) charter and should top the agenda...

Yemen: Exclusive new images show scale of destruction from Yemeni and Saudi bombardments

Photos of ‘Scorched Earth’ destruction available The scale of the devastation caused by Yemeni and Saudi Arabian aerial bombardments of the northern Yemeni region of Sa’dah has been revealed in...