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COLOMBIA: Lack of justice for victims of sexual violence gives green light to rapists

Victims of sexual violence in Colombia’s decades-long armed conflict face little hope of ever getting justice, Amnesty International said in a new report today. The Colombian authorities have...

Indecency charges against Tunisian woman in 'police rape' case should be dropped

The Tunisian authorities must drop indecency charges against a woman who was summoned to court yesterday after she had complained that police officers raped her earlier this month, Amnesty...

South Africa: Marikana mine killings inquiry must be 'robust and visibly impartial'

The powers of the Commission of Inquiry appointed to investigate the deaths of 44 people near Lonmin’s Marikana mine last month must be clarified to ensure justice and redress for all those affected...

Amnesty International and Greenpeace call for UK criminal investigation into Trafigura

Trafigura, the multinational company behind the 2006 dumping of toxic waste in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, resulting in over 100,000 people seeking medical assistance, must be criminally investigated in...

Viet Nam: Bloggers' shocking prison sentences confirm worst fears

The harsh prison sentences handed down to three bloggers accused of spreading anti-state propaganda in Viet Nam are nothing short of a shameful attempt to silence dissent in the country, Amnesty...

BELARUS: Opposition under attack amid growing boycott of Sunday's elections

A spate of human rights violations targeting opposition supporters and journalists in Belarus is nothing more than a clumsy attempt to suppress opposition voices ahead of elections on Sunday 23...

Cartoonist David Shrigley designs 'balaclava' t-shirt in support of Pussy Riot

‘It’s an utter disgrace that Pussy Riot have been locked up for daring to voice their views’ - David Shrigley The celebrated visual artist David Shrigley has created a new design in support of jailed...

Scottish cartoonist David Shrigley designs 'balaclava' t-shirt in support of Pussy Riot

‘It’s an utter disgrace that Pussy Riot have been locked up for daring to voice their views’ - David Shrigley The celebrated Scottish visual artist David Shrigley has created a new design in support...

Italy: Rendition court case decision a step towards ending impunity

Yesterday’s decision by Italy’s High Court to uphold convictions against 22 CIA agents and a US military official for the 2003 abduction of Egyptian national Usama Mostafa Hassan Nasr - known as Abu...

Thai magazine editor arrested for Lese-Majeste must be released

Somyot Prueksakasemsuk ironically arrested under the very laws he had just launched a petition to have reviewed Magazine editor and human rights defender Somyot Prueksakasemsuk must be immediately...