Web pages about "Discrimination"

Czech anti-Roma demonstrators clash with police - 19 November 2008

About 500 demonstrators linked to the far right Czech Workers Party, tried to attack a Roma community in the town of Litvinov.

Turkey urged to respect LGBT people's right to freedom of association - 18 November 2008

A local court in Istanbul ordered the closure of the Turkish lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender solidarity organization, Lambda Istanbul. Such a closure violates the right to freedom of association.

Israeli army relaxes restrictions on humanitarian aid to Gaza - 17 November 2008

The Israeli army allowed a limited number of trucks carrying humanitarian assistance into Gaza for the first time in two weeks on Monday.

There’s no pride in silence: domestic and sexual violence against women in Armenia - 13 November 2008

National surveys suggest that more than a quarter of women in Armenia have faced physical violence at the hands of husbands or other family members.

Video: Irene Khan discusses mission to Chile - 12 November 2008

Amnesty International's Secretary General Irene Khan led a mission to Chile in at the beginning of November to assess the country’s human rights situation.

Amnesty International assesses human rights in Chile - 7 November 2008

Amnesty International’s Secretary General Irene Khan has issued an assessment of the human rights situation in the country and a set of recommendations addressed to the Chilean government.

WOZA activists released on bail in Zimbabwe - 6 November 2008

The leaders of Zimbabwean activist movement, Women of Zimbabwe Arise, have been released on bail after three weeks in detention.

Amnesty International visits Chile 10 years after Pinochet arrest - 4 November 2008

Amnesty International's Secretary General Irene Khan is leading a mission to Chile to assess the country’s human rights situation.

Japan urged to restore dignity to WWII "comfort women" - 3 November 2008

The UN Human Rights Committee has called on the Government of the Japan to restore dignity to the survivors of Japan’s military sexual slavery system.

Jordan – protect the rights of women domestic migrant workers - 28 October 2008

Tens of thousands of women migrant domestic workers in Jordan face isolation, exploitation and abuse, with little or no protection from the state.