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India: Investigate police crackdown on workers at Vedanta’s refinery site

3 September 2010 Public Statement Indian authorities should order an independent andimpartial investigation into the police crackdown on retrench...


Amnesty International on torture in the hands of police

Philippine policeresponsible for torture must be prosecuted The Philippine government should ensure that police officers responsible fortorture shown ...


AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATES INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S WEEK WITH MASKARAS THE BEAT OF BATOKADAS

PRESS RELEASE8 August 2010 Hundreds of Amnesty International members, Indigenous Peoples (IP) Groups ,supportersand other NGOs gathered at the Ba...


Maskara at Batokada: Indigenous People's Week Kick Off March

 Join Amnesty International’s celebration of the Indigenous People’s (IP) Week!We invite you to a festive celebration to the beat of ...


Philippines: New justice secretary must tackle political killings and “enforced disappearances”

Press Release5 July 2010 Philippines: New justice secretary must tackle political killings and “enforced disappearances” As the ...


Open Letter of Amnesty International Sections to President Benigno Aquino III

30 June 2010 His Excellency Benigno SimeonAquino IIIPresidentRepublic of the Philippines  Dear Mr. President,  Amnesty Internation...


Amnesty International welcomes Aquino, gives recommendations for first 100 days

 1 July 2010 PRESS RELEASE  In an open letter addressed to the newly inauguratedPresident Benigno Simeon Aquino III, leaders of Am...


Amnesty International criticizes PGMA for the justice gap and challenges PNoy to curb HRVs

Press Release21 June 2010Absence of justice for victims of extrajudicial executions and enforceddisappearances is a legacy of the Arroyo government, s...


Amnesty International criticizes PGMA for the justice gap and challenges PNoy to curb HRVs

Press Release21 June 2010Absence of justice for victims of extrajudicial executions and enforceddisappearances is a legacy of the Arroyo government, s...


Amnesty International says government must not ignore human rights in efforts to develop and end poverty

Press Release 18 June 2010 “Amnesty International believes that economic solutions alone cannot fully address the deprivati...


Amnesty International appeals to the newly proclaimed P-Noy to end lawlessness and landlessness in Mindanao

Press Release 11 June 2010 Amnesty International Philippines holds its last press conference for the Mindanao leg of its State of t...


Amnesty International calls on President elect Aquino to focus attention on Mindanao

Press Release     9 June 2010   Amnesty International Philippines launched in Pagadian City two rep...


Amnesty launches 2010 Report on global human rights situation in Zamboanga City

Press Release   7 June 2010   “The world faces a global justice gap – made worse by power poli...


REPORT 2010: GLOBAL JUSTICE GAP CONDEMNS MILLIONS TO ABUSE

PRESSRELEASEUnder strict embargo for23.01 GMT Wednesday 26 May 2010 / 00.01 BST - British Summer Time – Thursday 27May 2010REPORT 2010: GLOBALJU...


Philippine Election marred by political killings

Candidates in the Philippines presidential electionshould outline their plans to combat political violence which has resulted inthe killing of at leas...


Amnesty International urges government authorities and candidates: Do not be obstacles to the Free exercise of the Right to Vote

Press Release 30 April 2010Amnesty International, a Nobel Peace awardee human rights watchdog, urged government authorities and candidates in the...


Amnesty urges Filipinos to make the Right vote

Press Release 24 April 2010   More than two hundred individual members of Amnesty International Philippines (AIPh) representing differ...


Philippines: Handling of Maguindanao massacre case raises concerns about justice system

AMNESTYINTERNATIONALPublic Statement21 April 2010Dropping thecharges against two prominent members of the Ampatuan family charged withinvolvement in t...


ASEAN leaders should act over Myanmar’s appalling rights record

AMNESTYINTERNATIONAL PressRelease Underembargo: 7 April 2010, 17:01 GMT (8 April 2010, 00:01 GMT+7) Myanmar’sappalling human rights record is a ...


ASEAN human rights commission stumbles at first hurdle

AMNESTY INTERNATIONALPUBLICSTATEMENT 30March 2010 AIIndex: IOR 64/001/2010Amnesty International has expressed disappointment atthe refusal by the ASEA...


League of Arab States: Address human rights abuses and impunity in armed conflicts

PUBLICSTATEMENT AIIndex: IOR 65/001/2010 26March 2010Onthe eve of the League of Arab States (LAS) summit, to be held on 27 March inSirte, Libya, Amnes...


Malaysia: End abuse of migrant workers

AMNESTYINTERNATIONAL PRESSRELEASE March24 2010 “Every nightwe sleep on the concrete—no blanket, no mattress,&rdquo...


Amnesty International calls on states parties to achieve key benchmarks before the Review Conference of the Rome Statute

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLICSTATEMENT 22March 2010   AIIndex: IOR53/005/2010 Amnesty International today called on all 110 statesthat have r...


Amnesty International says victims of domestic violence denied access to justice, despite RA 9262

 Press Release08 March 2010Victims of rape, sexual and domestic violence worldwide are deniedaccess to justice due to gender discrimination and a...


London coalition slams Arroyo's failure to disband militias

AmnestyInternational PressRelease 4March 2010In London yesterday, an international coalition of human rights groups andlabour unions urged P...


AMNESTY URGES PRESIDENTIABLES FOR A CLEAR HUMAN RIGHTS AGENDA

PRESS RELEASE02 March 2010February 9marked the start of the presidential campaigning period. The country has seenand felt the presence of the presiden...


Make Human Rights A Priority: Amnesty International's Agenda for the May 2010 Elections

Amnesty International’s recommendations to all candidates in the Philippine presidential election1.   End extrajudicial execution...


AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ON ITS WORK WITH MOAZZAM BEGG AND CAGEPRISONERS

11 February 2010The comment below is by Amnesty International's interim Secretary General Claudio Cordone.There has been a lot of controversy in the m...


PHILIPPINES: CANDIDATES NEED TO DIVULGE THEIR POSITIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS

AMNESTY INTERNATIONALPUBLIC STATEMENT9 February 2010The worst pre-election violencein Philippine history – the Maguindanao massacre – has ...


Malaysia: Opposition leader Anwar faces ‘show trial’

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 29 January 2010 Amnesty International has urged the Malaysian authorities to drop politically motivate...


Governments must be held to account for secret detentions

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 27 January 2010 Amnesty International today called on all states to take concrete steps to end secre...


European states must take concrete steps to help close Guantánamo

11 January 2010   Leading human rights organizations today urged more European states to accept detainees held at the US deten...


Salil Shetty next Secretary General of Amnesty International

Amnesty International has appointed Salil Shetty as its next Secretary General. Shetty, an Indian national,  has been the Director of...


Bike for women’s rights, stop violence against women!

Amnesty International Philippines Press Release 13 December 2009   Amnesty International Philippines (AIPh) was join...


padyaKarapatan para sa mga Kababaihan

THE SEVEN CITY – TOUR  500 Cyclist will traverse a 78 – km route around Metro Manila to celebrate life and women&rsquo...


Amnesty International celebrates life on human rights day

Amnesty International Philippines Human Rights Day Press Release 10 December 2009     Amnesty Intern...


Human Rights Day Mob

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PHILIPPINES HOLDS A FLASH MOB DANCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY TO CELEBRATE LIFE!   A FLASH MOB is a large gr...


Amnesty says government must set out clear timetable for end of martial law and disband paramilitaries

AMNESTYINTERNATIONAL PRESSRELEASE 08 December 2009 The Philippine authorities should immediately establish a clear and short timetable for an end...


Amnesty will lukso and singgit with young people in Visayas and Mindanao

Amnesty InternationalPhilippinesPress Release27 November 2009 A youth conference geared at developing young people towards active participation o...


Philippines: Witness protection needed to ensure justice for victims of massacre

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 26 November 2009The Philippine government must urgently ensure that witnesses are protected followi...


Philippines: Abduction and killings of journalists and politicians must be investigated

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE November 23rd 2009 Amnesty International condemns the killings of at least 21 civilians, including...


Amnesty says DENR actions that disempower indigenous peoples must end now

Amnesty International Philippines Press Release 23 November 2009 Amnesty International Philippines is deeply concerned about ...


Amnesty says the government must take action to defend Freedom of Information

Press Release 09 November 2009   “Respecting freedom is a better strategy for development than repression.” ...


Pakistan: Amnesty International condemns today’s deadly bombing in Peshawar

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT   29 October 2009 At least 80 civilians were killed and 200 injured when a car bomb...


Taleban Must immediately stop targeting civilians in Afghanistan

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT 28 October 2009   Amnesty International condemns the Taleban’s ...


Amnesty International urges ASEAN leaders to genuinely protect human rights in the region

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT 24 October 2009 Amnesty International urges the newly-established ASEAN Inter-Gover...


Philippine government must act to end forced and violent evictions in mining-affected areas

22 October 2009 Amnesty International Philippines Press Release Amnesty International Philippines (AIPh) strongly condemns th...


World Day for the Eradication of Poverty: Amnesty says people’s powerlessness makes them poor

  17 October 2009   Amnesty International Philippines        Am...


Ban Ki Moon congratulates Amnesty on new poverty campaign

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 15 October 2009 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated Amnesty International on t...


The Unheard Truth: World leaders must change debate on poverty and human rights

15 October 2009 (New York) In the run up to the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October, Amnesty Internation...


Amnesty International urges President Obama to build on Nobel Peace Prize win

09 October 2009   Amnesty International today congratulated US President Barack Obama on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 200...


World Habitat Day: Governments in Africa must end forced evictions

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   EMBARGOED TILL 00.01 GMT OCTOBER 5 2009   Governments in Africa mu...


CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY BY MINING COMPANIES URGENTLY NEEDED, Amnesty International says

  PRESS RELEASE September 16, 2009   Amnesty International challenged the government and mining officials who are particip...


Philippines: Recent political killings raise fears for human rights defenders

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Public Statement AI Index: ASA 35/008/2009 15 September 2009 Recent politically-motivated killings i...


2009 International Day of the Disappeared – a new Convention could make a difference to those searching for their loved ones

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC RELEASE   28 August 2009   2009 International Day of the Disappeared –...


Philippines: Suspension of peace talks must not spark new HR violations

PRESS RELEASE 27 August 2008 Amnesty International Philippines confirmed with the Office of Senator Biazon that a senate hearing wi...


Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is Amnesty International’s “Ambassador of Conscience”

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 27 July 2009 Amnesty International today announced that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is being awar...


Amnesty to Arroyo: do not turn a blind on violations of human rights and human dignity

Amnesty International Philippines Press Release 27 July 2009   Human rights group Amnesty International said that the...


Cambodia: Jailing of newspaper editor setback to free expression

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE   July 30th 2009   Cambodian judicial authorities should squ...


Stop using Basij militia to police demonstrations

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 22 June 2009 Iran: Stop using Basij militia to police demonstrations   ...


Amnesty International 2009: State of the World's Human Rights

Press Release 28 May 2009 Protecting peoples’ rights not just an option but a crucial part of the solution - Amnesty &n...


The Killings continue, government must act to end impunity - Amnesty Philippines

Press Release 26 April 2009   The Killings continue, government must act to end impunity - Amnesty   More than 10...


Amnesty International Philippines 23rd Annual General Meeting

Amnesty International Philippines Guide to the Annual General Meeting   Annual General Meeting (AGM) The AGM is held...


As US arms shipment reaches Israel, President Obama urged to halt further exports

Amnesty International Press Release 1 April 2009 Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: As US arms shipment reaches Israel, ...


Cruel, discriminatory, unfair and degrading – the death penalty in 2008

23 March 2009 More people were executed in Asia than in any other part of the world in 2008. China carried out more executions than the re...


To the governments of Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OPEN LETTER Date 29 January 2009 To the governments of Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thail...


Israel must disclose weapons it used in Gaza attacks

22 January 2009     Amnesty International today called on the Israeli authorities to disclose the weapon...


Immediate investigation needed into Israeli shelling of UN compound in Gaza

15 January 2009   Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: Immediate investigation needed into Israeli shelling of UN compound...


Sixty years of human rights failure – governments must apologize and act now

Amnesty International today challenged world leaders to apologize for six decades of human rights failure and re-commit themselves to deliver concre...