This Week in Human Rights

The Wayapa family in Yarik, a village in the SML area

PHOTO CREDIT The Wayapa family in Yarik, a village in the SML area

Updated: 3 February 2010

Papua New Guinea: Police violence, evictions near gold mine must be investigated

Police burnt down homes and threatened people with guns while illegally evicting them.

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PHOTO CREDIT A courtroom sketch of Omar Khadr July 2009. JANET HAMLIN/AFP/Getty Images

29 January 2010

Canadian government must respond to Supreme Court ruling that Omar Khadr’s rights have been violated

Amnesty International continues to call on the Canadian government to immediately seek Omar Khadr’s repatriation from Guantánamo.

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An 18-year-old woman in severe pain is calmed by a medical student while she waits for a caesarean.

PHOTO CREDIT An 18-year-old woman in severe pain is calmed by a medical student while she waits for a caesarean.

27 January 2010

Burkina Faso: Pregnant women dying because of discrimination

Women are dying needlessly during pregnancy and childbirth because discrimination prevents them from accessing sexual and reproductive health services.

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UN peacekeepers try and control an enormous crowd waiting at an aid distribution point

PHOTO CREDIT UN peacekeepers try and control an enormous crowd waiting at an aid distribution point, 25 January 2010. ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images

25 January 2010

Human rights must be at the core of relief efforts and the reconstruction of Haiti

Amid the humanitarian crisis and stresses protecting human rights is essential for effective relief and a sustainable recovery.

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Five members of OPIM in Ayutla de los Libres prison

PHOTO CREDIT Five members of OPIM in Ayutla de los Libres prison after their wrongful arrest in connection with the murder of Alejandro Feliciano García on 1 January 2008. © Javier Verdin/LA JORNADA

21 January 2010

Mexico: Human Rights Defenders in Mexico under attack

“Defending human rights in Mexico is life-threatening ... When one human rights defender is attacked, threatened or killed, it sends a dangerous message to many others ..."

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PHOTO CREDIT The Wayapa family in Yarik, a village in the SML area

Updated: 3 February 2010

Papua New Guinea: Police violence, evictions near gold mine must be investigated

Police burnt down homes and threatened people with guns while illegally evicting them.

News Release & Report | Take Action | AI response to Barrick Gold response

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Papua New Guinea: Police violence, evictions near gold mine must be investigated

Canadian government must respond to Supreme Court ruling that Omar Khadr’s rights have been violated

Burkina Faso: Pregnant women dying because of discrimination

Human rights must be at the core of relief efforts and the reconstruction of Haiti

Mexico: Human Rights Defenders in Mexico under attack

Papua New Guinea: Police violence, evictions near gold mine must be investigated

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