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Will Meenakshi taking her case to India’s Supreme Court inspire other women to report acts of violence?

By Jackie Hansen, Women’s Rights Campaigner, Amnesty International Canada In May 2015, Meenakshi Kumari, her 15 year old sister (whom...

Will Meenakshi taking her case to India’s Supreme Court inspire other women to report acts of violence?

By Jackie Hansen, Women’s Rights Campaigner, Amnesty International Canada , , In May 2015, Meenakshi Kumari, her 15 year old...

Setting the record straight on protecting the human rights of sex workers

Amnesty International has been in the news recently for our position on how to protect the human rights of sex...

Setting the record straight on protecting the human rights of sex workers

, Amnesty International has been in the news recently for our position on how to protect the human rights of...

Baghpat and caste & gender discrimination in India

By Gopika Bashi, Women’s Rights Researcher, Amnesty International India On 24 August, Amnesty International India launched a petition regarding two...

Trains to Nowhere – Hungary’s harsh welcome for refugees

By Barbora Cernušáková, Hungary Researcher at Amnesty International, Bicske, Hungary. Follow Barbora on Twietter @BCernusakova. His brother just looked at...

Trains to Nowhere – Hungary’s harsh welcome for refugees

By Barbora Cernušáková, Hungary Researcher at Amnesty International, Bicske, Hungary. Follow Barbora on Twietter @BCernusakova. , His brother just looked...

Syria’s refugee crisis in numbers: the latest

Refugees in the region More than 4 million refugees from Syria (95%) are in just five countries Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan,...

Time for Europe to end the refugee shame

By Gauri van Gulik, Deputy Europe Director at Amnesty International. Follow Gauri on Twitter @GaurivanGulik. A solemn moment of silence....

Maher Arar: A timeline of Amnesty International’s campaigning

Work on Maher Arar’s case has been one of our most intensive campaigns for justice spanning well over a decade....

Maher Arar on RCMP laying charges on the man responsible for his torture

The following statement was read by Monia Mazigh, Maher Arar’s wife, as a press conference earlier today. I welcome today’s...

Breakthrough for justice in Maher Arar case: RCMP takes historic step in prevention of torture

By Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada One of the most unexpected and consequential phone calls I ever...

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