Tag: Amnesty International

• Wednesday, January 25th 2012 - 07:44 UTC

  AI calls on Brazil to protect 1.600 families evicted by force from a settlement

  

  Amnesty International has called on the Brazilian authorities to urgently address the needs of some 1.600 families made homeless by a forced eviction in a settlement in Sao Paulo state, Brazil.

• Sunday, November 27th 2011 - 02:12 UTC

  Amnesty demands action from the Brazilian government following killing of indigenous chief

  

  A deadly attack on an indigenous community in southern Brazil highlights the authorities’ failure to protect indigenous peoples amid ongoing land conflicts, Amnesty International said in an official release last Friday.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2011 - 21:52 UTC

  Amnesty helps anti-mafia lawmaker leave Brazil following death threats

  

  A high-profile state congressman in Rio de Janeiro who investigated criminal militia groups is leaving Brazil after he said police found at least seven death threats against him this month.

• Friday, August 26th 2011 - 02:55 UTC

  UN and Amnesty praise Peruvian law on consultation with indigenous peoples

  

  The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya and Amnesty International praised the approval of a law on consultation with indigenous peoples by the Congress of Peru and called on President Ollanta Humala for its quick promulgation and implementation.

• Monday, March 28th 2011 - 01:09 UTC

  Brazil only country that retains 1979 Amnesty law dictated by the military

  

  Contrary to the rest of Latin American countries, Brazil is the only where an amnesty law sanctioned by the military dictatorship in 1979 remains effective, ignoring a ruling from the Inter American Court of Human Rights, according to jurist Helio Bicudo.

• Monday, March 21st 2011 - 07:34 UTC

  Cuban Ladies in White harassed by pro-Castro hecklers

  

  Cuban government supporters harassed a group of dissidents who met at a home in Havana to commemorate the eighth anniversary of a sweeping crackdown on dissent.

• Thursday, March 17th 2011 - 17:46 UTC

  In spite of release of dissidents, Cuba continues ‘to stifle freedom of expression’

  

  The Cuban authorities are continuing to stifle freedom of expression on the island in spite of the much-publicized recent wave of releases of prominent dissidents, Amnesty International warned ahead of the eighth anniversary of a crackdown on activists.

• Thursday, January 6th 2011 - 22:58 UTC

  Haiti: Sexual violence against women increasing

  

  Women and girls living in Haiti’s makeshift camps face an increasing risk of rape and sexual violence, Amnesty International said in a new report released today.

• Wednesday, July 21st 2010 - 07:14 UTC

  Amnesty International praises Argentina’s same-sex marriage landmark bill

  

  Amnesty International welcomed Argentina's landmark decision on Thursday to become the first country in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2010 - 00:33 UTC

  Former Allies but Later Staunch Critics of Chávez Sentenced to Years of Prison

  

  A former Venezuelan defence minister who has become a staunch critic of President Hugo Chávez was sentenced to almost eight years in prison for alleged misappropriation of funds in connection with the purchase of military equipment.