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Tag Archives: Amnesty International
Systematic Rape in Congo Reportedly Continues Despite Peace Agreements
Although there is a peace agreement in place and elections scheduled later this year to end the Democratic Republic of Congo’s seven year civil war, human rights activists who visit the DRC say that the systematic use of rape continues … Continue reading
Amnesty International: Violence Against Women Is Factor in Spread of AIDS Epidemic
Amnesty International released a report in November, Women, HIV/AIDS and human rights, arguing that a failure of governments to tackle violence against women in AIDS-ravated regions of the world is contributing to the spread of that disease. According to the … Continue reading
Amnesty International: Violence Against Women “Most Pervasive Human Rights Challenge”
In November, Amnesty International marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women by arguing that violence against women is the “most pervasive human rights challenge” facing the world today. Unfortunately, Amnesty International appears to be relying on inflated … Continue reading
Documentary, Human Rights Reports Chronicle Zimbabwe’s Use of Rape Against Dissidents
The United Nations Regional Information Networks recently carried a report about the premier of “In A Dark Time,” a documentary about groups affiliated with Zimbabwe’s corrupt government using rape as a weapon against dissidents in that country. For example, the … Continue reading
Amnesty International Report on Worldwide Abuse and Torture of Women
Amnesty International recently released a report on the extent of torture and abuse directed against women worldwide. The report, Broken Bodies, Shattered Minds, notes that “under international law, the state has clear responsibility for human rights abuses committed by non-state … Continue reading
Stop Honor Killings
The other day I was reading a book by an academic feminist who argued, among other things, that the idea that there is a universal code of morality (i.e. there are just things that are plain wrong) is a white … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Violence, Honor Killings
Tagged Amnesty International, Jordan, Pakistan
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