Category Archives: Torture and Ill-treatment

Is Haiti’s justice system up to the test?

Posted on 20 February 2013 by Conor Fortune

By Javier Zuñiga, Special Adviser at Amnesty International Bringing to justice current or former heads of state is always complicated – in both legal and political terms. But it is possible. Time and again, former dictators and human rights abusers … Continue reading →

Posted in Disappearances, Haiti, Impunity, Justice Systems, Torture and Ill-treatment | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

The price of protest in Saudi Arabia

Posted on 12 February 2013 by Conor Fortune

Abeer al-Sayed recounts her arrest at the weekend after she and a group of women and children took part in a protest against the ongoing detention of their relatives outside the offices of Saudi Arabia’s state-founded National Society for Human … Continue reading →

Posted in Detention, Prisoners of Conscience, Saudi Arabia, Torture and Ill-treatment, Unlawful Detention, Women | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

If we don’t solve the problems of our past, we won’t have a future

Posted on 5 December 2012 by Kristin Hulaas Sunde

Women who have faced violence in conflicts often face similar challenges, wherever they live in the world. Amnesty International recently helped set up a meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, between two NGOs working on similar issues, but in very different contexts … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia And The Pacific, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Disappearances, Discrimination, Europe And Central Asia, Human Rights Defenders and Activists, Indonesia, Sexual Violence, Sexual Violence, Uncategorized, Women, Women's Rights | Tagged | Leave a comment

To all the women around the world, be strong!

Posted on 29 November 2012 by Kristin Hulaas Sunde

A rare interview with Kim Bok-dong, a 90-year-old South Korean woman who was taken from her home village and abused as a ‘comfort woman’ by the Japanese Army during World War II.  I was 14 years old when I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia And The Pacific, Human Rights Defenders and Activists, Japan, Sexual Violence, Sexual Violence, South Korea, Torture and Ill-treatment, Trafficking of Women and Girls, UN, Uncategorized, Women, Women's Rights | Tagged , | 14 Comments

We won’t be silent

Posted on 25 November 2012 by Livewire team

Members of Grupo de Autoayuda de Mujeres Víctimas de Violencias, Colombia (Self-help group for women victims of violence, Colombia) describe how their courage in speaking about sexual violence has made them stronger. Our self-help group began with listening to women … Continue reading →

Posted in Armed Conflict, Colombia, Sexual Violence, Women | 3 Comments