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EGYPT WOMEN : AMNESTY INTER BRIEFING FEBRUARY Impunity fuels sexual violence

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Letting perpetrators in Egypt get away with sexual harassment and assault has fuelled violent attacks against women in the vicinity of Tahrir Square in recent months – continued impunity will only lead to further crimes, Amnesty International warned today in a new briefing.

Based on the accounts of survivors and activists gathered by Amnesty International, mob-led sexual assaults follow a clear pattern.

Women are attacked alone or separated from friends by a group of men that quickly escalates in number; the survivors are dragged inside the mob as hands and sometimes weapons violate their bodies and the men attempt to remove their clothes.

“Horrific, violent attacks on women including rape in the vicinity of Tahrir Square demonstrate that it’s now crucial President Morsi takes drastic steps to end this culture of impunity and gender-based discrimination, and for all political leaders to speak out,” said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International.

“Impartial, thorough investigations are vital to determine whether these mob attacks are co-ordinated by state or organized non-state actors and ensure perpetrators are brought to justice.

Aung San Suu Kyi has called for the release of the members of the Russian punk rock band Pussy Riot.

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Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called for the release of the members of the Russian punk rock band Pussy Riot.

At an event organized by Amnesty International on Thursday, Suu Kyi accepted a bouquet from family members of one of the group’s three members, Nadia Tolokonnikova.

The punk band members were sentenced in August to two years in prison for performing an irreverent song mocking Russian President Vladimir Putin inside Moscow’s main cathedral.

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Burma Democratic Concern(BDC) call for Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International to call for British government to grant all stateless people in UK as the British Citizenship regardless of their background.

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July 11, 2012 — Burma Democratic Concern (BDC)

We understand that Human Rights Watch is based in USA, a democratic country. We understand that Human Rights Watch is said to be working for promoting Human Rights around the world.

We also understand that Amnesty International HQ is based in London, UK. We are very concerned about the STATELESS PEOPLE in UK.

We call for Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International to call for British government to grant all stateless people in UK as the British Citizenship regardless of their background.

UK citizenship law is not in line with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS Article 15 clearly stated that

(1) Everyone has the right to a nationality.
(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.

But, British Government says you cannot be a BRITISH citizen EVEN if you were born in the UK to parents who are not British citizens and are not legally settled in UK.

Even if you were born in the United Kingdom, you will not be a British citizen if neither of your parents was a British citizen or legally settled here at the time of your birth.

This means you are not a British citizen if, at the time of your birth, your parents were in the country temporarily, had stayed on without permission, or had entered the country ILLEGALLY and had not been given permission to stay here indefinitely.

We had believed that UK is a democratic country respecting human rights. It is hypocritical of seeing British immigration laws which are not in line with basic human rights. We call for all genuine human rights organisations to pressure UK government to change British citizenship law.

Burma:Toast to Freedom-MP4-Amnesty International Dublin Electric Burma Concert -18.June 2012

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Amnesty International Dublin Electric Burma Concert -18.June 2012

” Toast to Freedom ”
How delicious is the winning of her kiss
Bind her love to eternal bliss
She’s the greatest power in the universe
Freedom
Her touch will feed your real hope
In the darkest of days and on the steepest slope
Let your good heart and kindness fill her temple
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Amnesty International Urges Secretary Clinton to Act on Behalf of U.S. Citizen Arrested and Tortured in Burma

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Amnesty International Press Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Friday, September 25, 2009

Amnesty International Urges Secretary Clinton to Act on Behalf of U.S. Citizen Arrested and Tortured in Burma
(Washington) – Amnesty International reported today that activist Kyaw Zaw Lwin, who was arrested on September 3, has suffered torture and other ill-treatment while in detention in Insein Prison in Yangon, Burma. According to reliable sources, he has been denied medical treatment for the injuries he sustained from the torture he endured during interrogation. Amnesty International has grave concerns about his health.

Burma’s state newspaper, New Light of Myanmar, recently reported that Kyaw Zaw Lwin had entered Burma to “create unrests within the country.” The newspaper reported details of the activities that Kyaw Zaw Lwin and other Burmese pro-democracy exiles allegedly undertook in collaboration with “internal anti-government elements” in Myanmar.

“Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should immediately take steps to stop the torture and ill-treatment of a U.S. citizen arrested in Burma,” said T. Kumar, Amnesty International USA advocacy director for international issues. “In addition to his injuries and lack of treatment, Kyaw Zaw Lwin has also been deprived food for seven days.”

Secretary Clinton announced yesterday that the United States will begin to engage with high-level Burmese leaders to bring democracy to the nation and the release of the opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, has been declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.

“This is the first test for the United States’ new policy of engagement,” said Kumar. “Amnesty International hopes that this new engagement also covers protecting human rights in Burma. If Secretary Clinton fails to act, there will be many questions about the United States’ latest strategy to end the oppression of the Burmese people.”