Posts tagged Amnesty International

Two reports released by international human rights defenders has put the spotlight on global GLBTI rights. The Amnesty International Report 2010 and the ILGA 2010 …

By Andrew M. Potts An international campaign has been launched to end the death penalty in Iran. Iran has carried out thousands of executions since …

An international campaign has been launched to end the death penalty in Iran. Iran has carried out thousands of executions since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, …

The Australian Government is failing to live up to its UN treaty obligations as long as it continues to deny same-sex marriage, Amnesty International Australia …

Early apprehension from Melbourne’s equal marriage campaigners about attracting crowds to last Saturday’s rally completely vanished with the event now hailed as one of the …

A key proposal from the Australia 2020 Summit that civil unions be offered to same-sex couples has been officially rejected by the Rudd Government. The …

The Rudd Government has sought answers to claims that 25 men and boys were killed in anti-gay attacks in Baghdad in the last month. -œConcerned …

Organisers of the Amnesty International parade entry have agreed to adjust their float, after New Mardi Gras raised concerns about the design. Amnesty had planned …

Iceland to get first lesbian PM In a world first, an openly lesbian woman has taken the highest office in Iceland. Last week Minister for …