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Mexico: Briefing to the UN Committee on the elimination of discrimination against women
Amnesty International's submission to the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (the Committee), in advance of its examination of the combined seventh and eighth periodic report of Mexico. This briefing reflects
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"Eso es lo que nosotros exigimos: Que se haga justicia". Impunidad por actos de violencia sexual cometido contra mujeres en el conflicto armado de Colombia
This report is the result of two years of investigation by Amnesty International on the impunity for conflict-related sexual violence in Colombia’s armed conflict. Sexual violence is endemic to Colombia’s long-running armed conflict, now in its fifth deca
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Left Behind. The impact of Zimbabwe's Mass Forced Evictions on the Right to Education
Forced evictions drive poor people deeper into poverty and leave them more vulnerable to other human rights violations. This report looks at the long-term impact on the right to education since the Zimbabwean government's programme of mass forced eviction
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This is what we demand. Justice! Impunity for sexual violence against women in Colombia's armed conflict
Sexual violence is endemic to Colombia’s long-running armed conflict, now in its fifth decade. Colombia’s security forces, paramilitaries and guerrilla groups have all targeted women and girls to exploit them as sexual slaves, to wreak revenge on their ad
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Overcoming poverty and abuse. Protecting girls in domestic service in Haiti
Sexual violence against women and girls is pervasive and widespread in Haiti: much of it is directed at girls. There were estimated to be more than 100,000 girls aged between six and 17 working as domestic servants in 2007. These children are at particula
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Escucha sus voces y actúa. No más violación y violencia sexual contra niñas en Nicaragua
This report explores and examines how children, especially girls, are denied their human rights in Nicaragua, not only because of the direct actions of government functionaries, but because the State does not comply with its obligation to protect boys and