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Civilians vulnerable after hostilities in Georgia

Civilians in Georgia remain vulnerable to serious human rights abuses, including attacks on the basis of their ethnicity, despite the end of large-scale hostilities.

Tens of thousands at risk in Sri Lanka as fighting escalates

The Sri Lankan military and the opposing Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are putting displaced civilians in danger as fighting continues in northern Sri Lanka.

Chinese authorities’ broken promises threaten Olympic legacy

As the Olympic Games begin, Amnesty International's report shows that the Chinese authorities have broken their promise to improve the country’s human rights situation and betrayed the core values of the Olympics.

Solidarity with Zimbabwe ahead of SADC meeting

Nearly 80 organisations, including a number of Amnesty International's African sections, have come together to show solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe.

Trapped – collective punishment in Gaza

The blockade imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip over a year ago has left the population of 1.5 million Palestinians trapped with dwindling resources and an economy in ruins.

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Romani pupils at the special school of Pavlovce nad Uhom, eastern Slovakia

Slovakia urged to end segregation of Romani children

Segregation of Romani children in special schools providing inferior education is a form of unlawful discrimination.

Major step forward in Paraguay's investigations into sexual slavery of girls

Julia Ozorio Gamecho is the first woman to tell the Truth and Justice Commission about how she was sexually abused by the military during General Alfredo Stroessner's regime.

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