Crisis in eastern Chad

Azza Ahmed Ibrahim breaks down as she tells her story,
Goz Beida, Chad. © AI

Amnesty International Australia has launched a rare priority Crisis Response following new evidence that thousands of unprotected civilians living in eastern Chad are being raped, murdered and forced from their homes by Janjawid militia, based across the border in Darfur, Sudan. We need your urgent help to press for the immediate deployment of UN Peacekeepers throughout the region. more about the crisis in Chad

Report: Violence against women never acceptable

Dame Carol Kidu, seated in bottom row, wearing blue, accepts the report. © AI

Amnesty International travelled to Port Moresby to launch a new report, "Papua New Guinea: Violence against women - Not inevitable, never acceptable!". The report highlights women's under-representation in society, the 'cultural' excuses for violence against women, lack of government accountability and the ineffective measures taken by police to address the issue. more about the New report: Violence against women never acceptable

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