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Sri Lanka army admits torture of women
Leaked video shows soldiers torturing female recruits as part of unauthorised disciplinary measure, army spokesman says
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UN document on equality for women approved
UN document reaffirms the sexual and reproductive rights of all women and endorses sex education for adolescents
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Turkey: Pre-election Twitter shutdown brings internet freedom to a new low
The first ever tweet was sent eight years ago today. No-one will be celebrating this landmark on the social media site in Turkey, however: the government has just shut it down. Amnesty International calls on the Turkish authorities to immediately reverse the decision to block the social media site
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Women report workplace sexism: 'They think I can't hear them but I can'
It's 2014, yet from the level of discrimination professional women are still experiencing, you might assume it was 50 years earlier. These 10 reports were all sent to Everyday Sexism
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Egypt: More than 500 sentenced to death in ‘grotesque’ ruling
Today’s mass death sentences handed down by an Egyptian court are a grotesque example of the shortcomings and the selective nature of Egypt's justice system, Amnesty International said
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Russia to detain activist in psychiatric institution after quashing appeal
Today’s decision by Moscow City Court to uphold the conviction of peaceful protester Mikhail Kosenko is a perversion of justice that will see him detained in a psychiatric institution, potentially indefinitely, to undergo “treatment” he neither needs nor wants, Amnesty International said