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| Today, in too many countries, it is dangerous business to be an environmentalist. In democracies and dictatorships, in developed and developing economies, the basic human rights of environmental activists are being abused. Many have been beaten and arrested for speaking out against environmentally destructive practices by their governments. Others have been murdered or executed for organizing against powerful logging and oil interests. The goal of Amnesty's Just Earth! program is to shine a light in the places where human rights abuses are being committed against environmental activists, and to immediately take action to stop the abuses. |
| (1) Burma (2) Chad and Cameroon (3) China (4) Ecuador (5) India (6) Kenya (7) Mexico (8) Nigeria (10) Russia |
| For More details Please Visit http://www.amnesty-usa.org/justearth/countries/index.html |
| Abuse of Women in Custody in the United States There are around 148,000 women in jails and prisons in the USA Abuse of Women in Custody - Sexual Misconduct and Shackling of Pregnant Women, reveals that many states have a poor record of providing women inmates with fundamental protections against sexual abuse and that many allow -- or even require -- the shackling of women during pregnancy and labor. On this Web site, the findings of Abuse of Women in Custody are presented state by state, and the section will be updated regularly for use as an activist tool. |
| ---> Rape and other sexual assault by prison officials with impunity; ---> Shackling of pregnant prisoners, especially during labor, delivery and post-partum; ---> Seriously inadequate medical care leading to death, permanent injury, miscarriages. |
| Sexual Identity and Torture LGBT Activists Face Repression and Exile Across the Globe |