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Access to justice being denied in Mongolia BackgroundRiots broke out in Mongolia on 1 July 2008 following allegations of widespread fraud in the parliamentary elections held on 29 June. Protestors targeted the Mongolian People's Revolution...     Stop violence against school girls Schools are places for children to learn and grow. But many girls all over the world go to school fearing for their safety. Though both girls and boys of school age can be the victims of violence,...     Afghanistan university student and journalist sentenced to death University student and journalist Perwiz Kambakhsh was sentenced to death on a charge of blasphemy on 22 January in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif in Balkh province. Before the trial began, l...     A Singaporean faces the death penalty Tan Chor Jin (m), aged 41 is facing execution after his final appeal against his sentence of death at Singapore's High Court, was rejected on 30 January. He was sentenced to death on 22 May 2007 a...     Defend freedom of assembly and expression in Malaysia Amnesty International is concerned about the increasing curtailment by the Government of Malaysia of the right to freedom of assembly and expression, and the excessive use of force by the Malaysia...     Sudan: Darfur Crisis We need to keep the pressure on to ensure that Sudan doesn\'t obstruct deployment on the ground, that attacks are halted, that the arms embargo is effectively enforced and that perpetrators of vio...     Urge China to take actions on Myanmar Amnesty International has condemned the use of violence against peaceful protestors and is seriously concerned for the safety of all those detained across the country. We are calling on the Myanma...     Release Myanmar Protesters There has been a flood of reports of alleged brutal killings, disappearances and arrests as the military in Myanmar stamped out the anti-government protests of the last week.At least 1,000 people ...     Indonesia: Stop exploitation and abuse! There are approximately 2.6 million domestic workers in Indonesia, most of whom are women and girls – some as young as 12 or 13. Many domestic workers have been attacked by their employers, ...     Clean up the diamond trade! Please send email to Eli Izhakoff, the Chairperson of the World Diamond Council (WDC), asking the WDC to stop the trade of blood diamond!To know more about the story of blood diamond, please click...     Guantánamo detainees: More than 5 years without justice Guantánamo detainees: More than 5 years without justice Five years ago, the USA transferred the first "war on terror" detainees – hooded and shackled - to i...