Stories of Human Abuse and Human being in wretched plight all around the World

Protect women and girls at risk of sexual violence in Haiti's camps Pascaline* is a 21-year-old. Since the earthquake, she has been living in a makeshift camp in Port-au-Prince, just one of the 1,300 camps where more than a million displaced people struggle to survive. One night, Pascaline was alone in her tent, when a man entered. He raped and beat her. Neighbours failed to intervene, they say because they believed she was with her partner. After the abuse, Pascaline received medical assistance and managed to lodge a complaint with the police. However, the police did not conduct a thorough investigation, and this lack of responsiveness allows the perpetrator to remain free. Since the violence took place, Pascaline has seen him several times in the camp and she is afraid that he might kill her if he f...

Annual Report 2010 - Amnesty International In a troubled and divided world, Amnesty International reveals truth, bears witness and campaigns for change. For every human rights abuse Amnesty International exposes, it demands accountability. In 2009 this led our members and supporters to push for robust international and national laws and to insist that these laws must be used to bring about real justice. The Amnesty International Report 2010 documents the state of human rights in 159 countries in 2009. It details a year in which accountability seemed a remote ideal for many, as people’s lives continued to be torn apart by repression, violence, discrimination, power plays and p...

From: "U.S. Department of State" Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 13:20:14 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Secretary's Remarks: Remarks With Sri Lankan Minister of External Affairs G.L. Peiris After their Meeting Secretary's Remarks: Remarks With Sri Lankan Minister of External Affairs G.L. Peiris After their Meeting Fri, 28 May 2010 12:49:46 -0500 Remarks With Sri Lankan Minister of External Affairs G.L. Peiris After their Meeting Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC May 28, 2010 SECRETARY CLINTON: I am delighted to welcome Dr. Peiris here to the State Department. I first met him 15 years ago when I was in Colombo, Sri Lanka. And it is a great pleasure to have the opportunity to discuss Sri Lanka’s efforts to rebuild after more than two decades of violence and terrorist activity that have deprived the Sri Lankan people of the progress they deserve. Dr. Peiris is a capable, experienced public servant whose leadership is helping to move ...