France: Votes to ban full-face veils
Amnesty International has condemned an overwhelming vote by the lower house of the French parliament to ban the wearing of full-face veils in public.

Amnesty International Urges Slovakia to End Educational Segregation of Romani Children


Russia: Scientist could face forcible exile
Amnesty International has said that any deal over the release of a nuclear scientist, Igor Sutyagin, which requires him to leave Russia against his wishes, will amount to forcible exile, which is prohibited under international law.

Turkey must set free conscientious objector
Amnesty International has called on the Turkish authorities to release a conscientious objector who was arrested after he refused military service on religious grounds.

Georgia: Government must secure future for displaced people from 1990s conflicts and war with Russia in 2008
The Georgian authorities must do more than the bare minimum to provide adequate housing, employment and access to health care to those displaced in conflicts in the 1990s and the war with Russia in August 2008, Amnesty International said in a new report, In the waiting room: Internally displaced people in Georgia, published today.