The 2006 Amnesty International Report was recently published. The report documents human rights abuses in 150 countries around the world during the year 2005. In addition, it calls for action by governments and other groups in positions of power or influence. Achievements and actions of human rights activists around the world at all levels of activism are also highlighted in the report.

The report specifically address violence against women issues including: domestic violence, trafficking of women, forced sterilization of women, and the actions of women’s human rights organizations. The Report notes that:

Although groups of suspected traffickers were arrested in both March and May, the government of Serbia and Montenegro continues to fail to guarantee protection and assistance to female and child trafficking victims. The country's Trafficking Action Plan, which was published in May, failed to meet Amnesty International's basic recommendations for protecting the victims of trafficking.

Compiled from: “AI Report 2006,” Amnesty International, 23 May 2006; http://www.amnesty.org/, Accessed 19 June 2006. See Serbia and Montenegro report summary.