By Heather McGill, Amnesty International’ researcher on Belarus
I met with Colonel Oleg Alkaev in Berlin in October 2008. He had been the Director of remand prison (SIZO)6 No.1 in Minsk between 1996 and 2001. In this capacity he was in charge of a sh…Continue Reading
By Lucy Freeman form the Africa Programme, Amnesty International,
On Tuesday, we launched our new report on maternal health care in Sierra Leone.
View report here At a Crossroads: Sierra Leone’s Free Health Care Policy. At the launch, the Min…Continue Reading
By Amnesty campaigner Bridget Burrows,
“All this was houses”, Prince Peter says, pointing over the scar of Njemanze waterfront community. “My house was down there, under the mango tree, but now there is nothing, nothing left.”
Behind him wher…Continue Reading
By Jeremy Bloom and Vittorio Infante from the Central American team,
Thanks so much to all the people that have created their butterflies online and on paper! If you haven’t already please show your support. You can create your own butterfly her…Continue Reading
By Nicki Lees International youth advisory and action body,
Over the course of two days at the end of last month, numerous governments stood up in the UN General Assembly in New York and proclaimed their lasting commitment to furthering the development…Continue Reading
By Fotis Filippou, Campaigner in the EU Team
It was the end of June, seven years ago, when approximately 100 Roma were forcibly evicted from a crumbling building in the centre of Miercurea Ciuc and were resettled by local authorities next to the cityContinue Reading
By Jeremy Bloom and Vittorio Infante from the Central American team,
In Leon, a department in northwest Nicaragua, we visited the Centro Mary Barreda. Here they do amazing work supporting and protecting girls and women survivors of sexual violence an…Continue Reading
Por Esteban Beltrán, Director de Amnistía Internacional España
Una niña de cuatro años bailaba con su traje de princesa, una adolescente te enseñaba como se había pintado las uñas de color morado fantasía, otra te recitaba en voz alta, orgul…Continue Reading
By Miranda Nicholas, U2 360º Tour embed, Art for Amnesty
North America has heated up to well over 100 degrees in every city we visit on the U2 360° tour. The passion of Amnesty International volunteers burns just as bright as the unrelenting sun as…Continue Reading
By Rachel Campbell from Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme.
“As the days go by, we begin to despair of the day when we will see our son again. I know neither where he is held nor how he fares … or whether he is e…Continue Reading
By Amnesty International’s Central and East Africa Campaigner.
Freedom of expression in Rwanda has been unduly restricted for many years. The killings of a political opponent and a journalist in 2010 indicate how people who criticize the author…Continue Reading
By Miranda Nicholas, U2 360º Tour embed, Art for Amnesty
As the U2 360 crew rolled into Seattle we all expected a chilly, damp and overcast day. Not only would bad weather fit the precedent of the tour, but we also assumed bad weather (like coffee sea…Continue Reading
By Jane Findlay, Social Media Officer for Amnesty International
El sábado 28 de mayo cumplimos 50 años. Amnistía Internacional va a conmemorar este aniversario histórico con un año de acciones y celebraciones.
¡Nos encantaría contar contigo!
Hac…Continue Reading
By Jane Findlay, Social Media Officer for Amnesty International
We turn 50 on Saturday 28th May. Amnesty International will be marking this milestone anniversary with a year of actions and celebrations. We’d love you to join in!
Fifty years ago, Pete…Continue Reading
By Jane Findlay, Social Media Officer for Amnesty International
We turn 50 on Saturday 28th May. Amnesty International will be marking this milestone anniversary with a year of actions and celebrations. We’d love you to join in!
Fifty years ago, Pete…Continue Reading