Developing Technology for Social Change
By Owen Valentine Pringle, Director of Digital Communications, Amnesty International
The visionary co-founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, who sadly passed away on Wednesday, wanted us to Think Different, in support of the idea that “the people who are craz…Continue Reading
May And Clarke Meet Over Human Rights Split
Ken Clarke and Theresa May have met at Downing Street after the Justice Secretary criticised her for “laughable and childlike” examples of abuses of the Human Rights Act.Continue Reading
Burundi: Strengthen Support for National Human Rights Commission
The Burundian government should strengthen its support for the recently established National Independent Human Rights Commission.
(London) – The Burundian government should strengthe…Continue Reading
UN rights body to discuss Syria as death toll climbs
More than 2,900 people have been killed in Syria since the start of a crackdown on anti-regime protests, the UN said on Thursday a day before its human rights body was to discuss the situation.Continue Reading
Is an Arab Spring activist set to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Experts predict the Nobel Peace Prize will be given tomorrow to an Arab Spring activist – though which one is under debate – as part of the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s expected focus on human rights and the role of the social media this year.Continue Reading
Death toll in Syria rises to 2,900 – U.N. says
GENEVA (Reuters) – The death toll in Syria has risen to more than 2,900 since pro-democracy protests began in March, the United Nations human rights office said on Thursday as activists warned that the country could descend into armed conflict.Continue Reading
Death toll in Syria rises to 2,900: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – The death toll in Syria has risen to more than 2,900 since pro-democracy protests began in March, the United Nations human rights office said on Thursday as activists warned that the country could descend into armed conflict.Continue Reading
Death toll in Syria now more than 2,900 – U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – The death toll in Syria has risen to more than 2,900 since pro-democracy protests began in March, the United Nations human rights office said on Thursday as activists warned that the country could descend into armed conflict.Continue Reading
European court rules against Soros in trading case
The European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that France did not violate George Soros’ rights when convicting him of insider trading, defeating a years-long effort by the billionaire financier to clear his name.Continue Reading
UN raises death toll in Syria unrest to 2,900
The U.N.’s human rights office has raised its tally of people killed during seven months of unrest in Syria to over 2,900.Continue Reading
Death toll in Syria now more than 2,900 – U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – The death toll in Syria has risen to more than 2,900 since pro-democracy protests began in March, the United Nations human rights office said on Thursday as activists warned that the country could descend into armed conflict.Continue Reading
US: Reject Drastic Detention Measures in Defense Bill
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The US Senate should remove dangerous and counterproductive provisions in the defense spending bill that would militarize law enforcement in US terrorism cases and authorize long-term in…Continue Reading
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Attack Indefensible
The bombing claimed by the militant Islamist group al-Shabaab in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, on October 4, 2011, is an indefensible attack on civilians. The attack, along with an upsurge in fighting in the tow…Continue Reading
“Allow us to live in dignity” – calling an end to forced evictions in Romania
By Barbora Cernusakova and Fotis Filippou, Amnesty International’s EU team
Hundreds of people, the majority Roma, live in a long-standing settlement close to a landfill and a chemical waste dump in Pata Rât, on the periphery of Cluj-Napoca, the thi…Continue Reading
Los derechos humanos viven aquí: Detener los desalojos forzosos en todo el mundo
Por Meghna Abraham, jefa del equipo sobre Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales de Amnistía Internacional
Llegas a casa por la tarde, tras un largo día de trabajo. Los niños están haciendo lo deberes sentados frente a una mesa. De repente, l…Continue Reading