Cox Foundation pledges $500,000 to national center
Cox Enterprises has announced that the James M. Cox Foundation is pledging a $500,000 gift to the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.Continue Reading
CSIS questioned Canadian in Gadhafi prison, human-rights group claims
OTTAWA – A human-rights group says agents from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service interrogated a Libyan-Canadian while he spent eight years in one of Moammar Gadhafi’s prisons.Continue Reading
US: Take Tough Stance With Uzbekistan
The US government should not move toward “business as usual” with Uzbekistan, a group of 20 human rights organizations, labor and consumer groups, trade unions, investors, and other organizations said today in…Continue Reading
HRW demands UN probe into Syrian woman’s death
An international human rights group is calling for a U.N. investigation into the possible role by Syrian security agents in the recent decapitation of an 18-year-old Syrian woman.Continue Reading
Testimonios desde Bahréin: Mi padre, el activista
Por Yara Ebrahim Al Sayed
Fue al día siguiente de mi último examen trimestral. Estaba tomándome un café con una amiga, contándole las ganas que tenía de tomarme unas vacaciones para descansar de todo el estrés al que estaba sometida en aquel mom…Continue Reading
Syria: Investigate Possible State Role in Decapitating Woman
The killing and mutilation of Zaynab al-Hosni, 18, by unknown persons highlights the urgent need for the UN Security Council to demand access to Syria for an international investigation into rampant killings and t…Continue Reading
Vietnam cites London riots to defend rights record
Vietnam’s foreign minister pointed Tuesday to Britain’s response to August riots as he defended the human rights record of his government, which he said guaranteed fundamental freedoms.Continue Reading
Guinea: 2 Years On, Stadium Massacre Unpunished
No one has been held to account two years after Guinean security forces gunned down unarmed protesters at an opposition rally in Conakry, the capital. The Guinean government needs to do more to ensure justice for …Continue Reading
“Show me the manner in which a nation cares for its dead…..”
By Alaphia Zoyab, Online Communities Officer for Amnesty International
Amnesty International has written an open letter to all the members of the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) legislative assembly. Our key message is that they raise their voice on huma…Continue Reading
Colombia: Mujeres en peligro y en primera línea
Por Josefina Salomon, del equipo de Amnistía Internacional en Bogotá
Angélica nunca está sola. Vaya a donde vaya la acompañan dos guardas de seguridad armados en un vehículo blindado.
Para Angélica, viajar sola es demasiado peligroso.
Es una a…Continue Reading
New international human rights logo chosen in competition organized by Germany
BERLIN – Internet voters have chosen a new human rights logo, designed by a freelance graphic designer from Serbia.Continue Reading
شهادات من البحرين: والدي الناشط
بقلم يارا إبراهيم السيد
حدث هذا في اليوم الأخير من امتحاناتي الفصلية الأخيرة. كنت جالسة أحتسي القهوة مع صديقة وأخبرها عن مدى سعادتي بأن آContinue Reading
Medellín: La ciudad donde nadie se siente a salvo
Por Josefina Salomón, del equipo de Amnistía Internacional en Bogotá
Marta no se siente segura en su propia casa.
Cada noche se esconde con sus hijos bajo un colchón, o coloca los colchones contra las paredes. Muchas mujeres de su comunidad hacen l…Continue Reading
At least 20 hurt as Syrian forces strafe Rastan
Syrian forces strafed the city of Rastan in central Homs province with machinegun fire from sunrise on Tuesday, wounding at least 20 people, a human rights group said.Continue Reading
At least 20 hurt as Syrian forces strafe Rastan
Syrian forces strafed the city of Rastan in central Homs province with machinegun fire from sunrise on Tuesday, wounding at least 20 people, a human rights group said.Continue Reading