By Miranda Nicholas, U2 360º Tour embed, Art for Amnesty
Art for Amnesty is a global project that aims to increase artistic support for our human rights work.
I am sitting on one of the uncountable crew buses and trucks winding through Canada’s…Continue Reading

Human Rights Watch on Friday demanded that Facebook craft specific human rights safeguards before entering the Chinese market after an executive said recently that the social-networking site might allow “too much … free speech” for some governments t…Continue Reading

Syrian security forces opened fire during one of the largest anti-government protests so far in the 10-week revolt, killing at least 27 people, as tens of thousands of Syrians poured into the streets after the Friday prayers, a human rights group said.Continue Reading

Justice has finally caught up with Ratko Mladic. The Bosnian Serb warlord, an alleged mastermind of some of the worst crimes committed during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war, including the Srebrenica genocide, is sitting in the United Nations detention unit …Continue Reading

Australia came under fire from U.N. agencies and human rights advocates Friday over its plan to send unaccompanied child asylum seekers to Malaysia under a refugee swap being negotiated with the Southeast Asian nation.Continue Reading