AGM's one minute
This year’s AGM was a huge success! Over 600 Amnesty supporters were in attendance, ranging from staff to interns, to…
April 19, 2010
Troy Davis and Face-to-Face Justice
Ever since Amnesty International published its first report on Troy Davis in February 2007 the main ask has been for…
April 16, 2010
Speaking Out for Maternal Health in San Francisco
This post is by Cecilia Lipp, AIUSA San Francisco Organizing City Activist Leader. San Francisco hosted AIUSA's maternal health speakers…
April 16, 2010
Get on the Bus for Human Rights
Chances are, if we've met, you've heard me talk about Get On The Bus for Human Rights (GOTB)! I've got…
April 16, 2010
Despite Progress Maternal Mortality Remains a Crisis
By Rachel Ward, Managing Director, Research Unit News coverage of the study published in The Lancet about declining maternal deaths…
April 15, 2010
Arrest One of Us in Zimbabwe, Arrest us All!
[UPDATE: 61 of the 65 members arrested outside ZESA headquarters in Harare earlier today have been released. Four members, Jenni…
April 15, 2010
Needed: One White Colonial Ruler for Zimbabwe
As a mostly white person, I have decided that I would like to be the next colonial occupier of Zimbabwe.…
April 15, 2010
Will you stand with Aung San Suu Kyi?
Amnesty International is asking you to stand with Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Myanmar through a symbolic…
April 15, 2010
Communication Breakdown
Wow, what fabulous news-- according to the United Nations, almost 564 million people in India have cell phones. Â Sounds great…
April 15, 2010
Sexual Violence Still Prevalent in the DRC
Today, Oxfam International and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative released a report on the rampant use of sexual violence in the…
April 15, 2010
Thailand’s Political Transformation
This blog was originally posted on Open Democracy. The weeks of popular protests by thousands of red-shirted demonstrators in the…
April 15, 2010
Obama Through the Looking Glass
The withdrawal of Dawn Johnsen’s nomination to Head the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) at the Department of Justice in…
April 14, 2010