Tentative Hope for Internally Displaced Persons in Africa
An internally displaced person is someone forced from their home by natural disaster, extreme poverty or political conflict but do not leave…
December 4, 2009
Modern Warfare 2
The New York Times reported this morning that in the past two years the US military has killed more than…
December 4, 2009
Changing the Battle Against AIDS in South Africa
Yesterday on World AIDS Day, South Africa was in the news quite a bit. The executive director of UNAIDS was…
December 3, 2009
Write-a-Thon Series: Alisher Karamatov and Azam Farmonov
This posting is part of our Write-a-Thon Cases Series. For more information visit www.amnestyusa.org/writeathon/ Human rights defenders Alisher Karamatov (aged 41),…
December 3, 2009
Business As Usual in Zimbabwe
Everything and nothing has happened in Zimbabwe over the past month. Prime Minister Tsvangirai briefly boycotted the unity government. His…
December 2, 2009
Sri Lanka unlocks the camps, but not for long
I wish, I really wish, that I had only good news to report today. Today was the day the Sri Lankan…
December 2, 2009
Join Morgan Freeman to Bring Human Rights Work to Light
(Originally posted onYouTube Blog) YouTube can be a powerful tool championing the rights of individuals and promoting free expression. This…
December 2, 2009
25 years later, Dow and India still failing the people of Bhopal
By Anna Phelan, Amnesty International USA’s Business and Economic Relations Group Last week President Obama and Prime Minister Singh met…
December 1, 2009
Military Service, PTSD, and the Death Penalty
A day before President Obama is to announce plans for escalating troop deployments in Afghanistan, the US Supreme Court issued…
December 1, 2009
Write-a-Thon Series: Musaad Abu Fagr
This posting is part of our Write-a-Thon Cases Series. For more information visit www.amnestyusa.org/writeathon/ A State of Emergency has existed in…
November 30, 2009
Write-a-Thon Series: Rita Mahato
This posting is part of our Write-a-Thon Cases Series. For more information visit www.amnestyusa.org/writeathon/ Threatened with rape, death, and kidnapping, Rita…
November 25, 2009
Mysterious Death of Young Iranian Doctor Raises Questions About Official Account
When the father of Dr. Ramin Pourandarjani was contacted by Iranian authorities, telling him that his 26-year-old son had broken…
November 25, 2009