Protesters March on U.S. Capital
Tens of thousands of protesters came together at a rally Sunday afternoon following a march through the streets of Washington…
October 15, 2009
What Goes Around Comes Around
Last month I had the opportunity to meet with Tamil human rights defenders working to protect the rights of Tamil…
October 14, 2009
Human Rights Flashpoints – October 13, 2009
What’s Up This Week: Sri Lanka: Humanitarian Disaster Looms Pakistan: New Violence Upcoming this week Sri Lanka: Trapped Between Military…
October 13, 2009
Honor Killings of Women Brought to Light
Jordanian journalist Rana Husseini’s new book examines the charged issue of honor killings of women that occur in Jordan, Syria,…
October 13, 2009
Time for Accountability in Zimbabwe?
Over the past thirty years, tens of thousands of Zimbabweans have died, faced torture, or been assaulted at the hands…
October 11, 2009
Getting (even more) Scary in Honduras
If you've been keeping up with the news in Honduras, you know about the crackdown on protesters, crackdown on media…
October 9, 2009
Slumming it in Angola
This posting is part of our Forced Evictions in Africa Series Luanda, Angola hosted World Habitat Day last year. UN Habitat's…
October 9, 2009
Nearly 100 Days of Pressure: Will Shell’s New CEO Come Clean on Niger Delta?
By Anna Phelan, Amnesty International USA’s Business and Economic Relations Group Since the release of Amnesty International’s report Petroleum, Pollution…
October 8, 2009
Sri Lankan journalist at risk
I heard some very disturbing news last night. Dileesha Abeysundera, a Sri Lankan journalist and media rights activist, is in…
October 8, 2009
Sri Lanka: are releases of displaced civilians genuine?
Amnesty International has been calling on the Sri Lankan government to grant freedom of movement to over 250,000 displaced civilians now…
October 8, 2009
Nairobi River Clean-up Could Leave More than 100,000 Kenyans Homeless
This posting is part of our Forced Evictions in Africa Series Nairobi is the world headquarters for both the United…
October 8, 2009
King of Horror's New Anti-Torture Ad
When I was around 10-years-old, I somehow caught a few minutes of Christine, the film based on Stephen King's novel…
October 8, 2009