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5 Moments We Brought Human Rights Home at Our #Amnesty2014 Conference
Thank you to all of our activists who made the 2014 Human Rights Conference the place to be this weekend. You are our power.
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Amnesty International to Highlight Local Human Rights Issues at Annual Conference in Chicago
On April 4-6 at the JW Marriott (151 W Adams St), hundreds of activists will gather for Amnesty International’s annual Human Rights Conference to focus on strengthening links between the…
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Chicago & Illinois: A 10-Point Human Rights Agenda
This report, prepared in connection with Amnesty International USA's annual Human Rights Conference, outlines ten pressing human rights issues facing the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois as…
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How the Taliban Marked the New Year in Afghanistan
Every year around Nowruz, the Afghanistan New Year, Taliban offensive starts, and this year, the upcoming presidential elections heightened fears of attacks.
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On the Ground in the Central African Republic
And then, we found her. Crouching in the corner of an abandoned house, a girl about 11 years old had survived it all.
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On the Ground in Kiev: An Eyewitness Account of the Ukrainian Protests
One of the opposition leaders was injured with a rubber bullet, while speaking on the main stage. Whoever was shooting, was aiming at his face.
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On the Desk of President Karzai: A New Discriminatory Law Against Afghan Women
If President Karzai approves the new law, responding to violence against women will become even more challenging.
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After 38 Years, Time to Release Indigenous Leader Leonard Peltier
It is time for the USA authorities to release Leonard Peltier, an Anishinabe-Lakota Native American and leading member of the American Indian Movement (AIM), who has been imprisoned for 38…
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The “Most Dangerous City in the World” – Especially for Sex Workers
Those who murder sex workers believe they can literally treat these human beings as garbage to be disposed of.
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U.S. Congress Takes Another Critical Step to Help Afghan Women’s Rights and Security
Many of the threats Afghan women face turn into violent acts, many have resulted in murder.
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HAPPENING NOW: Journalists Being Murdered in Honduras
Without reporters to document abuses, alert the public, and denounce injustice, human rights violators are empowered to continue threatening and killing anyone they please.
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What It’s Like on the Ground in the Central African Republic
It is women to whom the task of collecting the bodies has fallen. Only they can venture out.