Tag Archives: human rights
India urged to release environmental activists
Indian authorities arrested two environmental activists on false charges after they led a campaign to defend local communities’ rights.
Indian authorities must immediately release two activists arrested apparently for their work to protect...
Security With Human Rights
Canadian citizen Mahar Arar suffered imprisonment and torture because of the actions of US officials. Follow his capture at New York’s JFK airport to his rendition and eventual release. The number of people it takes to help end torture?...
Write for Rights
Join Amnesty International’s annual Global Write-a-thon to make a difference in the lives of individuals at risk. By the proven power of writing letters, authorities are pressured to release those who have been unjustly imprisoned and...
Amnesty: 50 Years
Amnesty International grew from one man’s appeal into a global movement of over 3 million members, in more than 150 countries. This dramatic timeline highlights Amnesty’s work – protecting all rights for all people since its...
Maternal Health
Around the world, one woman dies every 90 seconds from complications of pregnancy or childbirth; that’s more than 350,000 per year. Many of these deaths are preventable. All women have the right to access quality maternal health care,...
Progress Towards Abolition
Over two-thirds of the countries in the world have abolished the death penalty in law or practice. In the U.S., 16 states have put an end to state-sanctioned killing. Join the winning fight toward a world without the death penalty.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AT 50: GLOBAL CALL TO ACTION AIMS TO TIP SCALES AGAINST REPRESSION AND INJUSTICE
Amnesty International marks its 50th anniversary with a wave of activism including events in more than 50 countries and the launch of new online tools.
Amnesty International is marking its 50th anniversary with the launch of a Global Call to...
China Urged to Exercise Restraint Over Inner Mongolia protests
Chinese authorities must exercise restraint against peaceful protesters in the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia.
Chinese authorities must avoid a violent crackdown on demonstrations in the country’s Inner Mongolia region, as martial...
Case study of a killing: ‘Young man, aren’t you dead yet?’
The mother of Sheldon Gary Davis tells how he was killed by Jamaican security forces while in their custody, during the 2010 state of emergency.
Sheldon Gary Davis, aged 29, was killed by the security forces on Sunday,...
Georgia must investigate ‘excessive use of force’ against protesters
Georgian authorities must investigate allegations of excessive use of force by police against anti-government protests in which two people died, Amnesty International said today.
Protests in the capital Tbilisi calling for the resignation...
