Showing posts with label Amnesty International. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Amnesty International. Show all posts
Tuesday, 5 May 2020

Media censorship a ‘global phenomenon’ obstructing efforts to tackle pandemic

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On Sunday, we celebrated World Press Freedom Day, yet when it comes to reporting Covid-19, journalists across the...
Wednesday, 11 December 2019

Generation Z fears climate change more than anything else; lives in failed system

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Credit: Rosa Castaneda At the UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid, Greta Thunberg today called upon world lea...
Monday, 11 March 2019

Iran - human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh sentenced to 33 years in prison.

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Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer and women’s rights defender Nasrin Sotoudeh has been sentenced to a shocking 33 years in prison ...
Wednesday, 20 January 2016

Women refugees face assault, exploitation and sexual harassment journeying through Europe

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These women and girls have fled war in Syria and Iraq, walked for days across  hostile terrains, put their ...
Tuesday, 14 January 2014

Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill is Back - Stop It!

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Credit: Amnesty International ‘Our neighbours said to me, “Why are you still alive?”’ – Frank, Kampala Uganda’s notorious Anti-Homos...
Monday, 19 August 2013

Human rights abuses in top holiday destinations

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For the holidays, Amnesty International has put together an unusual travel guide. This guide outlines some of the key human right...
Monday, 1 July 2013

Syria’s war creates biggest rise in global refugees since 1994

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Syrian boys walk shoulder to shoulder in the rain at the Boynuyogun refugee camp on the Turkish-Syrian border in Hatay province February ...
Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Saudi Arabia - rise in executions and crucifixions

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Saudi Arabia must halt a “disturbing” rise in its use of the death penalty, Amnesty International said this after six people were exec...
Tuesday, 30 April 2013

Afghanistan: young woman killed in front of 300 - Stop Violence against Women

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Members of Afghan activist group Young Women for Change/copyright AP Enough!  Stop violence against women in Afghanistan. ...