Amnesty International

Animated Video for Human Rights Education

JanKuenzl — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:34:36 +0100

Amnesty Manchester Group Walk on A's 50th Birthday.

Sam Mansoor — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:22:44 +0100

MAN JAILED FOR HOMOSEXUALITY

Serge Frenchbuddy — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:55:26 +0100

Jean-Claude Roger Mbede is a prisoner of conscience, imprisoned solely because of his sexual orientation. Please write to the President of Cameroon demanding his release.

Source: MAN JAILED FOR HOMOSEXUALITY

Manchester Amnesty human rights walk

MaryAlex — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:06:29 +0100

Manchester Amnesty human rights walk

MaryAlex — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:05:19 +0100

Amnesty at 50: In Defence of Freedom

Charlotte_K — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:16:01 +0100

The Amnesty story

MaryAlex — Fri, 27 May 2011 20:10:42 +0100

As the world has changed, so have we. But our objective – to protect people when their rights are denied, and end discrimination, persecution and harassment – has remained constant.

Source: The Amnesty story

Without Amnesty I'd be totally alone, says captive's wife

MaryAlex — Fri, 27 May 2011 17:47:03 +0100

A woman whose husband has been imprisoned and tortured in Iraq today paid tribute to the world's biggest human rights organisation.

Source: Without Amnesty I'd be totally alone, says captive's wife

Stop the bloodshed in Syria

Charlotte_K — Thu, 26 May 2011 14:47:54 +0100

Amnesty York Flash Dance

Charlotte_K — Wed, 18 May 2011 14:44:44 +0100

Waseem Wagdi: In Solidarity, In Defiance

Charlotte_K — Wed, 18 May 2011 12:55:20 +0100

In Solidarity, In Defiance - Activists from Middle East and North Africa

Charlotte_K — Wed, 18 May 2011 12:50:22 +0100

Salil Shetty's message to Cairo: In Solidarity, In Defiance

Charlotte_K — Wed, 18 May 2011 12:39:20 +0100

Nadje Al-Ali: In Solidarity, In Defiance

Charlotte_K — Wed, 18 May 2011 12:24:13 +0100

Amira Ben-Gacem: In Solidarity, In Defiance

Charlotte_K — Wed, 18 May 2011 12:09:13 +0100

Chris Doyle: In Solidarity, In Defiance

Charlotte_K — Wed, 18 May 2011 11:57:16 +0100

Pete Murray: In Solidarity, In Defiance

Charlotte_K — Wed, 18 May 2011 11:43:32 +0100

David Cockcroft: In Solidarity, In Defiance

Charlotte_K — Wed, 18 May 2011 11:34:00 +0100

Sharan Burrow: In Solidarity, In Defiance

Charlotte_K — Wed, 18 May 2011 11:09:12 +0100

Amnesty activists: meet the people on the human rights frontline

MaryAlex — Fri, 13 May 2011 18:18:07 +0100

All over the globe, Amnesty workers battle oppression. What drives them to do it, and what pressures do they operate under? Here we speak to six workers tackling injustice wherever they find it

Source: Amnesty activists: meet the people on the human rights frontline

Free at last... and they all owe their lives to Amnesty

MaryAlex — Fri, 13 May 2011 18:14:27 +0100

One man spent five years at Guantánamo Bay, where he was beaten and blinded; one woman was forced to stay awake for weeks. Here, four prisoners of conscience reveal the vital role that Amnesty played in securing their release

Source: Free at last... and they all owe their lives to Amnesty

The battle for a free Belarus

MaryAlex — Fri, 13 May 2011 18:10:34 +0100

Just two hours from Britain is Europe's last dictatorship, a country that recalls Stalinist Russia and where critics of the government 'disappear'. But thanks to an underground theatre group – and supporters including Jude Law and Tom Stoppard – the world is finally waking up to its plight

Source: The battle for a free Belarus

Peter Benenson reads from the Forgotten Prisoners

MaryAlex — Fri, 13 May 2011 17:32:26 +0100

The state of human rights - our 2010 annual report

Emerson — Fri, 13 May 2011 15:17:00 +0100

The state of human rights today revealed

Emerson — Fri, 13 May 2011 11:43:43 +0100

Today Amnesty International launches its annual report on “The state of the world’s human rights”, a global overview that exposes abuses in 157 countries. Needless to say, much of the focus has been on recent events in the Middle East and North Africa.

Source: The state of human rights today revealed

Desperation and hope among Misratah’s wounded

Charlotte_K — Wed, 11 May 2011 15:56:32 +0100

Hanan Mohamed had sustained multiple shrapnel injuries to both legs, as well as her right arm. She was relatively lucky; three of her relatives were killed when her home in the Garara area was hit by several projectiles which she believes to be Grad rockets, on 28 March. Hanan told Amnesty International that she had just finished her afternoon prayer, when she heard an explosion.

Source: Desperation and hope among Misratah’s wounded

URGENT message to US, UN, Human Rights Watch & all human rights organisations re DIRE situation in Daraa, Syria

FlashNewsPlus — Wed, 04 May 2011 15:27:08 +0100

UNICEF

Icejaega — Wed, 04 May 2011 00:52:07 +0100

UNICEF is urgently appealing for £8M to meet the needs of children and women affected by the ongoing violence in Libya.

Source: UNICEF

Libya: Living in fear and caught in the crossfire

cat — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:41:38 +0100

Ajdabiya, a city of more than 100,000 people, is again empty of its residents. Yesterday, even the few residents who had begun to return earlier in the week were again fleeing eastwards in horror at the news that Colonel al-Gaddafi’s military forces are once again advancing and have already reached the smaller oil town of al-Breiqa, a mere 50 km to the west of Ajdabiya...

New entry on the blog by Donatella Rovera, Amnesty’s Crisis Researcher

Source: Libya: Living in fear and caught in the crossfire

Guardian series on Amnesty at 50

benc — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:23:20 +0100

Source: Guardian series on Amnesty at 50