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AIUK : Middle East protest movements 'have proved astonishingly resilient' - Report summarises historic year

Emerson — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:43:21 +0000

Amnesty International Interim Middle East and North Africa Director Philip Luther said:

“With few exceptions, governments have failed to recognise that everything has changed.

“The protest movements across the region, led in many cases by young people and with women playing central roles, have proved astonishingly resilient in the face of sometimes staggering repression."

Source: AIUK : Middle East protest movements 'have proved astonishingly resilient' - Report summarises historic year

BBC News - Syria should be referred to ICC, UN's Navi Pillay says

Emerson — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:27:45 +0000

The top United Nations human rights official has told the Security Council that Syria should be referred to the International Criminal Court over its crackdown on anti-government protests.

Source: BBC News - Syria should be referred to ICC, UN's Navi Pillay says

"I am not afraid" - Syrian demonstration

Emerson — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:31:11 +0100

I Am Not Afraid - Syrian Embassy Action

Emerson — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:19:12 +0100

BBC News - Syrian tanks launch fresh attack on city of Hama

Emerson — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:35:49 +0100

Syrian security forces have renewed attacks on the city of Hama on the second day of a crackdown on anti-government protesters, activists say.

Tanks opened fire after a night of sporadic shooting, Hama-based activist Omar Hamawi told AP news agency. One report said four people had died.

Security forces killed scores of people in the city on Sunday.

Source: BBC News - Syrian tanks launch fresh attack on city of Hama

Audio - Teargas in Tahrir Square

Emerson — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:53:36 +0100

Amnesty International's Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui reports from demonstrations in Tahrir Square, Cairo.

Source: Audio - Teargas in Tahrir Square

Stop the bloodshed in Syria - your signatures handed in

Emerson — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:56:50 +0100

Stop the bloodshed in Syria - your signatures handed in

Emerson — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:47:56 +0100

Women's human rights in Egypt

Emerson — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:06:33 +0100

The Egyptian authorities must amend existing legislation to better protect women in Egypt, and ensure they play an active role in reforms.

Women played a key role during the 18 days of protest that led to former president Hosni Mubarak's downfall.

Young and old, veiled and unveiled, educated and illiterate, they stood up and chanted for change. Many abandoned the way they had previously led their lives, and overturned deeply ingrained attitudes surrounding 'appropriate' behaviour for women.

However, when discussions on change and reform in Egypt began, they were overlooked.

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BBC News - Yemen crisis: One-way ticket for Saleh?

Emerson — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:51:02 +0100

President Saleh has gone to Saudi Arabia after being injured in a rocket attack on a mosque inside the presidential compound on Friday.

It appears the injuries are not life-threatening - sources in Saudi Arabia said he walked off the plane although wounds to his head, face and neck were clearly visible.

However, members of his family, including his wife, have travelled with him. In fact he is reported to be accompanied by 35 relatives, as well as the prime minister and the Speaker of the Yemeni parliament.

Source: BBC News - Yemen crisis: One-way ticket for Saleh?

Locked up for reading a poem - Middle East, World - The Independent

Emerson — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:40:44 +0100

Ayat al-Gormezi, 20, a poet and student arrested two months ago after reading out a poem at a pro-democracy rally, is due to go on trial today before a military tribunal, her mother said. Ayat was forced to turn herself in when masked policemen threatened to kill her brothers unless she did so.

Source: Locked up for reading a poem - Middle East, World - The Independent

The state of human rights - our 2010 annual report

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

Guardian Eyewitness - coloured liquid in water cannons

Emerson — Thu, 12 May 2011 12:33:41 +0100

Protestors in Uganda are being marked out with coloured liquid fired from water cannons

Source: Guardian Eyewitness - coloured liquid in water cannons

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

bahraini regimes torture civilians

kamal — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:39:41 +0100

bahrain demonstrasjon in netherland

moh — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:45:32 +0100

Your signature matters to people on the street in Bahrain

cat — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:45:17 +0100

On Friday morning the online team at Amnesty International was in for a pleasant surprise.

At work we have our Amnesty website open on our computers throughout the day and are very familiar with trends on the number of people who sign our web petitions.

That’s why when we posted a petition addressed to the King of Bahrain on Thursday afternoon we were amazed to see that in less than 24 hours nearly 13,000 people had signed on. Wow.

Source: Your signature matters to people on the street in Bahrain

Q&A: Human rights and war in Libya | Amnesty International

cat — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:24:31 +0000

Following a United Nations Security Council resolution on 18 March 2011 to allow foreign military action against Libya, conflict still rages between al-Gaddafi’s forces, rebels based in Benghazi, and international forces attacking from the air. Amnesty International examines some of the human rights issues at stake.

Source: Q&A: Human rights and war in Libya | Amnesty International

BBC News | Libya: Gaddafi in spotlight at UN Security Council

miotailtmilidh — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:17:39 +0000

The UN Security Council is meeting to consider action against Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's government in Libya over its attempts to put down an uprising.

A draft resolution calls for an arms embargo, travel ban and asset freeze.

It also proposes referring Col Gaddafi to the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity.

Source: BBC News | Libya: Gaddafi in spotlight at UN Security Council

PEACE enters The House

Radfax — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:41:22 +0000

White Flag Revolution

Radfax — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:32:08 +0000

Standing in solidarity and defiance - Trafalgar Square 12 February

cat — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:46:55 +0000

Liverpool Protests 2009

SirKelsalot — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 18:13:39 +0000

Belgrade Pride 2010

vero — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:02:30 +0100

Human tv.. youtube channel.

protectthehumanatshoreditchchurch2010 — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:38:04 +0100

Interesting interactivity. showing protect the human project.

Source: Human tv.. youtube channel.

Umbrella Parade for Refugee Week 2010

fionamc — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:29:04 +0100

Shell's Hell - Party at the Pumps 2

Youandifilms — Mon, 24 May 2010 11:43:11 +0100

Shell's Hell - Party at the Pumps 2

Youandifilms — Mon, 24 May 2010 11:39:44 +0100

Amnesty in London Tell Shell

Wily Fox — Thu, 20 May 2010 19:14:14 +0100