Filter by
Showing 637-648 of 683 Results
Update
One Year After Disputed Elections Many Languish in Iran's Prisons
Amnesty International's comprehensive new report "From Protest to Prison – Iran One Year After the Election" shows, large numbers of people are suffering in Iran's prisons—those arrested in the wake…
Update
Armenia: Anger over Mild Sentence for Serial Pedophile
Activists and victims in Armenia are outraged that a serial pedophile has received mild sentence by a court in capital Yerevan.
Update
Tissa's pardon – we're still waiting
On May 4, I wrote on this site about the Sri Lankan government's announced pardon of the journalist J.S. Tissainayagam (often referred to as "Tissa"), who'd been unjustly convicted and…
Update
Congressman Jack Bauer
You would be forgiven for thinking that Jack Bauer was actually running in the fall elections, as his name is being continually invoked on the campaign trial. The Daily Beast…
Update
Sad Loss of a Women's Human Rights Pioneer
[caption id="attachment_9530" align="alignleft" width="110" caption="Rhonda Copelon, American University"][/caption] I recently heard the sad news that Professor Rhonda Copelon died on May 6th 2010. Professor Copelon's work was critical to defining…
Update
Prominent Iranian Film Director Jafar Panahi Held for Months Without Charge
One of Iran's most acclaimed film directors, Jafar Panahi, has been locked up in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison, without charge, for more than two months.
Update
Demand Clean Air and Water for Iraq
Iraq’s historic and cultural treasures have been looted, its infrastructure destroyed, and Iraqis continue to face violence, persecution and harassment. Yet one area of damage that has been discussed very…
Update
Desi Spotlight Series: Drishtipat
This posting is part of our Desi Spotlight Series. It's time for another in my very irregular series featuring the amazing work of South Asians in the United States working…
Update
Egypt: Sweeping Reform Needed to Protect Workers' Rights
Egypt workers were on the move this weekend, with significant ramifications we hope for the future of human rights in that country. Just weeks after a court order forced the…
Update
Speaking Out for Maternal Health in San Francisco
This post is by Cecilia Lipp, AIUSA San Francisco Organizing City Activist Leader. [caption id="attachment_9030" align="alignleft" width="205" caption="L-R: Larry Cox of Amnesty International USA, Maddy Oden of the Tatia Oden…
Update
Get on the Bus for Human Rights
Chances are, if we've met, you've heard me talk about Get On The Bus for Human Rights (GOTB)! I've got several versions under my belt -- the PowerPoint presentation, the…
Update
Needed: One White Colonial Ruler for Zimbabwe
[caption id="attachment_8941" align="alignleft" width="190" caption="Prospective Colonial Ruler Sarah Hager (on left) with several potential minions."][/caption] As a mostly white person, I have decided that I would like to be the…