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Mexico’s Journey of Death: ‘I opened the coffin and I knew it was not my daughter’
[caption id="attachment_64096" align="aligncenter" width="2944"] © AFP PHOTO/ JOSE Cabezas[/caption] By Josefina Salomón, News Writer at Amnesty International in Mexico @josefinasalomon It was the most difficult day of her life. On…
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Global artists fund giant Cape Town International Airport memorial dedicated to Nelson Mandela
International travellers passing through Cape Town International Airport will soon be greeted by a giant tapestry in memory of global human rights defender Nelson Mandela.
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The State of LGBT Human Rights Worldwide
[caption id="attachment_60816" align="alignleft" width="1000"] LGBT activists take part in a Gay Pride event in St. Petersburg, Russia, 29 June 2013. (EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV)[/caption] Across the globe, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender…
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Bangladesh: Authorities must deliver justice as third blogger is hacked to death in latest assault on freedom of expression
The Bangladeshi authorities must deliver justice over the shocking murder of the secularist Bangladeshi blogger Bijoy Das – the third such killing this year – if they wish to avert…
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MTV World and Art for Amnesty Announce Season Two of Acclaimed ‘Rebel Music’ Series on YouTube April 30
Partnership & Contest with Amnesty International’s Art for Amnesty Program to Bring Inspiring Young Activists to a Global Audience
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The Power of an Artist
Art for Amnesty brings together artists, musicians, writers, filmmakers and all types of creatives who help us navigate the complex human rights challenges we face today.
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The Roar of A Thousand Activists
By Ann Burroughs, Amnesty International USA board chair, and Steven W. Hawkins, Amnesty International USA executive director Last week, over 1,100 human rights activists gathered in Brooklyn, New York. What…
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From Chicago to Jeddah: Make 2 Phone Calls to Help Stop Torture Today
By Noor Mir, Field Organizer for Amnesty International USA This Valentine’s Day, survivors of torture and other ill-treatment, from Jeddah to Chicago, will not be celebrating. You can make a…
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Raif Badawi
In May 2014, Raif Badawi was sentenced to 10 years behind bars, 1,000 lashes, a 10-year travel ban, and a lifetime ban from appearing in the media. He was convicted…
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Evaporating Hope for My Missing Daughter
The mother of Syrian human rights attorney and activist Razan Zaitouneh shares her reflections on the one-year anniversary of her daughter's forced disappearance.
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One of the World’s Worst Industrial Disasters Exposed on the Big Screen
families of more than 20,000 women, men, and children who have died following the 1984 toxic gas leak at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India.
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A Time to Grieve and a Time to Dance
[caption id="attachment_53476" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Polina Andrianova and Anna Abramova of the Russian LGBTI organization “Coming Out” (« Выход ») in St Petersburg.[/caption] By Conor Fortune, News Writer at Amnesty International,…