Dear Baku: Stop beating activist. Release her. Drop treason charge!
Leila Yunus, director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy Arresting its loudest critic and charging her with “treason” doesn’t seem enough for Azerbaijani officials. Last week, peace activist and...
View ArticleAttacks Continue against Honduran Rights Activists
White crosses in memory of those victims of violence are seen around Tegucigalpa after being placed by members of human rights organizations, on July 9, 2014. (Photo credit: ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty...
View ArticleEvaporating Hope for My Missing Daughter
By Munira al-Hamwi, mother of ‘disappeared’ Syrian human rights attorney Razan Zaitouneh They asked me to write about my daughter, Razan Zaitouneh. I am not a journalist or a writer but I will write...
View ArticleHonduran journalist told he would be found “in a ditch”
Honduran journalists take part in a vigil in memory of journalists killed in Honduras. (ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/GettyImages) On January 24, a high-ranking military official told Honduran journalist César...
View ArticleThe First Day of Spring Should Not Be Spent Behind Bars in Iran
Friends from Scholars at Risk taking the Nowruz action Former Iranian prisoner of conscience Maziar Bahari said “the prisoner’s worst nightmare is the thought of being forgotten.” The first day of...
View ArticleWhere can Human Rights Defenders turn to in Honduras?
White crosses in memory of those victims of violence are seen around Tegucigalpa after being placed by members of human rights organizations, on July 9, 2014. (ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images) Victims...
View ArticleOn Your Birthday, You Are Not Forgotten
This week, Azam Farmonov, a prisoner of conscience in Uzbekistan, is spending his 37th birthday in prison. Azam has spent the last ten years jailed for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of...
View ArticleHeading the Wrong Way: The Ever Closing Political Space in Ethiopia
By Adotei Akwei,Managing Director for Government Relations and Kayla Chen, Government Relations and Individuals at Risk Intern at Amnesty International USA Sub-Saharan Africa is facing a growing trend...
View ArticleUpdate on Amnesty’s Post-Election Strategy and Work
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – SEPTEMBER 06: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump pauses during a campaign event September 6, 2016 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) We’ve...
View ArticleHere’s why Disability Rights must be on the Forefront of the Human Rights...
By Janet Lord, AIUSA Board Member and Senior Fellow at Harvard Law School Project on Disability Celebration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities should be accompanied by reflection for...
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