Human Rights Archive

South Africa Must Tackle Sexual Violence: UN

Posted on February 10, 2013 | No Comments
The United Nations human rights chief expressed her shock and deep sadness at the rape, mutilation and murder of a 17-year-old woman in South Africa, and urged a more comprehensive approach to tackling the “pandemic of sexual violence” in the country. “There is a need...
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Human Rights Center Going Green

Posted on June 13, 2012 | No Comments
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights has unveiled the new architectural rendering for the Center, created by the team of architects at Freelon/HOK. The 35,000 square-foot Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified building is designed to be environmentally sustainable. The Center also...
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Human Rights Violations during Congo Elections: UN

Posted on March 20, 2012 | No Comments
A UN report released today details serious human rights violations, including killings, disappearances and arbitrary detention, committed in Kinshasa by Congolese and security forces in the context of the 2011 presidential and legislative elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Earlier human rights organization...
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How Do I Get Rid of SlideShare?

Posted on October 28, 2011 | 3 Comments
As part of my work, I keep testing various Web services. Today, I decided to use something called SlideShare, which calls itself “the world’s largest community for sharing presentations.” When I tried to use it, I was asked to open my account. I did. By...
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“Troy Davis Execution a Failure of Justice System”

Posted on September 22, 2011 | No Comments
Following the announcement that the state of Georgia has executed Troy Anthony Davis, Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), released the following statement: “The U.S. justice system was shaken to its core as Georgia executed a person who may well be innocent....
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Hollywood Celebs to Help Film Director Jafar Panahi

Posted on June 3, 2011 | No Comments
Amnesty International will lead a delegation of Hollywood luminaries to the Iran Mission to the United Nations on Wednesday, June 8 to symbolically rename a NYC street plaza “Azadi Square” (“Freedom Square”) and deliver tens of thousands of petition signatures demanding the reversal of the...
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Forum to Discuss Roots of Conflicts in Middle East

Posted on May 23, 2011 | No Comments
Sheikh Fahad Al Salem Al Ali Al Sabah launched Sunday the two-day forum, Renewing Dialogue for Peace and Advancing Freedom and Human Rights in Today’s World. Sponsored by The Fahad Al Salem Center for Dialogue Among Civilizations and Defense of Liberty (the Center). the forum...
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Using Social Media for Social Change: Mallika Dutt

Posted on May 3, 2011 | No Comments
With nearly one-tenth of the world’s 7 billion people connected with each other through online social strings, social media fad has almost reached its frothy peak. While online social games are among the biggest baits to attract crowds on social media sites, here’s a global human rights...
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Social Game to Change the Future of America

Posted on April 26, 2011 | No Comments
“America 2049” players portray agents assigned by Jefferson Williams II (Garber) to capture fugitive Ken Asaba (Perrineau). As gameplay unfolds, they encounter an America splintered by race and ethnicity, hostile to women and self-expression. It challenges people to ask: “How close are we already to...
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Amnesty Calls for Human Rights Reform in Egypt

Posted on February 11, 2011 | No Comments
Activist organization Amnesty International has called on Egypt’s authorities to end 30 years of repressive emergency rule and allow ordinary Egyptians to fully participate in shaping the country’s future. The organization said at this critical moment of change, “human rights reform must begin now.” “Those...
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China Bullying Others to Boycott Nobel Ceremony

Posted on December 8, 2010 | No Comments
On Friday, Dec. 10, the Nobel Committee will award jailed Chinese dissident, Liu Xiaobo, the 2010 Peace Prize, as Chinese government officials continue to trample human rights and bully other nations to boycott the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway. “It is disappointing that...
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Human Rights Outfit Welcomes Suu Kyi Release

Posted on November 14, 2010 | No Comments
Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist organization Amnesty International has welcomed the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, a prisoner of conscience, from house arrest in Myanmar (formerly called Burma). Suu Kyi co-founded the National League for Democracy (NLD), a pro-democracy political party that sought to...
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