Human Rights Center Going Green
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…
Human Rights Violations during Congo Elections: UN
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…
How Do I Get Rid of SlideShare?
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…
“Troy Davis Execution a Failure of Justice System”
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…
Hollywood Celebs to Help Film Director Jafar Panahi
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”…
Forum to Discuss Roots of Conflicts in Middle East
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…