When the U.S. Department of Justice published a report Aug. 10 that documented “widespread constitutional violations, discriminatory enforcement, and culture of retaliation” within the Baltim...
In 2015, Amnesty International investigated the human rights situation in 160 countries and territories worldwide. Progress continued in some areas, but many people and communities faced grave hu...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/africa/what-is-the-state-of-human-rights-around-the-world/
Safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, collectively known as WASH, aren’t usually the first thing that comes to mind for women’s rights advocates and activists, least of all during 16 ...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/children-rights/how-toilets-can-make-schools-safer/
In Malawi, Kalinde* was 15 years old when she was forced to marry due to her family’s poverty. She was told to respect her husband and never to deny him sex. Her husband’s work takes him away...
Baffled by technical human rights terms and precise legal definitions? You’re not alone. Here’s a quick glossary of some of the most troublesome words and phrases. Commute: Commute means to...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/amnesty/a-beginners-guide-to-human-rights-jargon/
By Jesús Canchola Sánchez Cesar Chavez was born on March 31, 1927 in Yuma, Arizona. My grandmother is a year younger than him. She was born in Guanajuato, Mexico. Cesar Chavez and my abuela (gr...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/americas/cesar-chavez-a-birthday-gift/
This month we celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 and the kick-off of the 59th UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Both of these events happen every year. But this yea...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/escr/whats-next-for-womens-rights-have-your-say/
In 2014, Amnesty International recorded and investigated human rights abuses in 160 countries and territories worldwide*. While progress is being made in some areas, the frightening facts and fig...
What happens when a crisis so prolongs that the world tires of it? You get 3.7 million Syrian refugees. You get stories like the one told by this woman living in a refugee camps. She has been i...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/middle-east/untold-stories-of-syrias-most-vulnerable-refugees/
Mayor Mike Duggan has promised to help customers keep their water while the city develops payment plans and financial assistance for those who need it most.