Today, we must be reminded of the value of political freedom and the right to protest when it is repeatedly brutally offended by government authorities in Russia and Belarus.
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/asia/the-value-of-political-freedom-russia-and-belarus/
We should be warned to not only protect our physical human rights, but also the privacy of our virtual spaces and communication via technology. I draw attention to recent cases of unlawful survei...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/asia/big-brother-in-practice-an-overview-of-unlawful-surveillance/
By Ella Shen A few weeks ago, Amnesty International, along with other international organizations, has expressed heavy concern over the possibility of danger, including torture amongst other huma...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/asia/abductions-and-forcible-returns-from-russia-to-uzbekistan-continue/
By Viachaslau “Slava” Bortnik Amnesty International recently released a public statement raising the worsening human rights situation in Crimea marking three years under Russian rule since...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/asia/crimea-in-the-international-blind-spot/
At the end of 2016 Amnesty International published a report titled Ethiopia Offline: Evidence of Social Media Blocking and Internet Censorship in Ethiopia. This report documented how social media...
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...
From online videos of war crimes, to satellite images of rights violations in areas as reclusive as North Korea, to eyewitness accounts disseminated on social media, we have access to more releva...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/africa/datnav-how-to-navigate-digital-data-in-human-rights-research/
Renowned investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova turns forty on Friday, May 27, celebrating her birthday for the second consecutive year in Baku’s Kurdukhani jail. Please join Amnesty Inter...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/europe/azerbaijan-khadija-on-your-birthday-you-are-not-alone/
Sub-Saharan Africa is facing a growing trend of evaporating political space. Non-governmental organizations are being heavily and often violently restricted, and newspapers, bloggers and other vo...
Today, May 17, Amnesty International celebrates International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. This IDAHOT, Amnesty International condemns the ongoing discrimination, violence, ...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/africa/idahot-2016-lgbt-human-rights-around-the-world/