By Simon Billenness, Business and Human Rights Thematic Specialist and Paz y Miño, Andean Countries Specialist Did you know Amnesty International USA is a long-time shareholder activist? This w...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/uncategorized/amnesty-international-shareholder-activist/
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/
Women and girls are usually forgotten when thinking about armed conflict, yet they are uniquely and disproportionately affected by it. They represent a high number of casualties of war* and many ...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/justice/international-justice-must-include-women/
@Amnesty is now over 2 million followers strong. Together, we’ve changed lives and freed prisoners. As with the Amnesty movement of the past 55 years, we’ve gotten here by individual after in...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/justice/the-path-to-2-million-amnesty-followers/
Following last week’s release of the 2016 Department of State Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, Amnesty International USA conducted a review of the reports and offered an analysis of t...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/us/is-the-u-s-state-department-understating-human-rights-abuses/
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/
The list below is just a snapshot of some of the many success stories and bits of good news that you made happen in 2015. Thank you for all your support – together, we are standing up for peopl...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/justice/50-ways-you-changed-lives-in-2015/
Weapons and ammunition in circulation Total current military stocks of China, USA, Russia, India, France and UK: 15,426 Battle tanks 17,816 Armoured combat vehicles 36,621 Large calibre artillery...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/justice/killer-facts-the-scale-of-the-global-arms-trade/
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/
With just hours left before today’s deadline, 13 Members of Congress have now joined the call for Palestinian children’s human rights. Led by U.S. Representative Betty McCollum, these elected...