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/
Ambassadors are on the front lines of diplomacy, where they can head off conflict or be the cause of the next war. They must not have any conflicts-of-interest or appearance of conflict and def...
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...
A mere two days after millions of people marched around the word with and in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington, President Donald J. Trump announced the “Global Gag Rule,” a ma...
By Adotei Akwei and Miho Mitobe In late November AI released a report on human rights violations committed by Nigerian security forces in the southeast of the country. The Indigenous People of Bi...
By Ann Burroughs, Chair of AIUSA’s Board of Directors Donald Trump has made it clear he wants bring back torture. “We should go much stronger than waterboarding,” he said last year, calling...
https://blog.amnestyusa.org/us/trumps-cia-pick-must-disavow-torture-and-commit-to-upholding-the-law/
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/