Asylum-seekers in Greece face long waits in inhumane conditions © Amnesty International (photo: Kusha Bahrami)
Limited and inhumane; Access to asylum in Greece is degrading and uncertain
By the Refugee Network of the Greek Section of Amnesty International
Amnesty International joins the scores of asylum seekers queuing in the early hours of a Saturday morning hoping to have their applications submitted to the Greek authorities.
On a freezing winter night we find ourselves in a deserted neighbourhood of Athens not far from the Aliens’ Police Directorate.
Continue reading ‘No access, no hope’
(c) Amnesty International
By Neil Boorman from AmnestyUK,
The Secret Policeman’s Ball is back!
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Sunday 4th March at Radio City Music Hall, New York.With Coldplay, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Mumford & Sons, Russell Brand, Reggie Watts and more to come! |
Amnesty International is celebrating fifty years of supporting free speech. And we’re throwing a huge comedy show in New York to celebrate. It’s the first time the Ball is being hosted outside the UK and it’s going to be a truly international event, being screened live on Netflix in the United States and recorded for Channel 4 in the UK.
Facebook is the home of the Ball online, where we’re building a global community in support of free speech. We’ll be posting exclusive comedy clips, providing behind the scenes gossip and giving away amazing prizes that money can’t buy.
We would very much like you to join us at facebook.com/secretpoliceman
Norma Cruz est une défenseure des droits humains connue pour son action contre les violences faites aux femmes au Guatemala. (c) Amnesty International
Par Jeremy Bloom, de l’équipe Amérique centrale, Amnesty International
Il y a cinq jours, lundi 23 janvier, nous avons lancé une nouvelle opération de « saturation de fax » où nous demandions à nos membres et à nos sympathisants sur les réseaux sociaux du monde entier d’envoyer un fax à la procureure générale du Guatemala au nom de la défenseure des droits humains Norma Cruz.
Hier soir, jeudi 26 janvier, nous avons parlé à Norma Cruz, présidente de l’organisation de défense des droits des femmes Fundación Sobrevivientes qui a été menacée de mort à plusieurs reprises pour avoir agi en faveur des femmes victimes de violences et demandé que les responsables de ces agissements soient poursuivis.
Les nouvelles sont bonnes : il semble que les autorités aient entendu notre appel. Continue reading ‘Fax saturés ! Et notre appel en faveur de la liberté d’expression a été entendu’
(c) Amnesty International
By Jeremy Bloom Campaigner, Central America Team,
Hace cinco días, lanzamos una acción nueva e emocionante – llamando a nuestros miembros e activistas en las redes sociales a enviar un fax a la Fiscal General de Guatemala de parte de la defensora de derechos humanos Norma Cruz.
Anoche, hablamos con Norma, dirigente de la organización de derechos de la mujer Fundación Sobrevivientes, quien ha recibido reiteradas amenazas de muerte por su labor de apoyo a las víctimas de la violencia contra la mujer y el enjuiciamiento de los responsables.
Y las noticias son buenas, parece que las autoridades realmente están prestando atención. Continue reading ‘¡El fax esta saturado! Y nuestra llamada por la libertad de expresión escuchada’
Norma Cruz is a human rights activist known for her work on violence against women in Guatemala. (c) Amnesty International
By Jeremy Bloom Campaigner, Central America Team,
Five days ago we started an exciting new faxjam action – calling on our members and social media supporters around the world to send a fax to the Attorney General of Guatemala on behalf of human rights defender Norma Cruz.
Last night we spoke to Norma Cruz, the leader of the women’s rights organization Fundación Sobrevivientes, who has received repeated death threats because of her work supporting victims of violence against women and calling for those responsible to be prosecuted.
And the news is good, it seems the authorities are really taking notice. Continue reading ‘Faxes Jammed! And our call for Freedom of Expression heard’
