Category Archives: Human Rights Defenders and Activists

A lifeline for activists

Posted on 22 May 2013 by Shiromi Pinto

Amnesty’s mobile alert system for activists among 10 finalists nominated for Google’s Global Impact Award. VOTE NOW – before 31 May – and make this big idea a reality. Nighat Dad of the Digital Rights Foundation on Amnesty’s Panic Button … Continue reading →

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Egypt’s opposition activists in the dock

Posted on 14 May 2013 by Conor Fortune

By Amnesty International’s delegation in Egypt Arriving at court in Cairo’s Fifth Settlement district court on 13 May, we saw supporters of political detainees and members of the riot police. Opposition activists, human rights lawyers, and friends and supporters had … Continue reading →

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Freed Cambodian human rights defender speaks out

Posted on 12 April 2013 by Conor Fortune

By Rupert Abbott, Amnesty International’s Researcher on Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam It was hot – very hot – as I arrived last week at Mam Sonando’s home and radio station on a dusty street in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh. … Continue reading →

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“We have succeeded by speaking out”

Posted on 21 March 2013 by Helena Scott

  Forced sterilization of Romani women is one of the most horrendous human rights violations and forms of discrimination that Roma have suffered in Europe since their persecution and murder by the Nazis during the Second World War. According to … Continue reading →

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‘Pussy Riot is political art’

Posted on 16 March 2013 by Kristin Hulaas Sunde

It’s been a year since Pussy Riot member Ekaterina (Katia) Samutsevich was arrested. She spoke to Amnesty about her activism, life after prison and the fight to free her band mates. She also thanked activists worldwide for helping to spread … Continue reading →

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