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Ricky, Noris and the dream to escape segregation in Italy
Matteo de Bellis, Amnesty International Campaigner on Italy, has just returned from the country where he visited La Barbuta, a Roma-only camp near Rome. The bus ride I met Ricky, a friendly 10-year-old boy, on the school bus from Tor … Continue reading
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Read WIRE and take action against the death penalty
“I can’t believe he’s not here anymore,” Lubou Kavalyoua told WIRE about her son, Ulad, who was executed and buried in secret last year. She still doesn’t know where his grave is. Read their story on page 18 in WIRE … Continue reading
Posted in Abolish the death penalty, Arms Trade, Belarus, Control Arms, Death Penalty, Demand Dignity, Detention, Discrimination, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, EU, Europe And Central Asia, Human Rights Defenders and Activists, Hungary, Individuals at Risk, International Justice, Iraq, Prisoners of Conscience, Racial Discrimination, Security with Human Rights, Slums and the Right to Housing, Syria, Torture and Ill-treatment, Uncategorized, Unfair Trials, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
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Shell’s Niger Delta pollution: the good, the bad and the ongoing quest for justice
By Audrey Gaughran, Amnesty International’s Africa Programme Director This week’s ruling by a Dutch court in a case brought by four Nigerian farmers against the oil company Shell for pollution damage represents a small victory – but also underlines the … Continue reading
50,000 activists say “NO” to discrimination against Romani people in Italy
By Fernando Chironda from Amnesty International Italy This year, Amnesty International’s campaign for Romani people’s human rights in Italy started out stronger than ever. Last month, we delivered almost 50,000 signatures from all over the world to the Italian Prime … Continue reading
Bold, ambitious action needed from leaders at Rio+20
By Savio Carvalho, Director of Amnesty International’s Demand Dignity Programme, writing from Rio de Janeiro (Follow him on Twitter – @SavioConnects) Late into one of the negotiation sessions at the Rio+20 Summit on Sustainable Development, references to “freedom of speech … Continue reading