amnesty international

Amnesty International is a global human rights organization that started in London in 1961. In May 2011, Amnesty International celebrated its 50th anniversary and continues its work for those who have been imprisoned solely for exercising their basic human rights.

Amnesty USA is currently working on a few select causes, such as maternal mortality, the death penalty, and torture. The organization is also well known for its letter writing campaigns, where members and supporters write letters on behalf of prisoners to international governments. Amnesty also has various online petitions and events to help promote the cause of human rights.

Amnesty USA does have its own blog, Human Rights Now, which covers human rights news and events. Amnesty UK does a good job of cataloging blogs and posts relevant to international human rights.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “amnesty international”

 

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• Baltasar Garzón: judge on trial – video profile

  
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• Baltasar Garzón: judge on trial - video profile

  
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• Baltasar Garzón’s second trial begins in Madrid

  
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  Livewire - Amnesty International blogging for human rights — Authority: 98
  Par Sauro Scarpelli, directeur de campagne de l’équipe Personnes en danger, à Amnesty InternationalLa défenseure des droits humains Norma Cruz a reçu 47 SMS de menaces de mort sur son téléphone mobile. Cette dirigeante de l’organisation de défense des droits des femmes Fundación Sobrevivientes fait ...
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• Yong Vui Kong: Young Malaysian at Risk of Execution in Singapore

  
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  Yong Vui Kong Yong Vui Kong, a young Malaysian man on death row in Singapore, was fortunately not executed as expected in 2011. On 15 January, friends and activists risked arrest by publicly gathering to mark his upcoming birthday. The election of Singapores new President provides a fresh opportunity to call for ...
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• Day of Action Against Guantanamo & NDAA

  
  Human Rights Now - Amnesty International USA Blog — Authority: 109
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• The Terrible Case of Jordan Brown and a Murder

  
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• Stop the death threats. Join our campaign for freedom of expression.

  
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• War Horse writer (& CiF contributor) Michael Morpurgo: Israel shoots Palestinian children ‘like a video game’

  
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• Marjorie Cohn: Close the Guantánamo Gulag

  
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  ______________________________ by Marjorie Cohn , ZNet , Monday, January 16, 2012   Travelers to Cuba and music lovers are familiar with the song “Guantanamera”— literally, the girl from Guantánamo. With lyrics by José Martí, the father of Cuban independence, Guantanamera is probably the most widely ...
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• Marjorie Cohn: Close the Guantánamo Gulag

  
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• Radio Current Affairs Documentary: Fiji and Australia’s reaction

  
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• Ottanta star e le canzoni di Bob Dylan per i 50 anni di Amnesty

  
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