Q&A: Neena Bhandari interviews IRENE KHAN, secretary general of Amnesty International SYDNEY, Nov 23 (IPS) - As the number of people living in poverty swell to over two billion, Amnesty International Secretary-General Irene Khan makes a ...
"In the heart of this first world I found scenes more reminiscent of the third world. That Indigenous peoples experience human rights violations on a continent of such privilege is not merely disheartening, it is morally outrageous. The moral ...
A stunning transformation from human to butterfly will be unveiled at Butterfly Creek, Auckland, next Tuesday (24 November) at 11:15am, in a call for action against violence this White Ribbon Day. Award-winning body paint artist Yolanda Bartram of ...
Amnesty International is this year highlighting the need to break the cycle of violence and poverty facing women in the Asia-Pacific region, as part of its White Ribbon Day campaigning. In return for a white ribbon Amnesty International members will be ...
Why should we care about the human rights of people who themselves don't appear to respect them? Statements made this week by a former member of an armed Islamic group suggest that it is the best way to change hearts and minds. It does make a ...
The arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of Fiji-born Australian academic Professor Brij Lal by the Fijian military on 4 November 2009 is the latest example of the ongoing crackdown against any criticism of the regime and peaceful opposition ...
Writing a critical article about the New Zealand Government would not result in the delivery of death threats to your home. Nor would writing a blog post about organising a peaceful protest find your car riddled with bullets. For some journalists ...
Amnesty International, the world’s largest human rights organisation, has proudly launched its new Aotearoa New Zealand website at amnesty.org.nz. A fresh lick of paint and a range of new features have made the website easier for everyday New ...
Similarly, early on in the debate the president championed the principle of universality by promising some form of health coverage - if not necessarily health care - for 46 million uninsured people, only to lower the policy goal to 30 million American ...
Last year an estimated 23,000 Cambodians were forcibly evicted from the land they occupied. Today, at least 150,000 Cambodians face the same fate. This Friday, (October 16) on the eve of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Amnesty ...
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