amnesty international

"Pardon me, Mr Bush" from Benjaminbrum 342 days old

The world is looking forward to President Obama starting his job. (Bet no one will throw shoes at him!) And there's the promise that Guantanamo Bay ...

Rape, women and the culture of fear. from Benjaminbrum 420 days old

Every 34 minutes a rape is reported to the police in the United Kingdom. Thousands more victims do not come forward. Yet three-quarters of local authorities ...

Collective Action works... from Benjaminbrum 425 days old

[ ... ] Carolyn Moseley Braun and John Lewis. Amnesty International has issued a 39-page report questioning his conviction, and protesters have been ...

Urgent action required... You can help! from Benjaminbrum 426 days old

[ ... ] Amnesty International and the NAACP held a rally on Thursday night in Atlanta calling for clemency. Earlier ...

Woman faces flogging in Iran. from Benjaminbrum 462 days old

I had an email from Amnesty International about Shamameh Ghorbani, an Iranian woman who’s been sentenced to 100 lashes, after being found guilty of adultery. ...

Something strange has happened to my blog. from Benjaminbrum 481 days old

[ ... ] till the Beijing Olympics and today, Amnesty International is co-ordinating a global, online day of protest against Internet censorship in ...