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Guantánamo: A Decade of Damage to Human Rights
Wednesday, 11 January 2012, 7:55 pm | Amnesty International
The failure of the US government to close the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay is leaving a toxic legacy for human rights, Amnesty International said on the 10th anniversary of the first detainees being transferred to this notorious US prison. More >>
Middle East & North Africa: Protest set to continue in 2012
Tuesday, 10 January 2012, 4:38 pm | Amnesty International
Repression and state violence is likely to continue to plague the Middle East and North Africa in 2012 unless governments in the region and international powers wake up to the scale of the changes being demanded of them, Amnesty International warned ... More >>
People Across the Globe Demand the Release of Filep Karma
Friday, 16 December 2011, 9:48 am | Amnesty International
People in over 80 countries in every region of the world have come together to demand the release of Indonesian prisoner of conscience Filep Karma, who is currently serving a 15-year prison sentence for taking part in a peaceful ceremony where a Papuan regional ... More >>
Championing a Return to the Pen for Amnesty’s 50th Year
Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 10:03 am | Amnesty International
“I love texting, tweeting, blogging and emailing as much, if not more, than the next person, but there are some occasions when nothing, but nothing, can replace the power of the hand-written letter” – Stephen Fry More >>
Urging End to Shameful UN Security Council Silence on Syria
Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 4:24 pm | Amnesty International
On Wednesday, 30 November outside United Nations headquarters in New York, Amnesty International activists will urge the Security Council to end its shameful silence about the bloodshed in Syria and act to prevent more people from dying. More >>
Indonesia: Government Must Act On Komnas HAM’s Findings
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 12:44 pm | Amnesty International
The Indonesian government must immediately act on the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission’s (Komnas HAM) findings that human rights violations were committed by Indonesian security forces at the Third Papuan Peoples’ Congress on 19 October ... More >>
Indonesia Must Act On Human Rights Violations In West Papua
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 10:51 am | Amnesty International
Indonesia: Government must act on Komnas HAM's findings of human rights violations at Papuan Congress More >>
Calling all green thumbs
Friday, 28 October 2011, 5:24 pm | Amnesty International
Eastern Suburbs gardeners have been busy “mucking in” to support Amnesty International’s Spring Plant Fair being held tomorrow at the St Heliers Community Centre. More >>
Commonwealth leaders must stop Sri Lanka hosting key summit
Friday, 28 October 2011, 4:58 pm | Amnesty International
The Commonwealth risks becoming 'irrelevant' if its leaders allow Sri Lanka to become its next host, Amnesty International has said. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) began in Perth, Australia today, with Sri Lanka due to chair the ... More >>
Music Overcomes Tyranny in Eye-Opening Film
Friday, 14 October 2011, 1:10 pm | Amnesty International
14 October 2011 As the Indonesian army continues to commit human rights abuses on the indigenous inhabitants of Papua province, three men have chosen to speak out against the atrocities by capturing their remarkable stories on film. Strange Birds ... More >>
Myanmar: Government must go further with prisoner release
Thursday, 13 October 2011, 10:05 am | Amnesty International
The release of at least 120 political prisoners in Myanmar today is a minimum first step, and authorities must immediately and unconditionally release all remaining prisoners of conscience, Amnesty International has said. More >>
Indonesia must investigate mine strike protest killing
Wednesday, 12 October 2011, 10:01 am | Amnesty International
The Indonesian authorities must immediately investigate the use of deadly force by police at a mining protest, Amnesty International said today after one protester was killed and at least six injured. More >>
Help the Pacific rise above the Death Penalty
Monday, 10 October 2011, 11:47 am | Amnesty International
Today is World Day Against the Death Penalty and Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand is calling on the people of this country to step up and help the Pacific rise against the death penalty. More >>
Amnesty Urges NZ to Fight for Human Rights
Monday, 3 October 2011, 9:02 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International’s Secretary General Salil Shetty has asked the New Zealand public to continue in their role as champions of human rights. At public meeting in Auckland this evening Salil told the audience that they should be proud of the ... More >>
Amnesty’s Secretary General to visit New Zealand
Thursday, 29 September 2011, 5:53 pm | Amnesty International
On Monday 3 October Amnesty International’s Secretary General Salil Shetty will visit New Zealand as part of the organisation’s 50th birthday celebrations. While in the country, Salil will meet with New Zealand members of parliament and the Ministry ... More >>
Amnesty International Secretary Genral Tol Visit New Zealand
Thursday, 29 September 2011, 11:26 am | Amnesty International
Salil Shetty joined Amnesty International as the organization’s eighth Secretary General in July 2010. More >>
Amnesty International condemns execution of Troy Davis
Thursday, 22 September 2011, 5:49 pm | Amnesty International
At 3.08pm (NZT) after a delay of over four hours Troy Davis was executed by lethal injection in Georgia. On the announcement of Davis’ execution Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand’s Chief Executive Patrick Holmes released this statement. ... More >>
RIP Troy Davis
Thursday, 22 September 2011, 4:03 pm | Amnesty International
The state of Georgia shamefully executed Troy Davis on September 21, 2011 despite serious doubts about his guilt. But our fight to abolish the death penalty lives on. More >>
Kiwis to save Troy Davis blocked by Georgia Parole Board
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 4:00 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International and scores of New Zealanders are urging the State Board of Pardons and Paroles in the US state of Georgia to reconsider last night’s decision denying clemency for Troy Davis, who is scheduled to be executed at 11am tomorrow ... More >>
Kiwi celebrities spring into action for human rights
Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 2:00 pm | Amnesty International
As part of Amnesty International’s 50th Birthday celebrations, some of New Zealand’s most famous faces are standing up for human rights and donating to Amnesty International’s Grand Spring Auction launching on TradeMe this Thursday. More >>
