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Wellington to Shine a Light on 50 years of Amnesty
Monday, 23 May 2011, 2:03 pm | Amnesty International
Hundreds of New Zealand’s leading human rights activists will converge in Wellington this weekend to launch a year of celebrations marking Amnesty International’s 50th anniversary. More >>
Special Air Service’s Complicity In Torture
Sunday, 1 May 2011, 1:00 pm | Amnesty International
The following statement has been issued by Amnesty International following the publication of Metro’s article “Eyes Wide Shut” on the New Zealand Special Air Service’s (SAS) complicity in human rights abuses in Afghanistan. More >>
Excessive use of firearms by security forces in Papua
Saturday, 16 April 2011, 7:18 pm | Amnesty International
Indonesia: Authorities must investigate unnecessary and excessive use of firearms by security forces in Papua More >>
Cote d’Ivoire: Warning of 'human rights catastrophe'
Friday, 1 April 2011, 11:05 am | Amnesty International
Côte d’Ivoire civilians are at immediate risk of massive human rights violations Amnesty International warned today, as forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara reach the country’s commercial capital Abidjan. More >>
Pacific paves the way to a death penalty-free world
Monday, 28 March 2011, 2:40 pm | Amnesty International
The Pacific is continuing to lead the world towards abolishing the death penalty, Amnesty International revealed today in its new report, Death Sentences and Executions in 2010. More >>
Amnesty: Tensions rise in Benghazi, Gaddafi forces attack
Tuesday, 22 March 2011, 12:50 pm | Amnesty International
Courtesy of Amnesty International - (Libya): The situation has significantly deteriorated in Benghazi and elsewhere in eastern Libya in the past few days. Since Sunday, while Colonel al-Gaddafi’s spokespeople reiterate that their forces are observing a ceasefire, ... More >>
Libyan families tell of unfolding nightmare
Monday, 21 March 2011, 1:47 pm | Amnesty International
Yesterday, I managed to speak by phone to a family that I met last week when I was in Ajdabya, a town about 160km west of Benghazi which has been pounded by Colonel al-Gaddafi’s military forces in recent days. The offensive was still continuing, ... More >>
Amnesty International Event for imprisoned Burmese comic
Monday, 14 March 2011, 12:54 pm | Amnesty International
NZ comedians stand up with Amnesty International for imprisoned Burmese comic More >>
Comedians stand up for Zarganar
Friday, 11 March 2011, 2:11 pm | Amnesty International
Top line New Zealand comedians Michele A’Court and Jeremy Elwood join Amnesty International to speak out about the imprisonment of fellow Burmese comedian Zarganar – an Amnesty Prisoner of Conscience who was arrested on 4 June 2008, after he criticised the government's ... More >>
Fiji: Fears for activists as military clamps down
Thursday, 3 March 2011, 11:44 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International remains deeply concerned about the ongoing crackdown on human rights in Fiji following reports that the military is clamping down on activists to prevent a peaceful protest planned for 4 March in Suva. More >>
Fiji: Arbitrary detentions and beatings must stop
Friday, 25 February 2011, 10:49 am | Amnesty International
The severe beating, amounting to torture, of a government critic and the reported detention and beating of several trade unionists and politicians in the last week indicate that the human rights situation in Fiji is worsening, Amnesty International ... More >>
NZ Film Industry and Amnesty International Unite
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 12:09 pm | Amnesty International
New Zealand’s film industry has joined Hollywood celebrities including Sean Penn, Martin Scorsese and Susan Sarandon in backing Amnesty International’s campaign to free an Iranian filmmaker who was unfairly convicted of “propaganda against ... More >>
Amnesty International: Unrest in Mid. East and N. Africa
Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 11:03 am | Amnesty International
As violence and unrest continues to spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa, Amnesty International has sent experienced research teams to the region to monitor developments as they unfold. More >>
Crackdown by Egyptian security forces condemned
Friday, 4 February 2011, 11:49 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International has condemned a sweeping crackdown by Egyptian security forces today that saw activists and journalists harassed and two Amnesty International staff members detained along with dozens others. The two Amnesty International delegates ... More >>
Egypt: Rights Org Raided, Amnesty Workers Arrested
Friday, 4 February 2011, 10:41 am | Amnesty International
We were interviewing a father who lost his 16 year old son in the recent unrest when news of the arrest of our colleagues reached us. They were visiting a national human rights organisation, the Hisham Mubarak Law Centre (HMLC), when their offices were ... More >>
NZ-based Burmese human rights activist honoured
Monday, 13 December 2010, 10:46 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand has tonight named former Burmese political prisoner and refugee Naing Ko Ko recipient of its 2nd Annual Human Rights Defender Award. The award was presented to Naing Ko Ko at a reception on International Human ... More >>
Concerns about human rights violations against the Rapa Nui
Monday, 13 December 2010, 9:32 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is deeply concerned about the situation on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), following the events of 3 December in which over 20 indigenous people were injured during an operation to evict them from buildings and land that they occupied ... More >>
NZ-based Burmese human rights activist honoured
Friday, 10 December 2010, 8:47 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International Media Release For immediate release 10 December 2010 NZ-based Burmese human rights activist honoured by Amnesty International Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand has tonight named former Burmese political prisoner and refugee ... More >>
Amnesty International Concerns For Rapa Nui
Friday, 10 December 2010, 10:08 am | Amnesty International
Chile: Amnesty International concerned about human rights violations committed against the Rapa Nui, in the context of unresolved land claims of Indigenous Peoples More >>
Amnesty: NZ’s Human Rights Defender Award to be announced
Monday, 6 December 2010, 2:18 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand (AIANZ) will be announcing the recipient of its annual Human Rights Defender Award at a reception in Auckland on International Human Rights Day, 10 December. More >>
