Reflection: Empty seats in lifeboats
Today is the 104th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. On this day in 1912, some 1,514 people perished in the frigid waters of the Atlantic. That is […]
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Reflection: Empty seats in lifeboats
Today is the 104th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. On this day in 1912, some 1,514 people perished in the frigid waters of the Atlantic. That is […]
Bearing witness: My life in crisis response
Written by Tirana Hassan, Crisis Response Director Amnesty International’s Crisis Response Director Tirana Hassan has spent the last ten years living and working in conflict zones. Here she describes the events […]
Canadian Refugee Champions: Ottawa Mennonite Church Refugee Assistance Program
Written by the Ottawa Mennonite Church Refugee Assistance Program TAKE THE REFUGEES WELCOME HERE PLEDGE Ottawa Mennonite Church (OMC) has been involved with refugee sponsorship since 1979, when Canadians […]
Europe: Tear down these fences
By Gauri van Gulik, Deputy Director for Europe & Central Asia, Amnesty International. Follow Gauri on Twitter @gaurivangulik On 5 March 1946, in a small college gym in Missouri, Winston […]
Europe: Tear down these fences
By Gauri van Gulik, Deputy Director for Europe & Central Asia, Amnesty International. Follow Gauri on Twitter @gaurivangulik , On 5 March 1946, in a small college gym in Missouri, […]
Global refugee crisis: A warning to the leaders of the rich world
By Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International A generation from now, schoolchildren will be shown the image of a drowned three-year-old lying face down on a beach. They will […]
Volunteers help refugees survive while Europe’s leaders still search for solutions
By Eliza Goroya in Kos, Greece and Khairunissa Dhala and Lorna Hayes in Berlin, Germany. From Greece to Germany, volunteers are joining forces to help newly-arrived refugees and migrants get […]
Interview with Chelsea Manning: ‘Why speaking out is worth the risk’
Chelsea Manning is serving a 35-year prison sentence for leaking classified US government documents to the website WikiLeaks. Two years after she was first sentenced, Chelsea tells us why […]
Omar Khadr Bail Ruling: Once Again the Courts Stand Up for Rights and the Rule of Law
UPDATE May 7, 2015: After a temporary stay while an Alberta court ruled on the government’s unsuccessful attempt to seek an injunction, Omar Khadr was released today on strict bail […]
Game of Thrones vs. real life: 5 ways fact is worse than fiction
By Anna Neistat, Senior Director for Research, Amnesty International , The long-awaited fifth season of Game of Thrones begins on Sunday, April 12. Broadcast in 170 countries, the show shocks […]
Game of Thrones vs. real life: 5 ways fact is worse than fiction
By Anna Neistat, Senior Director for Research, Amnesty International The long-awaited fifth season of Game of Thrones begins on Sunday, April 12. Broadcast in 170 countries, the show shocks viewers […]