The Arms Trade Treaty: one last hurdle remains
Campaigner Hilary Homes on today’s negotiations Once upon a time, treaty negotiations literally took place behind closed doors. Unless you had some good friends among the delegates, you had to […]
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Fighting Back – Interview with Azza Hilal Suleiman from Egypt
Footage of Egyptian soldiers mercilessly beating a “red-hooded woman” during a protest went viral last year. Now, AZZA HILAL SULEIMAN tells Amnesty International Senior Editor, Clare Fermont, her story. NOTE: Amnesty […]
Division, distrust and despair – Egypt votes on a new Constitution
By Diana Eltahawy, Amnesty International’s North Africa Researcher Arriving in Cairo a few days before the constitutional referendum held on Saturday 15 December, I couldn’t remember a more bitterly divided […]
Dora Tavera – Colombia: Your messages are like a shield
Amnesty International Canada’s Colombia campaigner Kathy Price reports on the urgent crisis facing Indigenous Women in Colombia. “Each sentence that you send to the government of Colombia, every letter that […]
We won’t be silent
From the Amnesty International LIVEWIRE team: Members of Grupo de Autoayuda de Mujeres Víctimas de Violencias, Colombia (Self-help group for women victims of violence, Colombia) describe how their courage in […]
UN Committee: Canada needs comprehensive action to uphold Indigenous rights
The United Nations’ highest body for combating racism is urging Canada to take comprehensive action to end discrimination against Indigenous peoples. In a report released this week, the UN Committee […]
