Women’s Issues – A vocal group of Egyptian activists are seeking to end the trial of civilians by the Egyptian military, trials that are often both dehumanizing and unjust. Though seeking to end these trials in general, it is Egyptian women who are coming out the hardest and have...
Mar17
Fighting War Crimes
Clooney For Sudan
Human Rights – The Stone Age is back, and not in a good way. George Clooney posted a video of his trip across the Sudanese border. The graphic online clip details the fear and suffering of inhabitants living in caves on the border area between Sudan and South Sudan to escape aerial...
Mar16
Boycotting Eurovision in Azerbaijan
Poor Human Rights Record Cited
Human Rights – Eurasia – In 2011 Azerbaijan won the famed Eurovision singing competition, which draws 125 million viewers from more than 40 countries. In May they will host the 2012 contest in Baku, the capital. However, many people are calling for a boycott of the competition as the government has come under fire for a poor human rights record and its dissident clampdown. The Azerbaijan government was recently called out by Human Rights Watch (HRW) for entering into a controversial “city beautification” process in anticipation of Eurovision, which forced many people from their homes without compensation....
Feb18
One Year Later…
Torture & Detainment In Libya
Human Rights – As Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) continues to struggle to control the country, Amnesty International has issued reports of rampant detainment and torture by armed militia groups. It quoted interviewed detainees as revealing that “they had been...
Feb16
Women of Zimbabwe
WOZA Founders Face Sham Trial
Women’s Issues – An international campaign has been launched following the decision to subject two women’s rights activists to trial in Zimbabwe. Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu, founders of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), were arrested last September along with ten...
Feb15
ACT-A NOW
EU Internet Privacy Threat
Social Issues – There is another threat to internet privacy in the works, this time in the EU. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is seeing protests from privacy advocates, outraged users, and Amnesty International. ACTA seeks to establish “international standards to...
Feb08
Man of Peace
Bob Dylan & Amnesty Int.
Human rights organization Amnesty International has hit 50 years of age. To celebrate, it is releasing a compilation of Bob Dylan songs covered by a diverse range of artists. The compilation, Chimes of Freedom, features an absurd variety of acts, from Queens of the Stone Age, Silversun...
Jan31
Benefit Concerts To The Rescue!
Charity Gigs Already Defining 2012: Jay-Z, Coldplay, And More!
Celebrity Charities – Benefit shows certainly have their place in rock and roll history – The Concert for Bangladesh, Live Aid, Farm Aid, The Concert for New York City, to name just a few. But 2012 may have already established itself as the year of the benefit show, as major acts like Jay-Z, Coldplay, Mumford and Sons, My Morning Jacket, and The Swell Season have all announced major headlining shows where proceeds will be donated to the band’s favorite causes. Check out some of the concert info and charity specifics below. Artist: Jay-Z Dates: February 6 at 8pm and February 7 at 9:30pm Venue: Carnegie Hall, New York City,...
Jan23
Wilman Villar Dead
Castro Dissident Dies In Cuba
Human Rights – Following the death of Wilman Villar, a Cuban dissident whom Amnesty International describes as a prisoner of conscience on a hunger strike, the Cuban government is lashing out at Washington for meddling in Cuba’s internal affairs. Cuba claims that they have no...
Nov10
Amnesty International – Write for Rights
International Human Rights Day Campaign
Human Rights – December 10th is International Human Rights Day and Amnesty International is asking for everyone to get involved to make a huge impact in the lives of people who desperately need it, by joining hundreds of thousands of people in the World’s largest letter writing event, the Global Write-A-Thon, to demand that the rights of “individuals are respected, protected and fulfilled.” Amnesty International is celebrating their 50th anniversary this year by encouraging people to “get inspired to shine a light on human rights” and make this year’s Global Write-A-Thon bigger than ever...
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