Human Rights

Uprising in Sudan: Protests Test Bashir, Internet Blackout, Brutal suppression of protests…

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed. This week,  Top Stories concern exclusively recent events in Sudan: The Sudanese are doing it again “Graphic” by Zeinobia; Uprising in Sudan: What we know now by Eric Reeves; Rising Death Toll of Peaceful Protesters and...

UN Secretary-General’s investigation, The Crisis in Abyei, Yemen: End child marriages

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed: the report of the UN Secretary-General's investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic; The Crisis in Abyei, four months after the assassination of Kuol Deng Kuol; Yemen: End child...

Join us to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington!

We announced it earlier this month, we will organize tonight a discussion to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Information regarding how to join us has been sent in our Newsletter, we hope that as many of you will join us as at our previous discussion. In the...

Stop Planting Mines In Nuba Mountains

A few days ago a Petition was launched on Avaaz.org asking to stop planting mines in Nuba Mountains: Please take action now to stop the Sudanese government from Planting mines in civilians areas in Nuba mountains. Thousands of students stopped going to schools because the mines has closed...

Activists want Sudan leader arrested, Climate change denial, South Sudan

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed: Activists want Sudan leader arrested; Is the Season for Climate Change Denial Finally Over?; South Sudan: Army Making Ethnic Conflict Worse. - Activists want Sudan leader arrested - July 15, 2013 - Is the Season for...

Aegis Students and the Wiener Library Exibition Project

Aegis Students is the youth arm of the Aegis Trust committed to campaigning, educating, and fundraising to end genocide. Since 2006 Aegis Students has worked as a grassroots organization in universities and schools in the UK, Rwanda and USA. Here is their new project: This week from the...

USA must not hunt down whistleblower Edward Snowden

Amnesty International declared that the US authorities ‘must not prosecute anyone for disclosing information about the government’s human rights violations, Amnesty International said after Edward Snowden was charged under the Espionage Act‘. The organization also believes...

Human rights defenders in India, Kirk Whalum for Water, U.S. suspends invitation to Sudanese official

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed: Arbitrary arrest and judicial harassment of human rights defenders in India; Kirk Whalum and his campaign 'Double Nickel Kirk for Water'; U.S. suspends invitation to Senior Sudanese Official. - India: Arbitrary arrest and...

Lisa Shannon receives a doctorate of humane letters, Georgetown University

Georgetown University held its commencement festivities this past weekend, and this year’s commencement speakers included women’s rights activist Lisa Shannon. We’ve been supporting Lisa Shannon (she is mentioned in our Inspirational People and committed individuals section) for...

DRC peace plan, Atrocity Prevention Board, Kual Deng Majok

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed. In focus this week: U.N. envoy says she sees 'political will' for eastern DRC peace plan; Humanity United, NGOs celebrate first year of Atrocity Prevention Board; Kual Deng Majok killed. - U.N. envoy says she sees...