Updates (Stories / Events / Petition)

Support One Billion Rising on February 14th, 2013!

In 2 days, on February 14th, 2013, V-Day’s 15th Anniversary, you are invited to support the One Billion Rising campaign and to walk out, dance, rise up, and demand an end to this violence against women. The awful truth: – one in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in...

Congo: Obama, Conflict Gold 101, a ‘ringleader’ arrested

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed. In focus this week: Congo. - Your Calls for Congo Peace Reached The White House - Conflict Gold 101 - How Obama can end Congo conflict - South Africa police: Congo rebel 'ringleader' arrested

Imprisoned for a Tweet? Tell the Bahraini Government to Free Nabeel Rajab!

Nabeel Rajab, a prominent leader of Bahrain’s human rights movement, was convicted in August 2012 and is currently serving a two-year sentence. Earlier today, TakePart tweeted about Nabeel Rajab: Imprisoned for a TWEET? Unjust! Help us free @NABEELRAJAB by signing our petition here:...

International Rewards May Embolden Genocidal Regime, Sudanese Rights Groups Say

Two weeks ago we published a press release from Act for Sudan:  Rights Groups, Genocide Scholars ask Germany to cancel Sudan Investment Conference. Yesterday, Janessa Schilmoeller posted on MPN: International Rewards May Embolden Genocidal Regime, Sudanese Rights Groups Say. She writes:...

Raise Hope for Congo, a campaign of The Enough Project

Raise Hope for Congo, a campaign of The Enough Project, aims to build a permanent and diverse constituency of activists who will advocate for the human rights of all Congolese citizens and work towards ending the ongoing conflict in eastern Congo. Raise Hope for Congo and the Enough...

End Rape Now

The Global Fund for Women along with grantees in India, the International Campaign to Stop Rape and Gender Violence in Conflict, and sister organizations in the United States* demand the United Nations, under Ban Ki-moon’s leadership, pressures world leaders to make ending sexual...

Rights Groups, Genocide Scholars ask Germany to cancel Sudan Investment Conference

Act for Sudan just published a press release regarding the upcoming ‘Sudan-South Sudan Economic Conference‘ that will take place in Berlin on Tuesday, January 29 2013. Conference will “help to fund more atrocities against civilians,” say groups. Here is the press release...

The Every Human Has Rights Campaign by The Elders / CIVICUS

Every Human Has Rights was launched in 2008 by The Elders as a campaign to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights.  The year saw the beginnings of a revival of awareness of the Declaration and its principles, which still hold strong today. To celebrate this...