A small window of opportunity just opened this week that could finally break the cycle of weapons freely flowing in to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and conflict minerals irresponsibly being mined out. Right now, the House of Representatives is weighing on a piece of legislation that would make it easier to identify imports [...]
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Cell phones fueled Africa’s “World War”
Posted in Democratic Republic of Congo, Legislative Action, tagged online action on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Stop Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Posted in Africa, Uganda, tagged LGBT, online action on January 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A proposed bill storming through Uganda’s parliament is one of the most severe pieces of anti-homosexuality legislation in the entire world! If it passes, it would establish an alarming precedent that would virtually annihilate the human rights of Uganda’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) population. In October 2009, Parliamentarian David Bahati introduced draconian legislation [...]
Women on the frontline for human rights
Posted in AI press release, Africa, Morocco, Tajikistan, Women's Rights, Zimbabwe on December 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Amnesty International 10 December 2009 Women on the frontline for human rights Women often bear the brunt of poverty and human rights abuses; but as activists they use these roles to trigger positive social change. To mark World Human Rights Day, Amnesty International spoke to three women who put their lives on the line in [...]
Governments in Africa must end forced evictions
Posted in AI press release, Africa, Demand Dignity on October 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Amnesty International Press Release 5 October 2009 World Habitat Day: Governments in Africa must end forced evictions Governments in Africa must end the practice of forced evictions that leave hundreds of thousands homeless every year, Amnesty International said on World Habitat Day, 5 October. In most cases evictions are conducted without any due process, consultation, [...]
New report on maternal mortality in Sierra Leone
Posted in Africa, Demand Dignity, Sierra Leone, tagged Maternal mortality on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Adama Turay was supposed to be cuddling her newborn. Instead, she was fighting for life after the birth of her first child. She was bleeding and sick after delivery. Her family knew something was wrong, but they didn’t have money for a doctor. They somehow managed to raise enough for a taxi to take her [...]
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