A Step Toward Accountability in Syria
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shakes hands with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the "Friends of the Syrian People" conference in Istanbul, April 1, 2012. Yasin Bulbul/AFP/Getty...
View ArticleUS Joins Russia and China in Trying to Weaken Arms Trade Treaty
Right now, weapons have weaker trade regulations than bananas. Many governments and most U.S. allies agree with human rights groups that the Arms Trade Treaty should not permit weapons exports where...
View Article10 Years of Campaigning, Three Days Left to Change the World
Amadou Maiga from Mali, who has lost friends in conflict, spoke in front of a mock graveyard across from the United Nations which represents those killed by arms everyday around the world. (Control...
View ArticleUS Spoils Arms Trade Talks for Now, But Fight Goes On
Amnesty activists descended on Times Square the week before Arms Trade Treaty talks began in New York. (c) Bob Scott After years of campaigning and weeks of negotiations, the Obama Administration...
View ArticlePresident Obama: Recapture the Human Rights High Ground
US President Barack Obama gives a thumbs-up after winning the 2012 US presidential election in Chicago on November 7, 2012. Photo: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images When President Obama was first elected in...
View ArticleA Heartfelt Thanks
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, we wanted to pause and give thanks to our members and supporters for helping to make freedom and justice possible for countless people this past year. Here are...
View ArticleWhy We Write #4Rights
Loneliness is creeping in. You’ve pushed beyond the limits of exhaustion. Your bones ache and tears have dried to your face. You can’t go on like this. Then, the letters arrive. At first, just a...
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