Amnesty International Thailand reveals a shortlist of news report and news documentary of “Media Awards 2018”, altogether 14 entries in four categories. The finalists will be announced, and the Awards will be given on Thursday 24January 2019 at AVANI Riverside Bangkok Hotel.
Amnesty International calls on Thai authorities to promptly release Rath Rott Mony, president of the Cambodian Construction Workers Trade Union Federation (CCTUF) from Suan Phlu Immigration Detention Centre in Bangkok and to not deport him to Cambodia.
Thai authorities must immediately drop all arbitrary restrictions on human rights and peaceful political activities as well as charges against peaceful critics before elections expected next February, Amnesty International said today ahead of a critical meeting between the ruling military government and political parties.
Amnesty International Australia has today called on the Thai authorities to end the detention of Bahraini national and Australian resident Hakeem al-Araibi, which is ongoing despite the reported lifting of the INTERPOL Red Notice that led to him being detained.
It started in Poland with a young man trying to impress a young woman. He met her at a festival and she told him about 24-hour events she’d been to in Africa, where people wrote letters of protest to governments. Inspired by her story – and wanting to see her again – he invited her to his local Amnesty group where they decided to do the same thing.
Amnesty supporters around the world took an unprecedented 5.5 million actions for human rights activists in 2017 as part of Write for Rights, our global letter-writing marathon.
Women human rights defenders around the world are facing unprecedented levels of abuse, intimidation and violence, said Amnesty International as it launched its global Write for Rights campaign, in a bid to shine a spotlight on brave women who have been harassed, jailed, tortured or even killed for their human rights work.
29 November marks the United Nations’ International Women Human Rights Defenders Day. It means to raise the awareness of the importance of WHRDs who put their lives and dignities at risk, more than their male counterparts, or more than those campaigning on issues not related to gender or reproductive rights. Such WHRDs have been targeted for rights violation by both state and private agencies. They have to endure physical harassment and dehumanization.
A vocal and vibrant movement has now emerged around the world, including in Asia, to empower LGBTI individuals. Human rights defenders from every country in Asia are working on improving sexual orientation and gender identity rights.
Amnesty International announced today that it has withdrawn its highest honour, the Ambassador of Conscience Award, from Aung San Suu Kyi, in light of the Myanmar leader’s shameful betrayal of the values she once stood for.
9 December 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, aka “Universal Declaration on Human Rights Defenders which was adopted at the UN General Assembly and all state parties are obliged to promulgate domestic laws in its compliance.
Human rights defenders from across all corners of the world gathered this week in Paris for the Human Rights Defenders World Summit, to develop a plan of action for how to protect and promote the work of activists fighting for rights, 20 years on from the first UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders.