Below is an index of features from July 2007
Zimbabwe: Women at the forefront of challenging government policy face increasing repression
Posted: 25 July 2007
Zimbabwean women are mobilising to confront the government in response to the violation of economic and social rights. They are demanding respect for and protection of their own human rights and the rights of members of their communities ... News Release | Read the report | Video | Take Action
Canada: Get in bed for Darfur
Posted: 17 July 2007
Help bring peace to the people of Darfur through Amnesty International's 'Get in Bed for Darfur' photo contest. Take a photo of you and your friends, submit it, and win one of many great Instant Karma prizes ... Hold your own bed-in and send us a photo!
Open Letter to Stephen Harper on the occasion of his trip to the Caribbean and South America
Updated: 5 July 2007
"This trip, your first major trip to this region, offers a crucial opportunity to convey very clearly that Canada considers the protection of human rights to be a paramount concern across all aspects of our relationships with countries in the Americas. The vital message that must be shared is that be it with respect to trade deals, business and investment decisions, aid and development assistance, approaches taken to challenges such as security threats, and all other aspects of our bilateral and multilateral relationships in the hemisphere, Canada will put human rights first and expects other governments to do the same." ... Read the letter
On International Justice Day, Amnesty International calls for an end to impunity in Darfur.
Posted: 17 July 2007
An armed conflict has been taking place between the government of Sudan and several armed opposition groups in Darfur since 2003. To counter the insurgency, the government mobilized, armed and funded the militia known as the Janjawid. Over two million people have been displaced by the conflict. Some 200,000 people have been killed and thousands of women have been raped since the conflict began. Arms, ammunition and related equipment continue to be transferred to Darfur for military operations, in violation of a UN arms embargo on the region. To mark International Justice Day (17 July), Amnesty International is calling for an end to impunity in Darfur. International Justice Day commemorates the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in 1998. Each year, human rights activists around the world use this day to host events and activities to promote international justice ... Sign the Global Petition
Colombia: One of world's most dangerous places for trade unionists
Updated: 5 July 2007
Colombia's National Trade Union School documented 2,245 killings, 3,400 threats and 138 forced disappearances of trade unionists between January 1991 and December 2006 ... Take action | News Release | Report | Video