Below is an index of features published on the Home page during September 2006
Urgent Action: Haiti - Evel Fanfan subjected to death threats
Posted: 29 September 2006
Evel Fanfan, a lawyer and president of a human rights organization, has received death threats. This follows the murder of a fellow human rights activist, who witnessed a massacre allegedly perpetrated by an armed group with the help of police officers. Amnesty International is gravely concerned for his safety and that of his family. Members of his organization as well as residents of the local community may also be in serious danger ... Take Action
Human Rights for All: No Exceptions! - Join Amnesty Canada's New Campaign
Posted: 25 September 2006
Defend individuals and communities at extreme risk around the world, including women, Indigenous peoples, and people whose rights are attacked in the name of "security". Protect existing international human rights standards, and advance standards for people at risk, such as Indigenous peoples. Demand that Canada set a positive example to the world in protecting the human rights ... Find out more
Canada: Arar report exposes RCMP, government officials complicit in torture
Updated: 21 September 2006
Defend individuals and communities at extreme risk around the world, including women, Indigenous peoples, and people whose rights are attacked in the name of "security". Protect existing international human rights standards, and advance standards for people at risk, such as Indigenous peoples. Demand that Canada set a positive example to the world in protecting the human rights ... News Release | Public Statement | Alex Neve: Op-Ed | More about the case
Darfur Emergency: Single 'Day for Darfur' Not Enough!
Posted: 20 September 2006
The crisis is reaching a critical peak just as Alex Neve, Secretary General of AI Canada, prepares for an upcoming mission to the region. Watch a short video message and make a donation to help alleviate this human rights tragedy ... Take Action
China: Olympic countdown to human rights reform
Posted: 21 September 2006
With 687 days to go before the start of the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese government needs to work quickly if it is to fulfil its promise to the International Olympic Committee to improve human rights ahead of the 2008 Games. "The serious human rights abuses that continue to be reported every day across the country fly in the face of the promises the Chinese government made when it was bidding for the Olympics," said Catherine Baber, Deputy Asia Pacific Director at Amnesty International. "Grassroots human rights activists -- including those working with residents forcibly evicted from buildings on Olympic construction sites -- are harassed and imprisoned. Thousands of people are executed after unfair trials for crimes including smuggling and fraud." ... News Release | Read Report
Nelson Mandela to become Amnesty International "Ambassador of Conscience"
Posted: 19 September 2006
Amnesty International today announced that Nelson Mandela will be awarded its most prestigious honour -- the "Ambassador of Conscience" Award for 2006. The Award will be presented to Mr. Mandela by the distinguished South African writer and Nobel Literature Laureate Ms. Nadine Gordimer in Nelson Mandela House in Johannesburg, South Africa on 1 November 2006. "More than any living person, Nelson Mandela has come to symbolise all that is hopeful and idealistic in public life," said Bill Shipsey, founder of Art for Amnesty, the organization's global artist support network that organises the annual Award ... News Release
Israel/Lebanon: Hizbullah's deliberate attacks on Israeli civilians
Posted: 14 September 2006
Hizbullah committed serious violations of international humanitarian law, amounting to war crimes, in its deliberate targeting of Israeli civilians during the recent conflict ... News Release | Read Briefing (pdf) | Video
Control Arms Global Day of Action
Posted: 13 September 2006
Campaigners all over the world are joining together to put pressure on their governments to support the Arms Trade Treaty resolution at the UN in October. Join with them to demand a global arms treaty ... Add your face to the million faces
9/11: In solidarity
Posted: 11 September 2006
As the world remembers the horrific attack in the USA five years ago, Amnesty International stands in solidarity with the victims of 9/11 as well as all others affected by terrorism and violence around the world. We strongly condemn all deliberate attacks on civilians.
Zimbabwe: Housing policy built on foundation of failures and lies
Posted: 8 September 2006
Amnesty International today condemned the Zimbabwean government's much publicised housing programme which has replaced only 3,325 of the 92,460 homes destroyed in Operation Murambatsvina ... News Release | Read Report(pdf) | Satellite images(pdf) | Take Action | Read more about human rights in Zimbabwe