Máxima Acuña är en självförsörjande bonde i Tragadero Grande i Cajamarca Regionen i Norra Peru. I närområdet befinner sig gruvbolaget Yanacocha som vill utöka sin verksamhet och har i flera år haft en tvist med Maximas familj om äganderätten till marken där dem bor på. Familjen har under flera tillfällen drabbats av hot, kränkningar och …
Spending three years in prison without a trial or a judgement, Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as ”Shawkan”, now faces the risk of the death penalty. The cause of this inhuman punishment: photography. The protest that took place on the 14th of August in 2013, to show support for the overthrown president Muhammad Mursi, lead …
Mahmoud Abu Zeid ”Shawkan”: ”Taking photographs is not a crime.” Läs mer »
In June 2013, just a few weeks after Edward Snowden leaked information about the mass surveillance in America, he was accused of espionage and theft of state property. The United States of America demanded his extradition from Hong Kong, where he was at the time. He now lives in Russia, where he has no rights, …
2008, March 10th: Zeynad Jalalian is arrested due to involvement with the Kurdish group PJAK, fighting for women’s rights. 2010, June 28th: Jalalian’s family receives her last phone call. 2010, July 1st: Jalalian’s lawyer is refused to see her in prison. 2011, December: Jalalian’s death sentence is reduced to life imprisonment. 2014, May 31st: Due to being subjected to torture Jalalian is on the verge …
During the month of December each year, people from all around the world come together to join a letter-writing marathon, Write for Rights, for people whose basic human rights are being violated. Ordinary people will raise their voices and Amnesty KG intends to do the same. As the year is coming to an end and …
