• May 3 2013
  • 2:42am
Targeting media activists in Syria: The case of Mus'ab al-Hamadi
Mus’ab al-Hamadi, aged 32, is a well-known media activist and member of the Local Coordination Committee (LCC) in Hama.
  • Apr 30 2013
  • 3:57pm
Tackling rape as a weapon of war
Human rights breakthroughs are like buses, you wait ages for one… We’d barely recovered from the excitement of the Arms Trade Treaty vote at the United Nations on 2 Ap...
  • Apr 19 2013
  • 5:02pm
Good news! Indian Supreme Court hands decision on Vedanta mine to Indigenous community
Our Business and Human Rights Advisor Paul Eagle reflects on a landmark ruling by the India Supreme Court which puts the decision about whether or not Vedanta can open a mine into ...
  • Apr 10 2013
  • 5:55pm
Women’s rights in Afghanistan – let’s take action!
Creative campaigning that gets results – a  guide for activists
  • Apr 2 2013
  • 4:50pm
Congratulations, you've made history
I am pinching myself because I can hardly believe it is finally time to write these words, but for the first time ever (excuse the shouting): THE WORLD HAS GOT AN ARMS TRADE TREATY...
  • Mar 29 2013
  • 3:08pm
Arms Trade Treaty blocked - this isn't failure, this is 'success deferred'.
Yet again in the final hours, the Arms Trade Treaty was blocked. This time because of a cynical move by Iran, Syria and North Korea.
  • Mar 28 2013
  • 7:35pm
Albert's tomorrow - seeking justice after 41 years
Today will be much the same as yesterday for Albert Woodfox. And yesterday will have been much the same as thousands of days before that.
  • Mar 28 2013
  • 2:42pm
Arms Trade Treaty history - twenty years in the making?
I'm in New York for final talks to agree the Arms Trade Treaty that I've been campaigning for for nearly twenty years.
  • Mar 26 2013
  • 11:47am
Minister Alistair Burt shares his thoughts on the Arms Trade Treaty
After two decades of campaigning for tighter controls on the arms trade, it has come down to two weeks. 
  • Mar 23 2013
  • 3:16pm
Are states getting cold feet as Arms Trade Treaty talks hot up?
Widney Brown, our Senior Director of International Law and Policy is with the Amnesty delegation at the UN, where states are negotiating the first ever Arms Trade Treaty.

About this blog

Welcome to our priority campaigns blog, with the latest news and more indepth analysis of our bigger campaigns.

Our priorities change as human rights changes around the world, and right now we're focusing most on our 'Crisis and Transition in the Middle East & North Africa' campaign, and our work to secure the world's first global Arms Trade Treaty. But you'll also find comments and updates on our work on women's rights, LGBTI rights and human rights abuses by corporate companies.

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