Voices Against Torture: Writers and Lawyers on the Way Forward

On Tuesday, December 16, 2008, ACS and the PEN American Center will host a panel featuring writers and lawyers discussing their work and its relationship to combating torture....

Afghanistan, Iraq, United States

Human rights defenders, Terrorism, Torture/ill treatment

Reading Burma: A Benefit for Cyclone Relief and and Freedom of Expression in Burma/Myanmar

On the first anniversary of the monks' uprising in which thousands protested against Burma's military dictatorship, and the 20th anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy protests, PEN will join with the...

Burma, United States

Freedom of opinion & expression, Natural disasters

Speak Africa Training on Advocacy and Activism

Speak Africa is organizing a training on Advocacy and Activism in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from August 22-26. Participants are from Angola, Ghana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Mozambique and Somalia....

Save a Cuban mother from an unjust trial

Iris Tamara Pérez Aguilera, a Cuban human rights activist faces trial on Wednesday August 20, 2008 on charges of with "contempt for the proper authorities." If imprisoned, she will become Cuba's newe...

Cuba

Freedom of opinion & expression

Signature campaign against enforced disappearances

The International Coalition Against Enforced Disappearances (ICAED) launches a signature campaign to promote the UN Convention against Enforced Disappearances. Enforced disappearance is the most te...

Global

Forced disappearances

2008 Specialised Human Rights Institute (SHRI 2008)

11 August 2008 - 22 August 2008 The Specialised Human Rights Institute (SHRI) is an advanced summer training programme for staff members of NGOs and inter-governmental organisations that have a human...

Global

Détention, Discrimination

2008 Specialised Human Rights Institute (SHRI 2008)

11 August 2008 - 22 August 2008 The Specialised Human Rights Institute (SHRI) is an advanced summer training programme for staff members of NGOs and inter-governmental organisations that have a human...

Global

Détention, Discrimination

Climate Matters Video Contest

Imagine if you had one minute in an elevator to tell our next President why climate change matters. What would you say?

United States

Education, Environment, Sustainable development

Global Action Against Enforced Disappearances

The International Coalition Against Enforced Disappearances (ICAED) releases a signature campaign to promote the UN Convention against Enforced Disappearances....

Global

Forced disappearances