Amnesty International

Beatings, jailings, intimidation,—the continued harassment of human rights defenders in Zimbabwe must end.

As violence spread throughout Zimbabwe following the initial round of Presidential elections, members of the women’s rights organization, Women of Zimbabwe Arise! (WOZA), appealed to regional authorities to help end the crisis. As WOZA members peacefully marched to the Zambian embassy to ask for assistance, police descended on the crowd arresting fourteen members.

WOZA leaders, Jenni Williams and Magadonga Mahlangu, were among those arrested, and consequently spent more than a month in jail after arbitrarily being denied bail.

"The more I scream they will laugh and do it again... my screams all in vain."
– Guantánamo detainee Omar Deghayes

What is the 86 Days campaign?
86 days separate two infamous dates: October 17th marks the first year anniversary of the Military Commissions Act (MCA) and January 11th marks the anniversary of the first detainee held at Guantánamo Bay. We will protest and organize during these 86 days and need you to join us!

"Instant Karma: the Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur"

"Instant Karma: The Campaign to Save Darfur," the new global "Make Some Noise" project from Amnesty International, seeks to mobilize millions around the urgent catastrophe in Darfur, Sudan. It combines the power of John Lennon's music recorded by some of the world's best-known artists, together with cutting-edge forms of instant activism enabled by Internet and mobile technologies.