Growing demands for freedom and justice across the Middle East and North Africa and the rise of social media offer an unprecedented opportunity for human rights change – but this change stands on a knife-edge, said Amnesty International as it launched its global human rights report on the eve of its 50th anniversary.
"Fifty years since the Amnesty candle began to shine a light on repression, the human rights revolution now stands on the threshold of historic change," said Salil Shetty, Amnesty International Secretary General. (...)

The article:
http://amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report-2011-amnesty-international-50-says-historic-change-knife-edge-2011-05-13

The Report:
http://amnesty.org/en/annual-report/2011

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Sull'argomento:

http://www.galileonet.it/articles/4dcd099872b7ab3abe000043

http://lepersoneeladignita.corriere.it/2011/05/28/50-anni-dopo-a-sucre/

Sull'Italia:

http://www.helpconsumatori.it/news.php?id=32817

http://www.altrenotizie.org/politica/4056-amnesty-la-pena-italiana.html

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Appelli da firmare:

http://www.amnesty.it/elenco-appelli-firma-online.html/L/IT/YY/2011/MM/5

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Amnesty Int.l e Corriere della Sera - Un blog per i diritti umani:

http://lepersoneeladignita.corriere.it/