Schlagwort: human rights

Facebook and Google’s surveillance business modei is a threat to human rights. This raises questions as to what Amnesty should do given we are dependent on these platforms to reach, engage, and grow our audiences.

The death of prominent Somali-Canadian human rights activist Almaas Elman, who was shot in Mogadishu yesterday, shows the risk faced by activists in the country and underlines the need for the authorities to ensure the safety of civilians, said Amnesty International.

Amnesty International has declared human rights defenders Omoyele Sowore, Olawale Bakare and Agba Jalingo prisoners of conscience, as they have faced ongoing arbitrary detention and unfair trials solely for exercising their right to freedom of expression.