Stories of Human Abuse and Human being in wretched plight all around the World

In Burma , criticising the government is still grounds for arrest, torture and a decades-long prison sentence. There hasn't been an election in over 20 years, and the last time they held one, the results were ignored and the winner locked away. So as Burma plans to hold its first election in a generation, I've created a powerful act of solidarity: http://3freedoms.amnesty.org/ Upload your photo and see yourself behind bars. The message? As long as Burma isn't free, I am not free. In 2007, courageous barefoot monks led 100,000 people in peaceful demonstrations through the city streets. The military used bullets and beatings to disperse the crowds - including monks, women, children and students. They killed over 100 people - yet a year later, authorities passed a law granting full immunity to perpetrators of human rights violations , including government officials and security forces. It's hard to imagine that conditions inside Burma before, during and...

When Myanmar's Not Free, None Of Us Are Free Myanmar is about to hold its first national election in two decades. In the last elections in 1990, the National League for Democracy (NLD) won a resounding victory — only for the military government to ignore the results and arrest scores of opposition activists who threatened their grip on power. We cannot let this happen again Many of Myanmar's 50 million people live in poverty. And those who express views contrary to that of the ruling authorities face harassment, arrest, torture, imprisonment and, sometimes, execution. Many are held in solitary confinement, denied access to medical care and cut off from their families and loved ones. More than 2,200 political prisoners are behind bar...

Earthquake devastates Haiti A most desperate struggle Haiti's 'invisible' elderly become increasingly desperate Elderly Haitians and those with disabilities have been disproportionately affected by January's earthquake, which laid waste to the capital, Port-au-Prince, and made essential medical supplies scarce. If you want to see the heart rending state of elderly people click here and see it in washington post It was always hard to be old in Haiti, but after the earthquake, to be old and poor feels like a curse, say those who are both. sOURCE : The washingtonpost Old and poor in Haiti suffer mightily after the quake By William Booth Saturday, March 13, 2010 PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI -- It was always hard to be old in Haiti, but after the earthquake, to be old and poor feels like a curse, say those who are both. "We struggle to maintain a little dignity, but look at us," said Lauranise Gedeon, who sat, embarrassed, in soiled sheets in the ruins o...

Honour Killings Robert Fisk: The crimewave that shames the world It's one of the last great taboos: the murder of at least 20,000 women a year in the name of 'honour'. Nor is the problem confined to the Middle East: the contagion is spreading rapidly Tuesday, 7 September 2010 It is a tragedy, a horror, a crime against humanity. The details of the murders – of the women beheaded, burned to death, stoned to death, stabbed, electrocuted, strangled and buried alive for the "honour" of their families – are as barbaric as they are shameful. Many women's groups in the Middle East and South-west Asia suspect the victims are at least four times the United Nations' latest world figure of around 5,000 deaths a year. Most of the victims are young, ma...

15 September 2010 Last updated at 17:59 GMT India debates whether to continue receiving British aid India has many of the poorest people in the world The Indian government is debating whether it should still accept any development aid from Britain. India is currently the biggest recipient of UK development aid, receiving more than £800m (about $1.25bn) over the three years to 2011. Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao told the BBC no final decision had been made. Britain's Department for International Development (DfID) says it is reviewing its spending, and close dialogue with the Indian government will continue. The BBC's Chris Morris in Delhi says there are those who argue that a country like India, which has an economy growing at nearly 10% a year and a massive defence budget, simply does not need British development assistance...

We raised our voices and they released him!‏ vOICE FOR Raul's release in my earlier post http://albertashokpaintings.blogspot.com/2010/05/voice-for-rauls-release.html ¡Raul is free! "I want to thank Amnesty International and the people of many countries who worked for my freedom.” Raul speaking after his release to Alberto Herrera, Executive Director of Amnesty International Mexico. We’re really pleased to be able to write to you with some amazing news! Raúl Hernández, the Mexican indigenous rights activist and prisoner of conscience, has been released from prison after over two years. The fabricated charges against him have been dropped. ...

Courtesy : Washington post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/09/AR2010090900874.html Boulder Wildfire Destroys Buildings; Hundreds Of Homes Evacuated First Posted: 09- 6-10 DENVER (AP) — Firefighters ramped up their fight Tuesday against a 3,500-acre wildfire that has forced about 3,000 people to evacuate and destroyed dozens of homes near Boulder, including some that belonged to firefighters. Calmer winds were in the forecast and authorities planned to dump two to three times the amount of fire retardant from the air than they did Monday, when gusty winds grounded air tankers for much of the day, Boulder County sheriff's Cmdr. Rick Brough said. Calmer winds were in the forecast and authorities planned to dump two to three times the amount of fire retardant f...

A woman makes her way over debris from a quake-damaged building in Christchurch, New Zealand. A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck 20 miles west of Christchurch early Saturday, triggering no immediate reports of casualties but causing widespread damage, authorities said. (Carys Monteath/the Press) http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6823Q420100903 By Gyles Beckford Fri Sep 3, 2010 7:42pm EDT WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city Christchurch early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking building facades, but authorities reported no deaths. Authorities declared a formal civil defense state of emergency to coordinate recovery operations in the city, which has a population of about 350,000 people, after facades collapsed into streets, crushing cars and blocking roads. Two men suffered serious injuries and police closed off the central business district. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1 and a depth...

Sign by Sept 10th to deliver your signature to UN Summit‏ Use your rights to end poverty More than 1 billion people across all continents live in slums . More than half a million women die each year from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth – one every minute. Every day, in every region of the world, people living in poverty are discriminated against – whether through individual acts of others, or institutional discrimination by the state. We have documented human rights violations that deepen poverty. It is human rights violations that lead to discrimination, exclusion, maternal deaths, eviction from homes, segregation in schoo...