News:

In Resolution, U.N. Council Presses Sri Lanka on Civilian Deaths

‘I am because you are’ – the first ever UN panel on sexual orientation and gender identity

Palestinian prisoner of conscience on trial for defending right to protest

Russian Arms Flow Must Stop to Clear Way for Syrian Ceasefire

Ecuadorians protest over mining controversy

Mali: Coup heralds period of uncertainty on human rights

Suriname Amnesty Law Threatens President’s Trial for Human Rights Violations

Amnesty International Demands Release of Cuban Journalists Jailed for Listening to Hip Hop and Declares Them “Prisoners of Conscience”

Palestinian hunger striker ‘at risk of death’ highlights injustice of administrative detention

Lebanon: Stop Abuse of Domestic Workers

Iraq: Investigate Death of VP’s Bodyguard in Custody

U.S. approves Egypt military aid despite rights fears


Events: 

Tomorrow, March 24, is World TB Day. 


TAKE ACTION:

Stop the attack on generic medicines. Stop Novartis. 

No more arms for atrocities: Time for a bullet proof arms trade treaty

Tell Congress: Stop playing with our food


Jobs/Scholarships:

Positions at Oxfam America - many in Boston

Women Deliver is offering scholarships for their next conference in 2013