Human Rights Project

Human Rights Project The Human Rights Project is dedicated to educating students and citizens about human rights issues. Education is about more than just knowledge. (1929-1968)

It is understanding and applying important ideas and principles. And with this project, you will put principles into action. Part of any education is about understanding how past events shape the present. The policies of these nations (and our own) did not come out of nowhere. A series of decisions were made that led to this point, however disastrous those decisions were. You must first understand

how other governments work and how to communicate with government officials in a professional manner. You must know how the system works and then take action for justice. Part of taking action is about communicating ideas. Communication is an essential part of learning. How do you communicate principles and ideas is as important as learning them. The individuals and groups we will be advocating for are ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances. They are not perfect, but they deserve justice. In many parts of the world, the justice and liberties we expect as Americans do not exist. In those parts of the world where millions of men and women toil under oppression, they must organize, protest, and fight for the basic freedoms we often take for granted. You will see the stark differences between the United States and these other nations. Hundreds of millions of people in the world struggle daily for food, clean water, or shelter. Many live in tyranny and need someone to hear their plight. You can begin to make a difference by taking a few minutes of your time to write a letter asking to spare an innocent person’s life. Our project will be about putting principles into action. If you want a world where there is justice and freedom, you must be a part of the solution. You must be a force for good in the world. Sitting on the sidelines is simply not an option. In the process, we will learn to be better human beings than we are now and become better citizens of our own communities and the world.

“Education without morals is like a ship without a compass, merely wandering nowhere. . . . we will have to repent in this generation not only for the hateful words of the bad but for the appalling silence of the good.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

05/20/2026

World Helath Organization update on Ebola outbreak in Central Africa.

05/04/2026

We’re entering a critical period for human rights. For years, Amnesty has warned about the erosion of protections around the world. What we’re seeing now goes further – a direct challenge to the foundations of the international system itself.

The rules, institutions and legal frameworks designed to safeguard people are being weakened, and those who once championed them.

But people are fighting back. We can and will resist. Our latest report examines what is driving this shift, and the consequences it is already having on people’s lives globally.

05/04/2026

The US Supreme Court's decision in "Louisiana v. Callais" is a devastating blow to critical civil rights protections that risks undermining the Voting Rights Act once again.

Voting is a human right. It should be protected.

05/04/2026
Students have chosen who they are working toward for this semester's Human Rights Project. It is university student Kha...
09/28/2023

Students have chosen who they are working toward for this semester's Human Rights Project. It is university student Khadijatual Kubra of Bangladesh.

Khadijatul Kubra was a 17-year-old political science student studying at Jagganath University in the capital city of Dhaka in Bangladesh in 2020. She hosted a webinar on campus politics and invited a number of guest speakers, including a former Bangladeshi army officer based in Canada who allegedly made remarks that were critical of the government of Bangladesh. In August 2022, she was arrested for this webinar under the “Digital Security Act” for “defaming the prime minister” and undermining law and order. Because of the officer’s remarks, she has being held in jail without bail for over a year.

Responding to the completion of one year of university student Khadijatul Kubra’s pre-trial detention under the draconian Digital Security Act (DSA) in Bangladesh, Nadia Rahman, Amnesty International’s Interim Deputy Regional Director for South Asia said: “The year-long incarceration and repea...

https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/forms/sign-now-stop-the-roll-back-on-human-rights-in-afghanistan?detail=emailaction&l...
09/25/2023

https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/forms/sign-now-stop-the-roll-back-on-human-rights-in-afghanistan?detail=emailaction&link_id=1&can_id=8ef2addd696c28913919cb3f8f629eba&source=email-re-sign-now-stop-the-talibans-attacks-on-women-and-girls&email_referrer=email_2054205&email_subject=re-sign-now-show-solidarity-with-women-and-girls-in-afghanistan

Add your voice to the campaign to save human rights in Afghanistan. Sign the petition today!

Since the day the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, Amnesty has documented killings of civilians and former government workers, horrific repression of the rights of women and girls, crackdowns o...

BBC: North Korean oppression keeps nation on the edge of starvation. Three people speak out, risking ex*****on.
06/15/2023

BBC: North Korean oppression keeps nation on the edge of starvation. Three people speak out, risking ex*****on.

For months, the BBC has been communicating in secret with three North Koreans living in the country. They expose, for the first time, the disaster unfolding there since the government sealed the borders more than three years ago.

This semester, students are working to free peace activist Abdul Karim Ali of Cameroon, contacting their legislators her...
05/12/2023

This semester, students are working to free peace activist Abdul Karim Ali of Cameroon, contacting their legislators here in the US as well as officials in Cameroon.

Ali has been an outspoken activist for human rights and for peace among the different ethnic groups in the West African nation. He was briefly arrested in 2019 and held without trial before being released several weeks later. He was most recently arrested in August 2022. He has been held without charge and without trial for months. He has not been accused of inciting violence or making any threats. In fact, no charges at all have been made public. For several days, he was denied food and water while in jail and denied access to an attorney for extended periods. His wife has since received a number of threats and fled their home.

Contact your officials today to free Abdul Karim Ali!

Amnesty International calls on the Cameroonian authorities to urgently provide the legal basis for the detention of Abdul Karim Ali, a peace activist, who has been held without charge since 11 August 2022 and kept in inhuman conditions or release him immediately. “In the absence of information fro...

Ben Ferencz, human rights activist and last living prosecutor at Nuremberg War Crimes Trials dies at age 103.
04/10/2023

Ben Ferencz, human rights activist and last living prosecutor at Nuremberg War Crimes Trials dies at age 103.

The last living prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, who tried N***s for genocidal war crimes, has died.

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