Amnesty International erases NGO Monitor criticism from Wikipedia entry; NY Times features article on ‘wiki-editing’

August 21st, 2007 | Category: Amnesty International

Wired Magazine (online) features a page where readers can post details about the editing of Wikipedia pages by interested parties. One reader posted an item detailing how Amnesty International edits out criticism of its organization on the Wikipedia page – including NGO Monitor’s detailed examples of false reports and […]

Amnesty International Israel-led ad campaign on Sudanese refugees features ‘Hatikva’ alongside Holocaust imagery

August 8th, 2007 | Category: Amnesty International, Darfur, Physicians for Human Rights - Israel

As reported on Ynet August 8, the Israel branch of Amnesty International, in cooperation with Hotline for Migrant Workers and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, have launched a campaign calling on the Israeli Interior Ministry not to deport the Sudanese asylum seekers who have entered Israel illegally. The campaign features a highly […]

NGOs React to Darfur Crisis

May 31st, 2007 | Category: Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Darfur, Christian Aid

In an example of fulfilling the mandate to promote universal human rights, several NGOs who place disproportionate focus on Israel have issued statements regarding the situation in Darfur. On April 16, 2007, Oxfam issued a press release, launching a £5 million appeal for “’world’s greatest humanitarian crisis’, to help people in Chad and Darfur.” […]