Press Releases

January 23, 2013 marks the 114th Anniversary of the First Republic of the Philippines that was inaugurated in Malolos, Bulacan. It also marks the anniversary of the start of the Presidency of Emilio Aguinaldo, the first President of the Philippines.…

Protecting Community Lands & Resources in Africa: Grassroots Advocates’ Strategies & Lessons By: Stephanie Booker, Rachael Knight, Marena Brinkhurst In 2013, a group of 20 expert advocates from across Africa gathered for a three-day symposium to share experiences and practical strategies…

An Announcement by the Asian Human Rights Commission AHRC TV: JUST ASIA, Episode 107 In this episode of Just Asia, AHRC TV continues its coverage of the saga of the missing Hong Kong book publishers. One of the five abducted…

Open Letter: Political responsibility in the Nuclear Age            By Richard Falk, David Krieger and Robert Laney TFF PressInfo # 354 Lund, Sweden, January 22, 2016 
Introduction What follows here is An Open Letter to the…

Petition in support of the right to call for a boycott of Israeli goods in France The criminal division of the Court of Cassation, France’s highest appeals court, issued a decision last October, affirming that the call to boycott Israeli…

Dear reader, At the end of last year we took our fight against modern slavery right to the World Bank to address forced labour found in its projects in Uzbekistan.  Alongside our partner, the Cotton Campaign, we projected a showcase of…

Dear friends, Jason Rezaian is FREE!  We are thrilled to send this quick note of thanks to you for supporting the many efforts, in the US and around the world, to bring Jason home. In December, along with Ali Rezaian,…

An Announcement by the Asian Human Rights Commission AHRC TV: JUST ASIA,  Episode 106 In this episode of Just Asia, AHRC TV reports from Sri Lanka where the police still appear to consider themselves above the law. Police officers in…

PRESS RELEASE Rhodes Must Fall Colonialism Reparation supports the requests of the Rhodes Must Fall movement and invites all academic institutions to decolonize their past repairing the abuses committed. On April 9, 2015, after a month of protests of the…

Dear reader, My name is Ravi Chellam, and I am excited to meet you in my new role as the Executive Director of Greenpeace India. I come from a background of wildlife research and conservation and my passions include reading,…