Activism by Country

On April 19, 2011
Anonymous
Sent Call on the Kenyan authorities to ensure essential services in Nairobi’s informal settlements

Around 80-90% of the housing structures in the Deep Sea informal settlement in the Westlands area of Nairobi were destroyed after a fire broke out on the afternoon of 8 March 2011.
On April 19, 2011
Anonymous
Sent Act now for ‘disappeared’ Iranian opposition leaders and their wives

The precise whereabouts of opposition leaders Mehdi Karroubi (pictured above, right), a former Speaker in Iran’s parliament, and former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi (left), and their respecti
On April 19, 2011
Anonymous
Sent The Afghan government must ensure independence of women’s shelters

Our shelter is important because the police stations don't have designated places for women. In the current holding places, women get abused and raped by police.

On April 19, 2011
Anonymous
Signed Guatemala: Justice for Maria Isabel Franco

María Isabel Franco was a 15 year old student when she was raped and brutally killed in December 2001. She is one of thousands of women in Guatemala murdered since 2001.
On April 19, 2011
Anonymous
Signed End the Crackdown. Uphold Human Rights.

As mass demonstrations flare across Egypt, protesters have gathered to demand widespread political and human rights reform and an end to corruption, poverty and police abuse.
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