Student Groups Call for Release of Imprisoned Qatari Poet in Letter
Correction appended Amnesty International at Cornell is joining Cornell Organization for Labor Action to pen a letter to acting President Michael Kotlikoff, requesting that he pressure the Qatari...
View ArticleCornell Student Groups Celebrate Release of Student in Qatar
Clarification appended Mohammed al-Ajami, a student at the University of Cairo who was arrested by Qatari security forces in 2011, was pardoned and released by the Emir of Qatar following a letter...
View ArticleCornell Amnesty International Stands in Solidarity With Refugees Using Flag...
Cornell Amnesty International is displaying the flags of five countries on the Arts Quad this week to draw attention to the plight of multitudes of refugees who hail from these nations.“The display was...
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Cornell Police Investigate Vandalism of Amnesty International Flag Display
Cornell police are currently investigating an incident of vandalism on the Arts Quad in which nearly 200 of 250 flags in an Cornell Amnesty International display were stolen and scattered around North...
View ArticleStudent Groups Wary of Trump’s Plans for Environment, Human Rights Issues
As the results of Tuesday’s presidential election sink in across campus, members of Climate Justice Cornell and Amnesty International said Trump’s platform could challenge aims of environmental and...
View ArticleStudents Protest Labor Violations at Qatar World Cup Site
Amnesty International at Cornell and Cornell Organization for Labor Action delivered a letter to Interim President Hunter Rawlings Thursday, continuing the group’s protest of labor abuses in Qatar,...
View ArticleCornell Democrats, Activist Groups Encourage Solidarity, Grassroots Movements
Cornell Democrats and several advocacy groups gathered to revise their approach to activism in light of the presidential election and to address the need for coalition building among progressive...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Response to McCullough
To the Editor:On March 13, Irvin McCullough of the Cornell Republicans authored a well-reasoned letter advocating for the repeal of Dodd-Frank Conflict Minerals Rule and challenging the student-led...
View ArticleMass Incarceration Week to Educate Campus on ‘One of the Biggest Human Rights...
Amnesty International at Cornell will be hosting a Mass Incarceration Week of Action, from April 9 to April 13. The week will be dedicated to educating students and spreading awareness regarding flaws...
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