21st May 2009 by fiona 1 Comment »

You might notice a few changes have appeared on Protect The Human today. We’ve given our homepage a bit of a face lift to make it easier for you to find the things you’re looking for.
Your new homepage is really all about you; it remembers the last action you took and suggests new ones that you might like to take next. “But how do you know!?‘ you may ask, well it’s simple, all you have to do is fill out your profile page (which is now easily accessible from the top left of the homepage): Add some campaigns and areas of interest and voilà! You’re well on your way to a new, personal Protect The Human experience!
We’ve also added a few other new things based on how you’ve been using the site. For instance, we noticed that a lot of you like to take actions that can make an immediate difference to an individual in a desperate situation.
For instance, thousands of you took action for Troy Davis as he faced the threat of an imminent execution. In future, to make sure you know when you need to act in a case where we may only have days, or even hours, to make a difference, we’ve added an urgent action alert bar that will appear at the top of every page. Hopefully this will help you use whatever time you have to make the biggest impact for human rights.
This isn’t the end of our improvements to Protect the Human and we’d love to hear what you think about the new design; what do you like, what don’t you like and what features do you still want to see implemented? Let us know and we’ll see what we can do!
18th May 2009 by SamSam Comments Off

The media plays a vital role in protecting human rights. Good journalism exposes atrocities and injustice – without it Amnesty couldn’t do its job.
But reporting from conflict zones and repressive countries is difficult, dangerous and expensive.
Our Media Awards recognise and reward the year’s best human rights reporting, encouraging journalists and their editors to keep exposing abuses and holding governments to account.
From photojournalism to broadcast, print journalism to new media, the ten categories celebrate the breadth of reporting and acknowledge the risks journalists face in throwing a spotlight upon injustice around the world.
“There are so many journalists who go unnoticed by the outside world as they endure extraordinary pressures. Among them are some of the best and bravest in our profession, and we need to be more aware of their work.” – Alan Johnston
Check out some of this year’s nominees on ProtectTheHuman.com now or discover the full shortlist at amnesty.org.uk/awards.l
The winners will be announced on Tuesday 2 June, so watch this space!
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Available on ProtectTheHuman.com:
Photojournalism
Photojournalists put themselves right in the firing line to capture the right image. But an iconic picture can totally transform a story. See breathtaking photos by Lefteris Pitarakis, Eugene Richards and Jim Gold
National Newspapers
The best newspaper journalism can take a human rights story and stay with it over days, weeks or months. They probe deeper into existing issues or expose untold stories. Read this year’s nominated stories
New Media
In only its second year, the New Media Award recognises stories that have harnessed the web’s power to reach new audiences and allow readers to interact and engage with human rights issues. Discover this year’s shortlist