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Brian Castner
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Head of Crisis Research, Amnesty International
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City , Schools , Independence
Showbiz, gossip, fashion, products.
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By Brian Castner, Santiago Ramos, Vanessa R. Corcoran, Jonathan Malesic| Commonweal Magazine Verified How many of us reach for our phones as soon as we wake up? Bleary-eyed, groggy, we go straight to the messages and emails and tweets and videos with auto-generated captions that accumulated overnight. So begins our day of words. That this deluge of the world’s troubles—there’s the news cycle, but also pings from the boss and updates in the family group chat—comes in the form of text is emblematic of our frantic digital existence. Constant prattle. Our lives seem perpetually filtered through chatter.
By Brian Castner, Joaquin Matamis| Stimson@ In late 2017, President Touadera of the Central Africa Republic (CAR) met with Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, to ask for a military partner to arm its forces and fight an insurgency that threatened to destabilize the government. Russia responded by getting an exemption to the UN arms embargo to allow the import of new weapons and deploying almost 1400 troops to fifty locations across the country.
By Brian Castner, Santiago Ramos, Vanessa R. Corcoran, Jonathan Malesic| Commonweal Magazine Verified How many of us reach for our phones as soon as we wake up? Bleary-eyed, groggy, we go straight to the messages and emails and tweets and videos with auto-generated captions that accumulated overnight. So begins our day of words. That this deluge of the world’s troubles—there’s the news cycle, but also pings from the boss and updates in the family group chat—comes in the form of text is emblematic of our frantic digital existence. Constant prattle. Our lives seem perpetually filtered through chatter.
Company Info
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a global human rights organization founded in 1961 by British lawyer Peter Benenson. Initially focused on advocating for the release of prisoners of conscience, the organization has since expanded its mission to address a wide range of human rights issues, including torture, the death penalty, and the rights of refugees, women, children, and marginalized communities. The organization conducts extensive research on human rights abuses and advocates for policy changes to protect human rights worldwide. It engages in campaigns to raise awareness and mobilize public support for its causes. Amnesty International also supports human rights defenders and offers educational resources, including the Amnesty Academy mobile app, which provides access to human rights courses. Through its efforts, Amnesty International aims to create a world where everyone enjoys the rights outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
England, United Kingdom
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Founded: 1961