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ThAnk you for protecting human rightsdear fellow human rights supporter, Thank you for defending human rights around the world! As an Amnesty International donor, you play a crucial role in Amnesty’s accomplishments, and it is my great pleasure to report back to you on the work that you made possible in 2012.

You have much to be proud of. Throughout 2012, you sent Amnesty missions to expose abuses. You helped free people jailed solely for peacefully expressing their views. You demanded an end to torture. This Annual Review touches on some of the highlights of this work.

The report begins with a look back at 2012—a month-by-month review featuring some of the brave human rights defenders you stood alongside and prisoners of conscience you helped release.

Elsewhere in this report, we take a global overview of some of Amnesty International’s 2012 research missions and human rights reports.

We also focus on three regions facing critical human rights challenges: Sudan and South Sudan, Syria and Myanmar. Because of your support, Amnesty International was able to dedicate significant resources to human rights work in these three areas of the world.

Your compassion and your deep commitment to human rights come through on every page of this report. Thank you for choosing to support Amnesty International’s work. Thank you for everything you do in the global struggle for dignity and justice.

Sarah Beamish, President

execuTive commiTTee (as at December 31, 2012)President: sarah Beamish, toronto, ontario; vice-President: sharmila setaram, mississauga, ontario; chairperson: David smith, hemmingford, Quebec; Secretary: nancy Kingsbury, ottawa, ontario; Treasurer: Brian radburn, gatineau, Quebec; Directors: margaret flynn, oakville, ontario; matthew ponsford, ottawa, ontario; renee saviour, toronto, ontario; andy thompson, Waterloo, ontario; Lana Verran, Vancouver, British columbia

mAnAgemenT STAff (as at December 31, 2012)executive Director: Bob goodfellow; Secretary general: alex neve; Director of communications and marketing: alexandra Lopoukhine; Director of finance and Administration: gordon mair; Director of Resource Development: rosemary oliver; Director of campaigns and Activism: alain roy

AnnuAl Review 2012: editor: David griffiths. contributors: Will Bryant, rosemary oliver, heather Warren. Joss maclennan Design, cep 591-cLc. printed by union labour at mph graphics inc. published July 2013.

coveR PhoTo: myanmar blogger nay phone Latt celebrates following his release from jail on January 13, 2012. he was jailed in november 2008 to 20 years in prison after disrespecting a government leader in his blog. nay phone Latt was one of hundreds of political prisoners released in myanmar in 2012.

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January You helped protect norma Cruz

in guatemala. The leader of a women’s rights organization, Norma was receiving death threats because of her work supporting victims of violence. Human rights supporters around the world took part in Amnesty’s “faxjam” campaign and sent a fax to Guatemala’s attorney

general on Norma’s behalf. Within days, the authorities were taking notice.

“I want to give my thanks to each and every member of Amnesty

International,” Norma said.

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Amnesty International’s work in investigating and campaigning against human rights abuses is made possible by you and other generous Amnesty donors. On the following pages, our month-by-month review of 2012 touches on a few of the year’s highlights—some of the prisoner releases, and Amnesty campaigns and reports that could not have happened without Amnesty International members like you.

February You demanded protection for the

Peace Community of san José de apartadó in Colombia. You called on Colombia’s President Santos to protect the Peace Community’s vulnerable families amidst ongoing threats, attacks and killings.

You helped release Canadian citizen naser al-raas in bahrain. Naser was arrested,

tortured and jailed after attending peaceful protests. “I would like to thank Amnesty

International and everyone who fought for me without knowing me,” Naser said.

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Your support focused attention on ethiopia when an Amnesty report revealed human rights organizations in the country have been devastated by legislation restricting their work.

You helped bring thomas lubanga dyilo to justice for using child soldiers. The International Criminal Court found Thomas Lubanga Dyilo guilty of using children in armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo during 2002 and 2003. Lubanga was the leader of a Congolese armed group that took children and sent them into battle.

You exposed how thousands of people in sri lanka have been detained under

repressive anti-terrorism laws. An Amnesty report described how human

rights violations continued long after Sri Lanka’s long war with the

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ended in 2009.

You called for oil pollution in the niger delta to be cleaned up. Although the oil industry in Nigeria has generated about $600 billion since the 1960s, many of the 31 million people in the region live in extreme poverty. Their water, food and

health are threatened by pollution. A global week of action called on Shell

Oil to clean up the pollution caused by its Niger Delta operations.

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of Russian punk rock band Pussy riot. A Russian court jailed members of the band after they performed in a Moscow cathedral. Amnesty members called on the authorities to overturn the court ruling and release the women.

On August 17, Amnesty members protested outside the Russian

Embassy in Ottawa.

sePtember You sent an amnesty mission

to Côte d’ivoire. Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty Canada, was part of a mission investigating allegations of arbitrary arrest, illegal detention, torture and political killings. Many of the violations were connected with the

standoff and violence that followed the 2010 presidential election.

You helped free an opposition leader in the democratic republic of Congo. eugene diomi

ndongala had been the subject of an Amnesty Urgent Action appeal after it was believed his safety was at risk. “I would like to thank Amnesty and its movement for the help and support provided,” he said. “If you didn’t campaign for me, I would be still in detention or probably dead.”

You revealed how dozens of people have been detained illegally and tortured in rwandan prisons. An Amnesty report demanded that Rwanda stop violating the rights of those suspected of threatening national security.

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You exposed abuses around a guatemalan mine. Amnesty Canada campaigner Tara Scurr was part of an Amnesty research mission investigating the human rights impact of Canadian-owned mines in Guatemala. Tara and the team found that

mining activists were being harassed and that the communities were not being properly

consulted about how their lands are used.

You supported freedom of speech. Amnesty members have been defending freedom of speech for over 50 years. On May 3, 2012—world Press Freedom day—Amnesty highlighted cases from Sudan to Cuba, China to Iran where journalists, bloggers and activists are being prevented from speaking out about human rights abuses.

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You helped free Patrick okoroafor, a former child prisoner in nigeria who spent half his life in jail after being denied a fair trial and sentenced to death for robbery. “After Amnesty began its call for my release from prison, and after reading some of the thousands of letters, cards and messages sent to me by

Amnesty supporters, I began to hope that I would soon be

free,” Okoroafor said.

June You helped free tural abbasli

and other prisoners of conscience in azerbaijan. Abbasli is a blogger, journalist and head of the youth wing of an opposition party. Amnesty members campaigned for his freedom after he was jailed in 2011

for criticizing the government on Facebook and for planning a

peaceful protest.

november You stood in solidarity with two indigenous human

rights defenders freed from jail in Mexico. Pascual agustín Cruz and José ramón aniceto gómez were freed after serving almost three years for stealing a car—a crime they did not commit. Amnesty International found that the accusations against the men were made up after they had campaigned to get full access to water for their community. More than 30,000 Amnesty members called for their release.

deCember You stood with young human rights

activists fighting for justice in the middle east and north africa. Activists from across the region gathered at a three-day Amnesty seminar in Rabat, Morocco, to share their human rights experiences and skills. They came from Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Jordan, Bahrain and the Palestinian Territories.

You focused global attention on human rights violations in Pakistan’s tribal areas. An Amnesty report described a region in

crisis where abuses by the army and insurgents continue with impunity.

You exposed a vicious cycle of violence taking place in nigeria. Amnesty released a report documenting devastating acts of violence carried out by the Islamist

armed group Boko Haram and serious human rights violations committed by Nigerian

security forces.

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July You stood alongside the

sarayaku indigenous people in ecuador in their successful 10-year struggle to protect their ancestral lands from development. The government of Ecuador agreed to comply with a ruling from the Inter American Court of Human Rights that the rights of the Sarayaku had been

violated when oil development was allowed on their lands without

proper consultation.

July Sarayaku leader Franco viteri gualinga, Ecuador

June tural abbasli, Azerbaijan

deCember youth activists in Morocco

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you enSuReD AmneSTy miSSionS exPoSeD humAn RighTS AbuSeS“Their bombs have killed us and destroyed schools. There is nothing to eat. I did not want to leave. I want to be with my family. But I had no other choice. Even here things are very difficult but I have to stay here for now.”

These were the words of Abil Adbdalla, a 15-year-old refugee boy from Southern Kordofan, Sudan, who was living in the Yida refugee camp in South Sudan when Amnesty International researchers interviewed him in April 2012.

One of those researchers was Alex neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada. Alex’s visit to the region took place after the Sudanese armed forces unleashed attacks against armed opposition groups in Sudan’s southern states.

Bombs and hunger forced 500,000 people to flee from their homes—more than 180,000 to South Sudan.

Yida is an isolated refugee camp near the frontier with Sudan. In April 2012, Yida camp was already home to more than 20,000 refugees with as many as 400 arriving every day.

Isaac Malik, a man in his late thirties from Southern Kordofan, helped Alex with translation. Isaac worried that the refugees “would be forgotten”.

“I assured him they would not be forgotten,” Alex wrote in a message from Yida. “Amnesty International could not order the warplanes to stay away. But Amnesty members in Canada and around the world would, I told him, do everything possible to make sure that this crisis is not forgotten. We will demand that the indiscriminate attacks end. We will insist that the Sudanese government allow unhindered humanitarian assistance in Southern Kordofan and Blue nile states. And we will press for stronger refugee protection in South Sudan. We will not forget.”

you maDe suDan anD south suDan a priority for amnesty internationaL Research missions to South Sudan • Comprehensive Amnesty reports • Extensive media work • Initiatives to raise global awareness of the crisis • Efforts to press the UN Security Council and African union to protect civilians and end the conflict in Sudan

you shone a Light on suDan’s southern KorDofan anD BLue niLe statesConflict between Sudanese Armed Forces and armed opposition groups • Indiscriminate bombing by the Sudanese Armed Forces • Hundreds of thousands forced from their homes • International aid prevented by government from reaching desperate people • Severe food shortages

you highLighteD a crisis in the refugee camps in south suDanSevere water shortages • Lack of food • Lack of access to education • Inadequate protection for women and girls from sexual violence • Presence of gunmen in the camps

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how you shine the light on human rights abuses around the worldYour support means Amnesty International can conduct crucial research missions and undertake investigations of human rights abuses. In a typical year, 120-140 research missions are undertaken. Missions are the basis of many of Amnesty’s comprehensive human rights reports—reports that are accurate, impartial, respected and trusted. none of this work would be possible without Amnesty’s generous donors. Here we feature just a few of the countries that Amnesty International researchers reported on in 2012.

mexicoAmnesty International teams were in Mexico in March and November. Amnesty reported on torture, enforced disappearances and killings by the security forces, attacks on human rights defenders and journalists, and the abductions and murder of migrants by criminal gangs. colombiA

Amnesty International teams were in Colombia in January, March, April, June, October and November. Amnesty reported on the continuing, 48-year internal armed conflict, violence against women in armed conflict, the impact of the conflict on Indigenous peoples, and attacks against human rights defenders.

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Amnesty International teams were in DRC in February, May and September. Amnesty reported on abuses by armed groups, recruitment of child soldiers, and violence against women and children.

mAliAmnesty International teams were in Mali in April, July, August and September. Amnesty reported on a deepening human rights crisis. An armed conflict in the north of the country and a military coup led to many abuses including torture, violence against women and girls, and the use of child soldiers.

india: a survivor of the 1984 Bhopal chemical plant disaster talks to amnesty researchers.

researcher gaëtan mootoo (right) visits a military training camp in mali.

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how AmneSTy RePoRTS on “cloSeD” counTRieSSome countries deny Amnesty International from entering. In these “closed” countries—such as Iran, China and north Korea—Amnesty research teams use sources of information outside the country, including refugees, diplomats, human rights defenders and media reports.

iRAnAmnesty reported on restrictions on freedom of expression, the harassment and imprisonment of human rights defenders, women’s rights activists and lawyers; torture and ill-treatment; discrimination against women; as well as sentences of flogging and amputation.

RuSSiAAmnesty International teams were in Russia in May and June. Amnesty reported on the harassment of human rights defenders, journalists and lawyers; new laws restricting freedom of expression; torture and unfair trials.

chinAAmnesty reported on forced evictions, restrictions on freedom of speech, harassment of human rights defenders and political activists, and the authorities’ use of the criminal justice system to punish its critics.

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greece: researcher irem arf (right) talks to a syrian refugee.

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yemenAmnesty International teams were in Yemen in June, July and December. Amnesty reported on armed conflict, slavery and the discrimination faced by women and girls.

AfghAniSTAnAmnesty International teams were in Afghanistan in February, March, May, June, October and December. Amnesty reported on abuses by armed groups, violations by Afghan and international forces, freedom of expression, and violence against women and girls.

myAnmARAmnesty International teams were in Myanmar in May, November and December. Amnesty reported on restrictions on freedom of expression; armed conflict and communal violence in the states of Kachin and Rakhine.

noRTh koReAAmnesty reported on enforced disappearances, restrictions on freedom of expression, and the ongoing food crisis. Amnesty used analysis of satellite imagery to expose a network of secret prison camps where 200,000 people are held in brutal conditions.

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DonATellA RoveRA on amnesty’s missions insiDe syria Donatella Rovera is one of Amnesty International’s most experienced researchers. After one of her missions inside Syria in 2012, Donatella took part in an online chat session and answered questions from Amnesty members and the public. She talked about why she entered Syria without the authorities’ permission, the risks she faced, and the importance of investigating abuses firsthand:

“Since the Syrian government does not allow access to international human rights and humanitarian organizations, I had no choice but to go into Syria without government authorization. There are army checkpoints everywhere and I had to be careful not to get caught. In many areas, there was random, indiscriminate fire from army positions. But on the whole I was able to move through large areas—I went to 23 towns and villages…There is no substitute for on-the-ground firsthand investigations. This is what we do all over the world. My job specifically is to investigate abuses in situations of armed conflicts, and I have been doing so for two decades and in many conflicts.”

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you SuPPoRTeD All of AmneSTy’S woRk on The cRiSiSIn Syria, in 2012, conflict ravaged the country. Killings, torture, arrests and destruction of homes escalated at a shocking rate. Both government forces and the armed opposition committed human rights abuses and war crimes.

The widespread terror and destruction displaced over 2 million people inside Syria. By the end of the year, 600,000 others had fled abroad.

With a broken economy and infrastructure, and no end in sight to the fighting, Syria faced a bleak future indeed.

you spoke out against the violenceThroughout 2012, you spoke out on the crisis. As an Amnesty International member, you called for an end to the violence, an end to human rights abuses against civilians. You demanded that those responsible for crimes against humanity and war crimes be held accountable.

Your generous donations supported Amnesty International’s actions to uncover the truth, demand accountability, and prevent further human rights abuses. Amnesty pressed the united nations Security Council to take concrete steps to protect the civilian population and to hold the perpetrators of crimes accountable.

Your support made it possible for Amnesty researchers to make numerous fact-finding missions to Syria and neighbouring countries. Amnesty’s researchers worked on the ground, at enormous personal risk, to document and report abuses.

In April 2012, Donatella Rovera, Amnesty’s senior crisis adviser, managed to enter Syria to investigate human rights violations in the north. She returned several more times during 2012.

Donatella’s evidence-gathering work will be crucial in bringing the perpetrators of human rights abuses to justice. Her work could never have happened without the support of Amnesty International donors.

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The loyal support of Amnesty members has allowed Amnesty to be relentless in researching and reporting on human rights in Myanmar, in highlighting abuses, in issuing urgent action appeals to protect lives, in campaigning for a safer, more just Myanmar.

Recently, there has been cause for cautious optimism in Myanmar. In 2012, hundreds of prisoners of conscience were released and other prisoners have had their sentences reduced.

After being freed, several prisoners passed on messages of hope to Amnesty members. “Thank you so much—I will keep fighting for democracy and human rights,” said freed political activist Khun Kawrio in July 2012.

human rights are improvingIn May 2012, Amnesty researchers entered Myanmar for the first time since 2003. The Amnesty researchers reported that Myanmar today is a place where human rights are improving, but that more still needs to be done. Myanmar has undergone significant change since national elections were held in late 2010, and the first civilian government for decades was formed.

In 2012, the government carried out political and economic reforms. As well as releasing political prisoners, they eased media censorship, passed improved labour laws and established the national Human Rights Commission. Peaceful protests are now allowed under certain conditions.

But there are still human rights abuses in Myanmar. There are restrictions on freedom of religion and belief, and hundreds of political prisoners remain behind bars. Conflict and communal violence displaced hundreds of thousands of people in Kachin and Rakhine states.

Aung SAn Suu kyi finaLLy receiVes amnesty honour After more than 20 years of house arrest in Myanmar, and two months after she was elected as a member of the Myanmar parliament, pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi travelled to Ireland in June 2012 to receive the Ambassador of Conscience Award, Amnesty International’s highest honour, which had been awarded to her in 2009. She was honoured by Amnesty members at a ceremony in Dublin. “Amnesty International has helped us to keep our small wick of self-respect alive, you have helped us to keep the light,” she said. “Please believe that when I say that you are a part of my heart.”

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short-term investments 132,152 234,553accounts receivable 125,237 123,745prepaid expenses 133,576 142,353 1,540,931 1,678,049investments 408,273 389,187CaPital assets 1,865,451 1,985,951 3,814,655 4,053,187Current liabilitiesaccounts payable and accrued liabilities 583,533 788,668Deferred revenue current portion of long-term debt 79,713 75,022current portion of obligations under capital lease 12,533 8,937 675,779 872,627long-term debt 331,598 411,801obligations under CaPital lease 76,783 89,316 1,084,160 1,373,744net assetsgeneral fundunrestricted 82,906 47,520invested in capital assets 1,364,824 1,400,875internally restricted funds 870,688 841,025externally restricted funds 412,077 390,023 2,730,495 2,679,443 3,814,655 4,053,187

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bequeSTS keeP The cAnDle bRighTamnesty international gratefully acknowledges the estate gifts received during 2012 from the following donors. We honour the memory of these dedicated amnesty supporters. their final gifts serve as a lasting legacy of their commitment to protecting human rights for everyone.

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sPeaking out For JustiCe In Accra, Ghana, people march in support of a campaign to stop forced evictions across Africa. In March 2012, thousands of slum dwellers took part in a week of action supported by Amnesty International and partners. Activists in Ghana, Chad, Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt and Zimbabwe called on their governments to stop forced evictions and make sure that people living in slums have equal access to water, education and health care.

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