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Richard Gere Takes Pilgrim To Korea For Charity Jun 23, 2011

Richard Gere is in Korea to support an exhibition of his photos in Seoul raising money for charities involved with the Tibetan human rights campaign. More →

Amnesty International To Honor Dalai Lama Apr 1, 2011

Amnesty International USA is honored to present His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama with the first-ever “Shine a Light on Human Rights” award in recognition of his lifelong commitment to social justice and human rights. More →

Annie Lennox To Be Honored With Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award Mar 8, 2011

NARM, the music business association, has announced that it will honor Grammy and Oscar-winning artist, activist and campaigner, Annie Lennox, with its Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award in recognition of her outstanding work on behalf of HIV/AIDS awareness and other health, human rights and environmental causes. More →

James Bond Joins Annie Lennox For International Women's Day Mar 7, 2011

James Bond star Daniel Craig appears in drag for a special video produced for a partnership of leading charities brought together by Annie Lennox. More →

Usher Donates Gadhafi Money To Charity Mar 7, 2011

Usher is the latest star to confirm that money raised from performances for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has been donated to charity. More →

Annie Lennox Invites You To Join Big Inequality Debate Jan 28, 2011

Annie Lennox and the EQUALS partnership of charities invite you to Join the Big Inequality Debate and celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, on 8 March 2011. More →

Christmas Gift Idea: Stars Sign Guitars For Amnesty International Dec 13, 2010

Last week, LookToTheStars.org suggested those looking for the perfect Christmas gift bid on Bruce Springsteen's Amnesty International guitar. Now we have some other great celebrity charity gift ideas. More →

Christmas Gift Idea: Bruce Springsteen Signs Guitar For Charity Auction Dec 7, 2010

Now is your chance to get your hands on the perfect Christmas gift for that special Bruce Springsteen fan in your life, and help a good cause at the same time. More →

Nobel Peace Laureates Gather In Hiroshima For World Summit Nov 17, 2010

The 11th Edition of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates was held in Hiroshima on November 12th-14th, 2010. More →

Annie Lennox: Woman Of The Year For Charity Oct 13, 2010

Annie Lennox received the Barclays Woman of the Year award for her charity work in a ceremony in London this week. More →

Ozzy Osbourne's Charity Birthday Song For John Lennon Oct 8, 2010

Ozzy Osbourne has celebrated John Lennon's 70th birthday early by releasing a version of the former Beatle’s song “How?” for charity. More →

Damien Hirst Paints Guitar For Charity Sep 2, 2010

Canadian guitar-maker Carparelli has created a series of 10 guitars, each painted by well known artists, to be auctioned off to raise money for 10 charities. More →

Annie Lennox Blogs For Women's Rights Jul 8, 2010

Annie Lennox has just returned from an event for Amnesty International, focusing on the plight of women in the Congo, and has blogged about the experience. More →

John Cleese Fans Create Book For Charity Jun 11, 2010

Fans of British comedy actor John Cleese have produced a book to celebrate the star’s birthday, with all proceeds going to charity. More →

Christy Turlington Blogs Charity Jun 8, 2010

Women Deliver, an international conference addressing women’s health issues, is currently on in Washington. Among the many stars to be part of the conference is Christy Turlington, who has blogged about the importance of the conference. More →

Bryan Adams To Receive Charity Award At Junos Apr 16, 2010

Bryan Adams will receive the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award at this year’s Juno Awards on Sunday night. More →

Stars Urge For Maternal Health In Amnesty Film Mar 13, 2010

Celebrities including Keira Knightley, Annie Lennox, James Purefoy and Beverley Knight have called on the UK Government to make maternal and newborn health a priority in its international development assistance in a new short film released by Amnesty International yesterday (12 March). More →

Annie Lennox Supports Minute For Mothers Campaign Mar 12, 2010

In a release from her official website, Annie Lennox is supporting the Minute for Mothers campaign, an initiative set up by a coalition of leading charities including Save the Children, White Ribbon Alliance, Oxfam, Amnesty International and Mumsnet, which is joining forces with politicians and celebrities this week to hold a minute for mothers across the world. More →

Stars Join Twitter Campaign To Close Gitmo Jan 25, 2010

In a coordinated day of action to urge Congress to close the Guantanamo Bay Prison, twenty Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans from across the country descended on Capitol Hill last week to push back against Republican scare tactics and urge Congress to support President Obama's decision to close the prison. More →

Portishead Release Charity Single Dec 11, 2009

British band Portishead are back in time for Human Rights Day on December 10, with a new single to raise money for Amnesty International. More →

Keane Drummer Visits Death Row Inmate Sep 29, 2009

The drummer of British band Keane traveled to the US state of Georgia last week to visit a prisoner on Death Row. More →

Aung San Suu Kyi Receives Unanimous Support Aug 18, 2009

Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi received her sentencing last week: 18 more months of house arrest for breaking the terms of her current detention when she allowed a stranger into her home for two days to recover from swimming across a lake to her property. More →

U2 Make Political Statements In Dublin Jul 28, 2009

U2 marked the Global Day of Action for Iran by showing footage from the country’s civil war during a show in Dublin on Saturday, July 25. More →

George Harrison Honored With Charity Mini May 18, 2009

Former Beatle George Harrison is being honored by a new car that is to be sold to benefit charity. More →

Stars Speak Out About Gaza In New Video Feb 16, 2009

A group of British stars have appeared in a new video produced by Amnesty International, speaking out against the bloodshed and violence in Gaza. More →

Keira Knightley Rhymes For Amnesty International Dec 16, 2008

British actress Keira Knightley has joined the Amnesty International Protect The Human campaign by appearing in a rhyming video. More →

Annie Lennox - Human Rights Now! Dec 12, 2008

Annie Lennox was awarded a Special Achievement Award at the German Sustainability Awards last week. More →

Annie Lennox Talks Amnesty To Filmmaker Oct 20, 2008

Singer Annie Lennox has been collaborating with Mexican filmmaker Gael Garcia Bernal on a new film for Amnesty International. More →

Amnesty International Publish Children's Book Oct 13, 2008

Doctor Who star David Tennant has written the foreword for a book celebrating the 60th birthday of the Declaration of Human Rights. More →

Secret Policeman's Ball Returns This Weekend Oct 2, 2008

Amnesty International has revealed some of the names to take part in its famous comedy event The Secret Policeman’s Ball, which returns to London’s Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 4 October. More →