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Today is the 45th anniversary of the Martin Luther King, Jr.'s " I Have A Dream " speech , delivered to a crowd of more than 250,000 people from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. It is undoubtedly one of the finest...
It’s a case of education, education, education today. No doubt thousands of students across England and Wales will be dreading the start of the new academic year next week. However, pity the situation of 400 Palestinians who don’t even...
Mary Robinson, former President of the Republic of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights ( wiki biography here ) received an enthusiastic tribute from columnist Susan McKay in the pages of today's Irish News ( And...
Over the last 12 months, three countries have consistently kept us busy here in the Amnesty press office: Pakistan, Burma and Zimbabwe. And all three are in the news again today – and none of it is particularly positive. In Pakistan...
If the Chinese government provided a masterclass in how to prevent unwelcome protests at the Beijing Olympics, it looks like the Denver authorities may have been paying attention in time for this week's Democratic Party National...