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Jul 15 2011 6:00PM
Amnesty TV out today

Amnesty TV, our new video magazine show mixing satire, stunts, short documentaries, opinion and news is now LIVE at www.amnestytv.co.uk Episode One features a message from Aung San Suu Kyi; a satirical training video highlighting...

Jul 14 2011 4:06PM
Coming soon, to a screen near you

Watch all about it! Tis the eve of Amnesty TV Episode One- the one where it all began- and the hysterical tension is mounting across the UK. Amnesty TV will be a fortnightly, 15-minute, online, magazine-style show that will blend...

Jul 14 2011 9:38AM
China Human Rights Briefing July 7-12, 2011

Highlights Updates on Detentions and Disappearances Related to the “Jasmine Revolution” Crackdown: On June 18, the case against Beijing-based rights activist Wang Lihong (王荔蕻), for “gathering a crowd to disrupt traffic order,” was...

Jul 13 2011 5:57PM
Tales of woe - from the prison camps of North Korea

It is one of those Catch 22 paradoxes that human rights observers face; the worse a country is, the less you are likely to know about it. The drip feed of information from within North Korea, gives just a terrifying glimpse into the...

Jul 12 2011 5:10PM
Tasers, traffic police and a Ferrari

I’ve probably done more radio interviews about Tasers than any other single subject. These stun guns are being used in increasing numbers by the police, yet no one other than Amnesty seems to be regularly raising concerns about their...