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Jan 18 2017 12:28PM
What does a Trump administration mean for women around the world?

On Saturday 21 January, one day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, women-led marches will take place in the streets of at least 62 cities in 32 countries, to send a strong message of support for human rights, and against the politics...

Dec 22 2016 5:02PM
33 Reasons to be positive about 2016

You could be forgiven for joining many others in writing off 2016 as a terrible year, but, before you do, we would like to make a case to the contrary. Did you know, this year you helped us free more than 650 people – that’s nearly two...

Dec 13 2016 2:46PM
Living in colour: life as a humanitarian nurse and campaigner for refugees

In her mid-50s Alison Criado-Perez transformed her life. She returned to nursing, joined Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and began working in humanitarian crises around the world. She explains how what she saw turned her into an active...

Dec 12 2016 4:17PM
Peng Ming, Life and Death of a Political Prisoner in China

Peng Ming, China Development Union founder & veteran pro-democracy activist, was sentenced to 18 months of reeducation through labor in 1999. In 2001, he escaped from China and settled down in the US. Since then, he had established the...

Dec 9 2016 2:48PM
Madeleine Moon MP celebrates Human Rights Day by taking action in support of Ilham Tohti

Every year Human Rights Day, which commemorates the adoption of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, reminds us of how important universal rights are. For everyone, everywhere. But sadly so many people all over the world still...