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Apr 25 2012 8:55AM
China Human Rights Briefing April 18-23, 2012

Top News Authorities Deem Netizen’s Case “Secret,” Block Lawyers’ Visit: Guangzhou police recently blocked lawyers from seeing detained netizen Ou Ronggui,claiming his case “involves secrets,” and threatened Ou’s sister to drop the...

Apr 24 2012 2:28PM
Come on, Shell: own up, pay up, clean up.

“I could no longer live there because our income was destroyed” – Pastor Christian Imagine an oil spill and what comes to mind? Photos of seabirds washed up on tarred shores? Newsreels of people in biohazard suits on emergency clean-up...

Apr 23 2012 4:06PM
The 2012 AGM: An electric atmosphere - energising, inspiring and entertaining in a wholly different way!

By Caitlin Green, Student Action Network Committee (STAN) + York University Amnesty Student Group Co-Chair The Amnesty International UK Annual General Meeting (AGM) has just been wrapped up splendidly, with a real sense of community...

Apr 23 2012 12:20PM
It's up to all of us to stand up for the rights of Scottish Gypsy Travellers

Mary Fee MSP, Convener of the Scottish Parliament’s Equal Opportunities Committee blogs on Amnesty International’s new research on Scottish Gypsy Travellers I was honoured to chair the launch of two reports by Amnesty International on...

Apr 23 2012 10:39AM
Amnesty Students - Love is a Human Right

Katie Cunningham from the Amnesty Student Group blogs on marching in favour of same-sex marriage I’m not exaggerating when I say that same sex marriage is one of the most important, relevant human rights issues in the western world...