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May 26 2016 12:00AM
Out of the shadows: fighting for the rights of sex workers

By Catherine Murphy, Amnesty Policy Advisor 'Six police officers did sex to me one by one. They were armed with guns so I had to do it,' Mona, a mother of two in her late thirties told us, tears streaming down her cheeks. The gang rape...

May 23 2016 1:58PM
Remembrance and Resistance – 27th Anniversary of Tiananmen

Saturday 4 June: Candlelit vigil A candlelit vigil to remember all those who died, were injured and imprisoned when Chinese armed forces stormed Tiananmen Square on 4 June 1989. 7.00pm – 9.30pm. All welcome. Outside the Chinese Embassy...

May 20 2016 2:36PM
“I will never stop” – a mother’s campaign to free her son in Iran

Iranian spiritual teacher and prisoner of conscience Mohammad Ali Taheri has been in pre-trial solitary confinement for five years, and has launched over a dozen hunger strikes in protest at his detention. His mother Ezat tells us of...

May 18 2016 3:35PM
The déjà vu Queen’s Speech

You can’t beat the Palace of Westminster for a good ol’ slice of pomp and ceremony. Did you know that every year, ahead of the State opening of Parliament (or Queen’s Speech to the non-political geeks), the Beefeaters still sweep...

May 17 2016 7:18PM
Peru hike for human rights

Next year you could take on a fundraising challenge with a difference in one of South America’s most beautiful regions. After a spectacular hike to the lost city of Machu Picchu you will visit an Amnesty project for a unique insight...