"Syria has become the great tragedy of this century – a disgraceful humanitarian calamity with suffering and displacement unparalleled in recent history.” António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 3 September...

What do you do if you have too many guns and if they are fuelling violence? Pedro Reyes, a young Mexican artist, found a creative answer; turn the guns into something useful or beautiful! See the article by Marguerite Ward: From Guns...

I have never met Doctor D, the Afghan gynaecologist whose experience I voiced in the film above, but I know by her story that we have a lot in common. When I was asked if I wanted to be involved in this film, I absolutely leapt at the...

English version after an extract in Chinese －－－－start in Chinese----------- 在人权日华维藏团结会在伦敦中国使馆前烛光集会期间，使馆为防直接收到抗议信，向英国警方投诉示威人士恐吓了他们，声称使馆的正门门廊区域属于私有财产，要求英国警方不要让示威人士进入这一区域。视频： https://www.facebook.com/ photo.php?v=10151762352542064...

When I was 23 I had just left University. I lived at home with my mum and dad, had a job in a little shop near my home and when I wasn’t working I spent time with friends. I had little to no interest in activism, and really, why would...