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Dec 9 2012 11:54PM
Press Release for Human Rights Day, 10 December 2012

Chinese, Uyghur & Tibetan Solidarity UK Press Release for Human Rights Day, 10 December 2012 China’s new leadership urged to end tyranny and grant human rights, freedom and democracy to the people under its rule [10 December 2012] On...

Dec 7 2012 7:52PM
CNN Freedom Project Documentary: Operation Hope

CNN Freedom Project ’s latest documentary ‘Operation Hope’ follows a seven-year-old Bangladeshi boy’s remarkable journey to recovery after he was viciously attacked, castrated and left for dead by a gang when he refused to be coerced...

Dec 7 2012 5:14PM
Student Human Rights Reporter Award hopefuls, begin the holidays with a message for Human Rights Day

With the holidays nearly here, there’s no time like the present to start thinking about a submission for Amnesty’s Student Human Rights Reporter Award . The competition recognises students across Scotland and the UK who have what it...

Dec 7 2012 11:23AM
A poignant 30th anniversary: the struggle for human rights in Honduras

A 30th anniversary is often a time of great joy - marking a long-standing companionship or marriage, for example, or a significant birthday. But last Friday, on a London rooftop in the crisp winter sunshine, I joined a group of...

Dec 7 2012 11:21AM
Human Rights Day 2012: Free Liu Xiaobo!

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders – December 7, 2012) – Another international Human Rights Day is being marked in China by the Chinese government’s ongoing violations of human rights. Many Chinese prisoners of conscience languish in jail...