The winners of AIUK's Young Human Rights Reporter Award have been announced. Children aged 7-14 were asked to write an article or report of between 200 and 250 words on a human rights-related issue. Both of the winners, interestingly...

By Ann Harrison, East Gulf researcher for Amnesty International To coincide with the 12 June anniversary of the disputed election last year in Iran, Amnesty International has prepared a campaign to highlight the situation of political...

The first time someone told me about a human rights-free zone, it sounded like some sort of utopia that had been happened upon. Then I saw it in print, and there was a hyphen, not a comma. Amnesty published a report today, ‘ As if Hell...

Highlights 21st Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre Marked by Harassment, Detentions, and Official Silence: This year, the 21st anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, the Chinese government once again refused to openly and truthfully...

In case you'd like to read more about the state of asylum-seeking children detained in the UK, there has been a flurry of articles and information on the Guardian website about this issue: An article about the UK Border Agency's plans...