The world seems to be a darker place in the space of just a couple of weeks. With the attacks in Orlando; the loss of human rights activist and our friend Jo Cox; the rise in hate crimes towards our migrant communities and now the...

Written by Laura Newlyn, Amnesty Speaker Programme Volunteer Just last week, I stood among a thousand others in reverent silence on Trafalgar Square. I listened with heart-wrenching awe as Malala Yousafzai, Generation Z poster-child...

On 17 August the Supreme Court of Tucumán, a state in north Argentina, said there were not enough reasons to keep Belén, 27, in pre-trial detention. The Supreme Court of Tucumán is yet to issue a final ruling on the eight-year sentence...

In the last few days, reports of hate crimes in the UK have increased. We stand against hate no matter the source and no matter who is targeted. We’ve launched a campaign to urge local leaders to condemn these actions immediately and...

written by Robin Talley, winner of the Amnesty CILIP Honour 2016 * This blog first appeared in Gay Star News I write books for teenagers. So, like many young adult authors, I’m often asked if the stories I create are based on things I...