Over the years I’ve become all too familiar with the issue of violence against women and girls, both at the global and domestic level. This week at Amnesty we’ve called on the UK Government to do more to support women in Afghanistan...

I met Chen Guangcheng this week. I can’t quite believe it. It’s not something I ever thought I’d be able to say. I felt a bit odd, knowing that about a year ago I’d been parked outside the Chinese embassy in central London with some of...

China Human Rights Briefing May 18-23, 2013 Contents Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment & Punishment Imprisoned Journal Editor Severely Beaten, Forced to Work Long Hours Young Child Held in Black Jail For 4 Years...

You can always tell how the political week ahead will pan out as the media brews over the weekend. Whilst the same-sex marriage debate entered my living room through the (almost) ever present stream of Radio Four, my Facebook feed...

As a student activist speaking out against the government, Hassan is at constant threat of being arrested. The Sudanese government tracks and harasses members of the student movement he belongs to. Reports of his friends and contacts...