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Oct 22 2010 11:16AM
Chinese people will win freedom

"We have seen this story in the churches of Soweto and the theaters of Prague. We know how it ends. We are able to write today, free of fear and full of hope, because our people won our freedom back. In time, Liu and the Chinese people...

Oct 21 2010 1:48PM
Cuts, protests and the spirit of Ari Up

Cuts, cuts, cuts. Fair or unfair? I’m no economist (neither are Osborne, Alexander or Johnson!) and wouldn’t claim to be able to judge it properly. But – like many others – I can’t help worrying about the damage the spending review may...

Oct 20 2010 5:24PM
Dreaded cuts

Working for Amnesty you often come across things which turn your stomach, but I found news about the graphic video showing the torture of Papuan villagers- apparently by military personnel- intensely difficult to watch. The footage was...

Oct 20 2010 6:35AM
China Human Rights Briefing Weekly  October 13-18, 2010

Highlights Police Crack Down on Activists Following Nobel Prize Announcement: In addition to the stories included in the week’s China Human Rights Briefing , CHRD has created a page on our English-language website dedicated to...

Oct 19 2010 9:42PM
Tormented Lives - attacks on people with learning disabilities

Tormented Lives is a report by Rosa Monckton exposing the reality of life for those people with learning disabilities who suffer hate crimes. The film was shown on BBC 1 on Tuesday 19 October 2010 but is available on the website for...