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Apr 24 2012 2:28PM
Come on, Shell: own up, pay up, clean up.

“I could no longer live there because our income was destroyed” – Pastor Christian Imagine an oil spill and what comes to mind? Photos of seabirds washed up on tarred shores? Newsreels of people in biohazard suits on emergency clean-up...

Apr 23 2012 4:06PM
The 2012 AGM: An electric atmosphere - energising, inspiring and entertaining in a wholly different way!

By Caitlin Green, Student Action Network Committee (STAN) + York University Amnesty Student Group Co-Chair The Amnesty International UK Annual General Meeting (AGM) has just been wrapped up splendidly, with a real sense of community...

Apr 23 2012 12:20PM
It's up to all of us to stand up for the rights of Scottish Gypsy Travellers

Mary Fee MSP, Convener of the Scottish Parliament’s Equal Opportunities Committee blogs on Amnesty International’s new research on Scottish Gypsy Travellers I was honoured to chair the launch of two reports by Amnesty International on...

Apr 23 2012 10:39AM
Amnesty Students - Love is a Human Right

Katie Cunningham from the Amnesty Student Group blogs on marching in favour of same-sex marriage I’m not exaggerating when I say that same sex marriage is one of the most important, relevant human rights issues in the western world...

Apr 21 2012 1:42PM
Video: Panel Discussion – Independent Writings in China, Tibet and East Turkistan

Here are three video clips from the panel discussion held on 15 April, the eve of the London Book Fair, where independent scholars warned LBF2012 of being used by the party-state of the PRC as one of the latest outlets for...