… The cliché is that during the fog of war you can’t really find out what’s going on. Keeping out nearly all international media, as I’ve … small “wedges” that are coated in white phosphorus (which itself burst into

… I cannot bear the thought of children being separated from their parents and missing out on these small moments that make family life wonderful. “But current UK rules are keeping refugee families apart – children who have fled war …

… them. The two men told him the beating was retaliation for filing complaints against police and left with parting words that Badr Baabou said he recalls as a warning not to defend “whores and [a derogatory term in

… with an assertive tone, like a superior officer instructing the staff in his torture facility. He only said those five words before moving back and away from the microphone. I wondered what his victims felt hearing his voice. Was it

… year old's, Primary pack for 6-11 year old's and our Secondary pack for 11-18 year olds. We have also created eight new Words That Burn Poetry teaching activities that are

… By Patrick Cash, writer, spoken word artist and Amnesty Words That Burn poet Ten years ago, at the age of 22, I had my first experience of hate. It was in the swirling crowds outside …

… poet, whose work often explores the social challenges of the LGBTQ+ community. He’s collaborated with Amnesty on the Words That Burn project. Did these books change the world? In terms of empirical

… attacks said the FDS often failed to respond, as killing and looting unfolded over several hours. A 50-year-old man, in words echoed by many others, told Amnesty , “We have been abandoned”. Recruitment of children The recruitment of

… wood. “This is called The Christ of Guernica,” Luis says softly. In his mind’s eye the 84-year-old artist can still see that woman crying and feel the heat of a firestorm that is seared into his consciousness, a memory