• Sep 27 2012
  • 10:33am
Confessions of an Amnesty magazine reader
At Amnesty we’re always trying to speak to different audiences about human rights, sometimes in places that you wouldn’t always necessarily expect to find that kind of ...
  • Jun 22 2012
  • 4:35pm
The delicate balance of justice
Talk of the Death penalty in the UK seems like a remnant of the distant past, long consigned to history.
  • Jun 15 2011
  • 7:35pm
Index of shame
In the UK we often take for granted what we consider small freedoms, and while there is certainly a long way to go in terms of equality, women are relatively free to do and say as ...
  • May 27 2011
  • 11:33am
Virtual Brutality
Prisoners passing their time playing video games frankly sounds a little bit like a luxury that would ordinarily be denied behind bars, but this has been happening in China,where p...
  • Oct 7 2010
  • 8:02pm
Beware of the toxic sludge!
For the past couple of days images have been emerging from Hungary of menacing toxic red sludge following a chemical spill from an alumina plant reservoir in Veszprem.
  • Jan 21 2010
  • 5:42pm
Repression in Vietnam
It’s not too often that you read or hear about repression and restrictions on free speech in Vietnam, it’s somewhat overshadowed by neighbours like Burma and China, whe...
  • Aug 6 2009
  • 5:37pm
Amnesty weekender at the Big Chill!
If you’re heading to the Big Chill this weekend you may want to pack a pair of flip flops along with your wellies!  Not only is the weather forecas
  • Jul 3 2009
  • 10:24am
London 'Pride' Calling
The question of how free people really are to express themselves and their sexual orientation in particular is a complex one.
  • Sep 12 2008
  • 7:22pm
Mind your Ps and Qs
Religious persecution, conflict around religious affairs and freedom of expression are issues that affect peoples lives on a daily basis but ones that we don’t usually associ...