Sri Lanka on the spotlight: time to speak out, and to move forward.
– What do you think of when you hear “Sri Lanka”? – India..is it near India, isn’t it? – Yes, it is. Something else? – It’s supposed to be beautiful, […]
Roma Have Your Say
The ancient fear of kids kidnapped by Roma people is taking flight across Europe, with an alarming connivance within the media in spreading old stereotypes. World Have Your Say, broadcast […]
Pace è la voce di chi interrompe il silenzio
Dieci anni fa pace era una bandiera arcobaleno, era la voglia di cambiare il mondo, era uno slogan gridato in un corteo. Era scendere in piazza contro l’invasione dell’Afghanistan, era […]
Sochi 2014: Sending a Message to Vladimir Putin
Holding the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi presents the perfect opportunity to criticise a regime’s human rights violations in its own back yard. Read Elliot Emery’s guest blog for The International Square.
Monashay
Yesterday night I went to the première of a new short documentary on the lives of Roma in Romania, screened by two Amnesty International local groups in London. The half-hour […]
Disability and the media: out of sight, out of mind
Disability may be more visible on television than ever before, but disabled people remain overwhelmingly neglected and misrepresented – whether it be through pitiful stories of victims or sensationalistic stories of super-powered humans. The recent interview with the broadcaster Andrew Marr, hit by a stroke in January, is the latest proof of it.
Breaking the silence: Colombian César López fights violence with music
An interview with Colombian musician César López, who, since 1994, has been challenging the violence in his country through his music.
Norwegian parliamentary elections
The centre-left coalition, in office since 2005, is likely to be voted out of office tonight. Continue to read for a quick overview of the Norwegian parliamentary elections
Human Rights Watch denounces torture by police in Lebanon, but the country’s press barely notice it
Mohammad is a victim of police abuse in Lebanon. Police beat them until he confessed he was a drug user. “They took me to interrogation naked, poured cold water on […]
Italian media should not play the racist hate speakers’ game
In a long series of racist incidents against Cecile Kyenge, the first black minister in Italy, the latest one saw some bananas thrown at her while she was making a […]
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