Childhood Without Bars

Every day without justice juvenile reform deprives children of their childhood. Support the reform now!

The Purple House

The film shows the best sheltered housing can achieve. It's just a step on the path to inedependent life.

It's time for real social inclusion.

Produced by the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee

Five Years & Five Months

Labouring Women's Rights

Zhivka Alexandrova, who is represented by Bulgarian Helsinki Committee, lodged a case for the violation of her right to informed consent and the separation from her newborn daughter. 

A Visit with Migrants at Hungary’s Southern Border

Hungary's Parliament passed a series of laws on September 7 to control the flow of refugees into Hungary, giving police more authority and setting out strict punishments, including prison terms for illegal border crossing. The law also declares Serbia a “safe country,” in theory making it impossible for refugees who arrive from Serbia to get asylum in Hungary.

Committing a criminal offense (for example, crossing the border illegally) also will be a reason to refuse any asylum claims. Potential effects of these changes are currently unclear.

According to the new laws, those who enter the country illegally from September 15 will be held in pretrial detention and quickly expelled. Government representatives stated recently that they are preparing for mass riot scenes in the coming weeks, hoping for "relative tranquility by Christmas."

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán repeatedly said that a "new time" will come in the handling of the migrant crisis , though potential effects of the changes are currently unclear.

Watch our video from the southern border of Hungary to find out what happens on the ground for the tens of thousands fleeing their homeland for a better life.

Video by Noemi Hatala

Sudan: Special Force Rampages in Darfur

A Sudanese government special force has gone on two sprees of killings and mass rape of civilians in dozens of Darfur villages and towns since October 2014, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The government should end these Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacks and prosecute those responsible. The African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) should urgently improve its protection of civilians.

The report, “‘Men With No Mercy’: Rapid Support Forces Attacks against Civilians in Darfur, Sudan,” documents Rapid Support Forces atrocities against civilians during two counterinsurgency campaigns in Darfur. The abuses appear to be widespread and systematic attacks on civilian populations that may constitute crimes against humanity.

Nairobi, September 2, 2015

Human Rights Watch

Global Trends 2014: World at War

Against Hatred and Racism

This is a video experiment dedicated to promote the newly launched website www.svetimageda.lt (in Lithuanian only). The website is a digital “handbook”, full of advices on how all of us can react to racial, homophobic, other kind of bullying and hate speech not only online, but also in mass media, on the streets, at schools, work, etc.

Lost to the Deep

Three Million Syrian Refugees

Syria’s intensifying refugee crisis will today surpass a record three million people, amid reports of increasingly horrifying conditions inside the country. Iman and her family were displaced four times inside Syria, fleeing from village to village to escape deadly attacks, before finally seeking refuge in Lebanon.

"No-one can forget their country. We were raised in Syria, lived there. How can we not love it? It's our country no matter what. Who wouldn't miss their country, their home, the ground they walked on?"

A UNHCR video

Bulgaria's Guardian Angel

At Rock Bottom

"Our neighbourhood is absolutely identical to all other Roma neighbourhoods in Bulgaria. It's got nice houses, families that live on a higher standard, and there's what we call "the ghetto" where the living conditions are at rock bottom.", says Kosyo Kosev, mayor of Nikolaevo municipality. "If we build a shell around ourselves and say "These are Roma, or Gypsies, or whatever", they will become capsulated as an ethnos and that won't lead to anything good for this country."

A Bulgarian Helsinki Committee production
Music - Vlasko (Rosza) - CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

No foul play Brazil!

Guilty

Being a person with mental health disabilities is hard, especially so in Bulgaria. In Bulgaria people with mental health problems have no other choice but to be treated in miserable clinics.

The hospital in Kourilo takes in 1300 patients per year. Every fifth patient fits the category of the “socially indigent loners”.

Emil Traev is one of them. During the past 17 years, he has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals 60 times. Emil receives a pension of 110 leva (55 Euro). Because of the destitution he has lost all of his friends. He has lost both his parents. He has no one left. Only poetry soothes his “afflicted soul”. The needs of Emil, in his own words, amount to a few cups of coffee, a couple of cigarettes packs, one or two beers. He likes being in the outdoors, among “the normal people”, when his illness is not in an acute phase. However, for Emil life beyond the fence is harder. For him the isolation in the psychiatric clinic has lasted too long. This is why life behind the fence is easier, never mind the feeling of having hit the bottom. 

A Bulgarian Helsinki Committee production

Roma: We ask for justice

European states are failing to curb and in some cases even fuelling discrimination, intimidation and violence against Roma. There has been a marked rise in the frequency of anti-Roma violence in Europe in the last few years. The response to this alarming phenomenon has been inadequate. It is unacceptable that in modern-day Europe some Roma communities live under the constant threat of violence and pogrom-like attacks. All too often European leaders have pandered to the prejudices fuelling anti-Roma violence by branding Roma as anti-social and unwelcome. While generally condemning the most blatant examples of anti-Roma violence, authorities have been reluctant to acknowledge its extent and slow to combat it. For its part, the European Union has been reluctant to challenge member states on the systemic discrimination of Roma that is all too evident.
Amnesty International's report, We ask for justice": Europe's failure to protect Roma from racist violenc, examines hate motivated violence and harassment perpetrated against Roma by officials and ordinary citizens in the Czech Republic, France and Greece, illustrating the organization's concerns across the continent.

Demonstration material from the Czech Republic has been given to Amnesty International courtesy Tomas Rafa, RafaVideoArt (www.newnationalism.eu)

Confronting Evil: Genocide in Rwanda

Rwanda marks 20 years after genocide...

A Human Rights Watch video

The Death Penalty in 2013

The death penalty is the ultimate denial of human rights. It is the premeditated and cold-blooded killing of a human being by the state. This cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment is done in the name of justice.

It violates the right to life as proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Amnesty International opposes the death penalty in all cases without exception regardless of the nature of the crime, the characteristics of the offender, or the method used by the state to kill the prisoner.

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes - March, 8, 2014

#WithSyria

On the third anniversary of conflict, let us stand #WithSyria

Film narrated by Idris Elba with exclusive music from Elbow

#WithSyria is a coalition of over 130 humanitarian and human rights groups calling for this to be the last anniversary of conflict in Syria

Humans of the Year

Save Syria's Children

CHILD MARRIAGE

The government of Malawi should increase efforts to end widespread child and forced marriage, or risk worsening poverty, illiteracy, and preventable maternal deaths in the country.

According to government statistics, half of the girls in Malawi will be married by their 18th birthday, with some as young as age 9 or 10 being forced to marry.

Malawi faces many economic challenges, but the rights of the country's girls and women should not be sacrificed as a result.

Human Rights Watch

North Korea: Life in the Camps

Write for Rights 2013

Hundreds of thousands of people around the world came together to call for justice in Amnesty International’s most successful ever letter-writing campaign.

In December 2013, more than 2.3 million letters, emails, SMS messages, faxes and tweets were sent in the “Write for Rights” campaign, beating last year’s record of 1.9 million actions.

Messages pressuring authorities led to the release of two prisoners of conscience: the Cambodian housing rights activist Yorm Bopha and the Russian peaceful protester Vladimir Akimenkov.

“It shows that when ordinary people stand together and send a clear message demanding governments fulfill their duty to protect and uphold people’s human rights we can achieve fantastic results,” said Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s Secretary General.

“It was a truly global moment as hundreds of thousands of our members and supporters came together with one voice to take action against oppression and injustice.”

The Write for Rights campaign focused on the cases of prisoners of conscience in Ethiopia, Myanmar, Russia, Bahrain and Tunisia; individuals victimised by the state in Cambodia, Mexico, Turkey and Belarus; and harassed communities in Nigeria, Palestine and Honduras.

More info at http://www.amnesty.org/en/

SYRIA 2013

Iraq: Syrian Refugees Cross The Border By Barge

Central African Republic: Born In A Crisis

More than forty thousand displaced people have taken refuge at the Mpoko International Airport after armed groups clashed at Bangui, the capital of the Central Africa Republic.
Feitouana Ornella, fled her home and walked over 5 kilometers to save herself and her unborn child. This is her story and those suffering around her. 

Lebanon: Syrian Refugee Turns 100

Syrian refugee Halloum will mark her 100th birthday this year. There's not much to celebrate in exile, as war continues to tear apart her homeland. She looks back on her life in happier times and as a refugee in Lebanon and tells of the challenges facing older people in exile.

North Korea: The Inside Story

Nelson Mandela, A Human Rights Legend

It's impossible to imagine a world without Mandela. His death will leave a massive hole, not just in South Africa but around the world.

He was a truly global leader who repeatedly rejected every injustice in the cause of human rights. He simply refused to accept injustice -- and his courage helped change our entire world.

Mandela's life of political struggle and self-sacrifice became and remains an example to millions around the globe.

In November 2006, Amnesty International declared Nelson Mandela an 'Ambassador of Conscience' in recognition of his work over many years of speaking out against human rights abuses not just in South Africa but around the world.
Accepting the award Mandela said: "Like Amnesty International, I have been struggling for justice and human rights, for long years. I have retired from public life now. But as long as injustice and inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest. We must become stronger still.

Opening the Courtroom Doors for People with Disabilities

Across Europe, thousands of people with intellectual disabilities are placed in institutions, where they are mistreated without repercussions.  N-Map produced this video to support the case of Valentin Cåmpeanu, a young man who died in such a facility in Romania.  Mr. Cåmpeanu was a Roma man with HIV and a severe intellectual disability.  He was also an orphan.  When he turned 18 he was transferred from a youth facility to an adult facility.  The new facility was not informed of his HIV, so he never received his medication.  He died alone in a cold room. Because Cåmpeanu has no next of kin, there is no one to sue on is behalf. 

Several European human rights NGOs, including INTERIGHTS, Center for Legal Resources and Bulgarian Helsinki Committee are arguing before the European Court of Human Rights that they should have the right to sue on Mr. Cåmpeanu – or there will be no one to hold the Romanian government accountable for his death.  N-Map produced this video to support the case, and to humanize what is essentially a technical procedural issue. 

The ruling of the Grand Chamber on Campeanu vs. Romania, especially on the issue of admissibility, ie the right of human rights NGOs such as the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee to file applications with the ECHR in similar cases will set an extremely important precedent for European law. If Campeanu were to succeed, so would three Bulgarian cases of inhuman treatment and deprivation of life of defenseless institutionalised children – cases to which society turns a blind eye. The court will open the doors of the Convention rights for those crushed by society – for those insulated from everyone and everything , so that no one can protect them. The dead Kampeanu can change that.

The Playground Refuge

Around 60,000 people live at Domiz refugee camp. Around half are children. Omar and Rojda, like all the other kids, bear the scars of war and they are looking for some semblance of a normal life.

Euronews

Evidence of Massacre Uncovered in CAR

Al Jazeera has uncovered evidence that armed forces in the Central African Republic were responsible for a massacre that took place on October 26, a few kilometres from the centre of the town of Bouar.Eighteen people were killed in the incident, the youngest victim just two weeks old.

The Hidden Genocide

Earlier this year a Buddhist woman was raped and murdered in western Myanmar. The authorities charged three Muslim men.

A week later, 10 Muslims were murdered in a revenge attack. What happened next was hidden from the outside world.

Bloodshed pitted Buddhists against minority Rohingya Muslims. Many Rohingya fled their homes, which were burned down in what they said was a deliberate attempt by the predominantly Buddhist government to drive them out of the country.

Al Jazeera

Signs for a Good Education

Deaf children have a right to a quality education, like all other children, in a language and environment that maximizes their potential. In this video, in conjunction with a global conference in Sydney on equality for deaf people, Human Rights Watch shows some of the challenges faced by deaf children and young people, and the opportunities sign language education offers them.

End Military Use of Schools

Around the world, armies and rebel groups are taking over schools and universities, turning safe places of learning into places of war. In classrooms, soldiers sleep and store weapons. In school offices, they detain and torture suspects. Playgrounds become training grounds. School grounds become battlegrounds.

Human Rights Watch

Evict Them in Five Easy Steps

In every part of the world people are forced out of their homes without warning or consultation, without access to justice and without compensation. These forced evictions often involve violence. They destroy livelihoods and social networks, and drive people deeper into poverty often resulting in many becoming homeless and destitute. This is why Amnesty International and WITNESS, along with the design firm Pentagram, got together to produce this short animation showing how governments and corporations forcibly evict people.

When Turkey took torture to the streets

Turkish authorities committed human rights violations on a massive scale in the government's attempts to crush the Gezi Park protests this summer. The use of live ammunition, tear gas, water cannon, plastic bullets and beatings of protestors left more than 8,000 people injured at the scene of demonstrations, and the deaths of at least three protestors have been linked to the abusive use of force by police.

Amnesty International

Syria Crisis

The 64th annual meeting of UNHCR's Executive Committee will be held between 30 September and 4 October, 2013 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The meeting is expected to focus on expanding international support for countries hosting large Syrian refugee populations.

UNHCR video

Russia: several gay activists arrested

Police and plain-clothes security officers arrested several gay activists who were protesting outside the 2014 Sochi Olympics organising committee headquarters in Moscow.

No Comment TV

Naomi Campbell on racism in fashion

Naomi Campbell tells Channel 4 News she believes the fashion world discriminates against models of colour - and is reluctant to book non-white models for shows.

Yemen: End Child Marriage

Yemen should protect its girls from the devastating effects of early marriage by setting 18 as the minimum age for marriage by law. The current political transition and drafting process for a new constitution offers a unique opportunity for the Yemeni government to enact laws protecting the rights of girls.

Human Rights Watch

Russia: Discrimination Against People With Disabilities

Millions of people with disabilities in Russia continue to face significant barriers to participation in society, Human Rights Watch said in its new report. In 177 days, Russia will host the March 2014 Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi.

A Syrian child's wish as the number of refugees tops the million mark

The number of children who have fled the conflict in Syria has now topped the one million mark.

That according to the United Nations is half the total of those fleeing Syria while about three-quarters of those children are under the age of 11. The country is in danger of losing a generation believes Antonio Guterres the UN HIgh Commissioner for Refugees.

One nine-year-old refugee voiced the desperate hopes of many when he said: "I want to return to Syria to live in peace and to go back to school. I want to be able to play with my old friends again, just like before. I want our country to be safe, safe enough to live in and for it to be prosperous again." 

Euronews

Sectarian Violence in Myanmar

Homes and businesses owned by Muslims have been burnt to the ground by a mob of Buddhists in the the latest incident of sectarian violence in Myanmar. 

Euronews

UNHCR: Syrian refugees flooding into Iraq

The United Nations says thousands of Syrian refugees are flooding into the Kurdish autonomous region of Iraq. Fighting in Northern Syria has increased in recent months between Al Qaeda linked rebels and armed Kurdish groups. Al Jazeera's Charles Stratford reports.

Poor Face Eviction Threat in Nigeria

Tens of thousands of people have been threatened with being made homeless in Nigeria, as the government plans to replace shanty homes in the capital Lagos with new and improved houses.They fear they will be evicted and cannot afford to live in the new buildings.Human rights group have criticised the government's plans, saying authorities have the obligation to prevent forced evictions.Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege reports from Lagos.

Taksim Square

Below Zero

"Where there is asphalt, that’s where ethnic Bulgarians live. Where the black road starts, that’s where Roma people live..."

A Bulgarian Helsinki Committee production

Every Four Seconds: Animation of 2012 Refugees Statistics

Four-year-old Shahad was forced to flee her home to escape a conflict that killed two of her siblings. She and her parents are among the 1.1 million people who fled across international borders and became refugees in 2012 -- the most in 13 years. A further 6.5 million were displaced within their own country. 

Follow Shahad's story, and discover some startling refugee trends and statistics. Please watch and share to spread the word.

Thousands of Syrians forgotten and stuck on the border

Since August-September 2012, when the Turkish government closed its borders to Syrian refugees, tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing the war are stuck in sprawling makeshift camps along the border. 

Close to six million Syrians have been displaced by the conflict in their country, which continues to cause more death and destruction every day. The vast majority -- 4.25 million -- of those forced from their homes are stuck in Syria. These internally displaced people (IDPs) are extremely vulnerable. Many IDPs are trapped in areas under the control of opposition forces, which are being relentlessly bombarded by government forces, and receive little or no international aid.

Amnesty International

Greece: Abusive Crackdown on Migrants

Turkish Police Move to Clear Out Istanbul Square

Turkish Police used tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets to remove demonstrators from a city square in Istanbul, and attempted to dismantle the protesters' makeshift camp (Associated Press).

The Riddle

76 countries still criminalize consensual same-sex relationships and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people everywhere continue to suffer violent attacks and discriminatory treatment. In this simple, high-impact video from the UN human rights office, individuals from diverse backgrounds pose questions directly to the viewer designed to expose the nature of human rights violations suffered by LGBT people around the world. The video includes cameo appearances by UN Secretary-General and High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay. The UN's message: LGBT rights are human rights. Together we will build a world that is free and equal.

Eritrea's Forgotten Prisons Exposed

On 24 May 1993, Eritrea was formally recognised as an independent nation after a UN-supervised referendum that confirmed the country's separation from Ethiopia, against whom it had fought a 30-year war. Twenty years on from the euphoric celebrations and promise of independence, thousands of prisoners of conscience and political prisoners languish in Eritrea's prisons without charge or trial, for expressing their opinion, practising their religion or attempting to flee the repression in their country. 
Throughout the 20 years of Eritrea's independence, the government of President Isaias Afewerki has systematically used arbitrary arrest and detention to crush all opposition, to silence all dissent, and to punish anyone who refuses to comply with the repressive system. Thousands of prisoners of conscience and political prisoners have disappeared into secret and incommunicado arbitrary detention -- without charge or trial, and with no contact with the outside world.

Amnesty International video

Anti-racism demo at Germany's neo-Nazi murder trial

Around one hundred anti-racism demonstrators gathered outside a court in Munich on Monday, as a major neo-Nazi murder trial opened.

Thousands gather for Russia opposition rally

Thousands of Russians have taken to the streets of Moscow to mark one year since a major opposition protest ended in mass arrests. 
Al Jazeera's David Chater, reporting from Moscow, estimated the crowd at 20,000.

Tightening the Screws: Clampdown on Russia's Civil Society

The Russian government has unleashed a crackdown on civil society in the year since Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency that is unprecedented in the country's post-Soviet history.

Human Rights Watch

Darfur Tribal Hostilities Displace Thousands

Fighting between rival tribes in Sudan's Darfur region has forced thousands of people to flee their homes. The refugees, who are mostly women and children, are now seeking safety in the neighbouring region of Kasla in eastern Chad There has been fighting in Darfur between rebels and government forces for more than 10 years, killing tens of thousands and displacing millions.

Al Jazeera's Omar Al-Saleh reports.

The Death Penalty 2012

An animation created for the Amnesty International Death Penalty Statistics 2013 report. 'Death Sentences and executions in 2012'.

Syrian Air Force Bombing Civilians

The Syrian Air Force has repeatedly carried out indiscriminate, and in some cases deliberate, air strikes against civilians, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. These attacks are serious violations of international humanitarian law (the laws of war), and people who commit such violations with criminal intent are responsible for war crimes.

The 75-page report, "Death from the Skies: Deliberate and Indiscriminate Air Strikes on Civilians," is based on visits to 50 sites of government air strikes in opposition-controlled areas in Aleppo, Idlib, and Latakia governorates, and more than 140 interviews with witnesses and victims. The air strikes Human Rights Watch documented killed at least 152 civilians. According to a network of local Syrian activists, air strikes have killed more than 4,300 civilians across Syria since July 2012.

International Roma Day Action

On 8 April 2013, on International Roma Day, Amnesty International joined by the European Roma Policy Coalition and Roma activists from across Europe, organized a flash mob in front of the European Parliament to highlight the discrimination and human rights violations Roma face across Europe.

Call on the European Commission to step in to end discrimination against Roma at: http://amnesty.org/actions/human-rights-here-roma-rights-now

Human rights here, Roma rights now

Video to promote Amnesty International's campaign 'Human rights here, Roma rights now'. The video includes footage from Roma communities in Romania, Czech Republic and Italy. It calls on the European commission to take stronger action to fight discrimination against Roma.

Arms Trade Treaty

The UN has voted overwhelmingly to support a new treaty, which forces countries to control the export of weapons - which including everything from warships to combat aircraft. In all 154 countries voted in favour with Russia among 23 abstentions.

BBC's Jonathan Marcus reports.

Miriam's Story - Torture in Mexico

Maryam Abu Dheeb

Maryam Abu Deeb, daughter of Mahdi 'Issa Mahdi Abu Deeb, speaks about her father's imprisonment in a video taken on Amnesty International mission to Bahrain, January 2013.

Putting Women and Girls at the Heart of International Development

This year the world has a unique opportunity to secure gender equality and rights for women and girls.
Ahead of the Commission on the Status of Women and International Women's Day, Amnesty International, the Gender And Development Network and Christian Aid host the Secretary of State for International Development, Justine Greening. 
Watch to see how DFID intends to ensure equality is at the centre of international development, and questions to the Secretary of State and other panelists on DFID's plans.

(Amnesty International's Human TV) 

Escape to Freedom

There are more than 15 million refugees all around the world. They flee  from war, violence and oppression. Pregnant women, children and sick people are many among them.  

Annually Bulgaria is addressed with less than 1000 refugee applications. Notwithstanding, conditions for registration, admission and accommodation of asylum seekers in Bulgaria are completely inadequate. Instead of being accommodated in reception centers, refugees are confined in detention centers for illegal immigrants with Ministry of Interior.  

Bulgarian law does not provide any deadline when they have to be released.

A Bulgarian Helsinki Committee production

When A Letter Is All That Is Needed

Amnesty International's global letter writing marathon brings together individuals from every corner of the world to show solidarity and raise their voices for governments to take action to ensure justice for 12 individuals who had suffered human rights violations. 

The event, which began in 2001 with a small group of activists in Poland who wrote letters for a period of 10 days (in some cases in 24-hour events) for the release of 12 individuals, grew into a world-wide campaign. 

In 2012, over 1.5 million letters, SMS messages, and signatures were collected in over 80 countries during the "Write for Rights" week. 

India: Sexual Abuse of Children

Live Q&A with Gael Garcia Bernal and Eugenio Garcia

As the Oscar-nominated film 'No' is released in the UK, looking at the ad campaign that helped to bring down Pinochet's regime in Chile, Human TV has a Q&A with the star, Gael, and Eugenio, the real-life advertising executive his role is based on.

COLOURS

Anti-homophobia video by the BHC 

The Hollis Boys, 6 and 7, "Speaking up for our sisters" with Down Syndrome

"We live in a small town in Central Illinois and woke one morning in April 2011 to find our home and cars had been spray painted," says Anne Hollis. 
The family had been attacked because her two daughters have Down Syndrome: "RETARDS." "Get Outta here." And other unprintables. 
"That day changed my life forever." 
But her two sons said they wanted to make a video, to "Speak up for our sisters."

Italy Sends Kids Back to Bad Conditions in Greece

taly is summarily returning unaccompanied migrant children and adult asylum seekers to Greece, where they face a dysfunctional asylum system and abusive detention conditions, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Jan 21, 2013. Stowaways on ferries from Greece, including children as young as 13, are sent back by Italian authorities within hours without adequate consideration of their particular needs as children or their desire to apply for asylum.

China Activists Breach Liu Xia's House Arrest

Liu Xia, the wife of Liu Xiaobo has been illegally held under house arrest for over 26 months. She has not been able to communicate with others or leave her apartment freely.

On the 28 December 2012 a group of activists attracted Liu Xia's attention outside her apartment beneath her window. They discussed how to get around the security guards through the side door. Liu Xia welcomed them with hugs and tears... (Amnesty International video)

Syrian Refugees in a Race Against Winter

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been uprooted by the country's brutal civil war, and now many fear they're losing a battle against winter conditions. Associated Press looks at a refugee camp near the border with Turkey.

Shelter

Syrian refugee children dig... air-raid shelters (CNN). 

Syrian Refugees Flock to Greece

Greece is a destination for thousands of Syrian, Somali and Afghan refugees (Al Jazeera English). 

DR Congo: Tears of Rape

Independence

This video depicts human rights violations in different parts of the world including a beheading in the Middle East, assaults on prisoners and torture reminiscent of the events which took place at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and armed guerrilla and child soldiers in Africa. 

Short spot produced by agency TBWA for Amnesty International France. 

Homeless World Cup 2012

The official promo video of the Homeless World Football Cup 2012 in Mexico City.

Ghana: Abuse of People with Disabilities

People with mental disabilities suffer severe abuses in psychiatric institutions and spiritual healing centers in Ghana. The Ghanaian government has done little to combat such abuse or to ensure that these people can live in the community, as is their right under international law.

Human Rights Watch video

Bahrain Activist Speaks Out

In Bahrain scores of activists continue to be imprisoned and investigations into cases of police torture and killing of civilians have not been sufficiently thorough. Maryam Al-Khawaja, Head of foreign relations at the Bahrain center for human rights spoke to Amnesty International on the repression her family and other human rights defenders in Bahrain are still facing on a daily basis.

Don't Give Up the Troy Davis Fight

The execution of Troy Davis on Sept. 21, 2011, was a profound injustice. But in the year since, the fight to abolish the death penalty has built some serious momentum.

http://www.amnestyusa.org/iamtroy

Fresh Evidence of Harrowing Attacks on Syrian Civilians

Amnesty International's researcher Donatella Rovera reports from the North West of Syria where she found more evidence of civilians bearing the brunt of the conflict in the country. 

Bangladesh: Discriminatory Marriage Laws

Bangladesh's discriminatory personal laws on marriage, separation, and divorce trap many women and girls in abusive marriages or drive them into poverty when marriages fall apart...

Human Rights Watch video

The State of the LGBT Movement: A Panel Discussion

War Crimes in Mali

United Nations human rights chief has condemned the ongoing human rights violations in northern Mali, including cruel punishments such as amputations, and called on the Government and the international community to urgently address the crisis.

"According to credible reports that my office has received, the various armed groups currently occupying northern Mali have been committing serious human rights violations and possibly war crimes," High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay told the UN Human Rights Council.
Mali's Justice minister Malick Coulibaly addressing the Council appealed to the International Community to support Mali in its efforts to promote peace in the country.

London Bids Farewell to Paralympics

The Paralympic Games 2012 have ended with a spectacular ‎closing ceremony. ‎Press TV's Roshan Muhammed Salih reports from London.

Torture and Rendition to Gaddafi's Libya

The Unites States government during the Bush administration tortured opponents of Muammar Gaddafi, then transferred them to mistreatment in Libya, according to accounts by former detainees and recently uncovered CIA and UK Secret Service documents, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on September 6, 2012. One former detainee alleged he was waterboarded and another described a similar form of water torture, contradicting claims by Bush administration officials that only three men in US custody had been waterboarded - http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/09/05/us-torture-and-rendition-gaddafi-s-libya.

UNHCR's Melissa Fleming on Syrian Refugees

More than 100,000 Syrian refugees have entered neighbouring countries amid ongoing violence in their home nation. Melissa Fleming, of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, describes the latest situation to Al Jazeera.

South African Miner Claims Abuse in Prison

A South African miner arrested for an alleged murder claims he was abused in prison. Channel 4 News's Inigo Gilmore has the story.

Wake Up, World: Syrians Are Dying

Civilians are bearing the brunt of violence in the battle between Syrian government forces and opposition fighters for control of Aleppo - the country's largest city and commercial capital. This Amnesty International video contains footage from the fact-finding visit filmed by Donatella Rovera, as well as an interview with Donatella about her experiences and what the footage shows.

Half a Million Flee Northern Mali

The takeover of Northern Mali by al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist groups leads to an exodus of more than half a million refugees out of the region. Channel 4 News's Lindsey Hilsum reports.

Russia's Pussy Riot

In Moscow, the trial of the activist-feminist group known as Pussy Riot continues into its second week. The case has captured both domestic and international attention, with the Russian opposition rallying around them as an anti-Putin symbol. Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan takes a closer look at what these women are all about.

Meet The Superhuman

The Paralympic Games 2012 advertising spot (Channel 4)

"Olympic Dreams" - Zimbabwean Human Rights Defender - Magogonga Mahlangu

Animation of Zimbabwean human rights defender Magodonga Mahlangu for the Front Line Defenders Olympics 2012 Campaign - www.sportshrd.org. Magodongo Mahlunga is a leading woman human rights defender in Zimbabwe and in Africa. Despite countless nights spent in jail and non-stop efforts to silence her, she continues to act to secure political, social and economic rights for the people of Zimbabwe. To learn more, go to www.frontlinedefenders.org/MagodongaMahlangu

"Olympic Dreams" - Venezuelan Human Rights Defender Marianela Sánchez Ortiz

Animation of Venezuelan human rights defender Marianela Sánchez Ortiz for the Front Line Defenders Olympics 2012 Campaign - www.sportshrd.org. Working as a lawyer to protect the rights of prisoners in Venezuela, Marianela Sánchez Ortiz has faced harassment and direct threats, in addition to having death threats issued against her family. To learn more, go to www.frontlinedefenders.org/MarianelaSanchezOrtiz

"Olympic Dreams" - Kyrgyz Human Rights Defender - Azimjan Askarov

Animation of Kyrgyz human rights defender Azimjan Askarov for the Front Line Defenders Olympics 2012 Campaign - www.sportshrd.org. After an unfair and politically motivated trial, Azimjan Askarov was found guilty of killing a policeman during violent clashes in the south of Kyrgyzstan. He has worked for years against police abuse in the country. To learn more, go to www.frontlinedefenders.org/AzimjanAskarov

"Olympic Dreams" - Chinese Human Rights Defender Gao Zhisheng

Animation of Chinese human rights defender Gao Zhisheng for the Front Line Defenders Olympics 2012 Campaign - www.sportshrd.org. After investigating allegations of abuse against members of China's religious minorities, lawyer Gao Zhisheng was harassed, detained and disappeared for over two years. He is now imprisoned in a remote part Xinjiang province. To learn more, go to www.frontlinedefenders.org/GaoZhisheng

Xenophobic Violence in Greece

In a country suffering a deep economic crisis, and after years of mismanaged migration and asylum policies, gangs of Greeks attack migrants and asylum seekers in central Athens and elsewhere in the country with frightening regularity. Human Rights Watch documented the failure of the police and the judiciary to prevent and punish rising attacks on migrants. Authorities have yet to develop a preventive policing strategy, while victims are discouraged from filing official complaints. Greek courts have yet to convict anyone under the country's 2008 hate crime statute. Special Feature: http://www.hrw.org/features/greece-hate-on-the-streets

Child Migrants Detained in Malta

The government of Malta has a policy of automatically detaining migrant children who make the journey from Africa to Europe alone. These children are held in detention centers along with adults, in violation of international law. HRW's Alice Farmer reports.

Yemen Must Investigate Sniper Killings of Protesters

The Yemeni authorities must launch an immediate independent investigation after Central Security Forces and snipers opened fire on a peaceful demonstration and march in the southern port city of Aden on Saturday killing at least three people, and leaving another on a life-support machine. On 07 July 2012, snipers were seen firing from rooftops as hundreds gathered to mark the 18th anniversary of the day in 1994 that government forces from Sana'a captured Aden from secessionist forces at the end of the civil war. Dina El-Mamoun of Amnesty International reports from the city of Amen after injured protestors were brought to a local hospital for treatment.

Syrian Refugees Overwhelm Jordanian Border

Some 140,000 Syrian refugees have fled to Jordan, escaping the Shabbiha -- gunmen loyal to President Assad. They are currently housed in two compounds in a border town, and the Jordanian government is considering opening more holding centres. There are now so many refugees that they're overwhelming the border towns. But the government is reluctant to build proper camps. Politicians here are worried that the Syrian government would consider that a hostile act. Al Jazeera's Nisreen El-Shamayleh reports from Ramtha, Jordan.

Changing Laws, Changing Minds

"Changing laws, changing minds: Challenging homophobic and transphobic hate crimes in Bulgaria" focuses on the failure of the police and prosecutors to address effectively crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. To coincide with the Sofia Pride March on 30 June 2012, Amnesty International is calling on the Bulgarian authorities to amend its legislation to define attacks against people on the basis of their real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity as hate crimes.

Libyan Militias Are Spiralling Out of Control

During a visit to Libya in May and June, Amnesty International found that hundreds of armed militias continue to act above the law, many refusing to disarm or join the national army or police force. The Ministry of Interior told the organization that it has been able to dismantle four militias in Tripoli, a tiny proportion of the total number. In a new report 'Libya: rule of law or rule of militias?', the organization says that nearly a year after Tripoli fell to the revolutionary fighters (thuwwar), ongoing violations -- including arbitrary arrests and detention, torture including to death, impunity for unlawful killings and forcible displacement -- are casting a shadow over the country's first national elections since the fall of al-Gaddafi's regime.

When You Don't Exist

When you don't exist is Amnesty International's campaign for the human rights of migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers in Europe and at its borders. People move to Europe for different reasons. Some flee persecution or war. Others leave because of chronic poverty. They hope to find a safer, better future in Europe. But too often they find a different reality. Europe is failing migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers. Negative attitudes to asylum-seekers and migrants are widespread. European countries are stepping up measures to control migration. This can cause serious human rights violations. People on the move have their rights violated, often out of the public eye. They are effectively made invisible. To learn more about Amnesty International's campaign, please visit: http://www.whenyoudontexist.eu/

Syria's Torture Centers Revealed

Former detainees and defectors have identified the locations, agencies responsible, torture methods used, and, in many cases, the commanders in charge of 27 detention facilities run by Syrian intelligence agencies. The systematic patterns of ill-treatment and torture that Human Rights Watch documented clearly point to a state policy of torture and ill-treatment and therefore constitute a crime against humanity.

A Life on Hold

Meet Omar, a 17 year-old Somali boy whose life has been dramtically changed due to wars in Somalia and then Libya. A Human TV short film looking at Omar's personal story and his daily life in the Choucha refugee camp on the border of Tunisia.

Working to Make Child Labour a Thing of the Past

Tuesday 12th June marks World Day Against Child Labour. Despite efforts by the International Labour Organisation to ban the worst practices, it is still a common sight in many countries - even those where there are laws against it. In India, education has been made compulsory to age 14 in a bid to crack down on child labour, but crippling poverty means many families have no choice but to send their offspring out to do what is often difficult and dangerous work. (France 24International News)

One More Voice

"One More Voice" features narration by three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep and an anthem specially written for the video and Amnesty International's 50th anniversary by Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer and composer Lorne Balfe.

Amnesty International Report 2012

The Amnesty International Report 2012 provides a comprehensive global overview of the state of human rights worldwide. The 400-page book documents the state of human rights in 155 countries around the world during 2011. It reflects Amnesty International's work to combat human rights abuses and lays out its future agenda for tackling human rights abuses. Find more at http://www.amnesty.org/en/annual-report/2012)

Massacre in Houla

At least 90 people have been killed during an attack on Houla, a town near the opposition stronghold of Homs. Dozens of children are among the dead... (Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan reports)

Saudi woman confronts religious police

A Saudi woman confronted members of the country's religious police after they accused her of breaking strict modesty rules with her painted nails...

Accessible To All

Make South Africa accessible to all... (DPSA video)

Voices for Freedom

This Amnesty International animated video illustrates the case of Dhondup Wangchen, who is serving a prison sentence in China for "subversion of state power" - simply because he dared to speak out about Tibetan human rights through his filmmaking. Dhondup Wangchen, a self-taught filmmaker from eastern Tibet, together with Golog Jigme secretly filmed over 35 hours of interviews with everyday Tibetans. These interviews were made into a 25-minute documentary film 'Leaving Fear Behind'. Free Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen at http://amnestyusa.org/freedhondup

Lost and Found

Following the lives of four refugees and how separation from loved ones has shaped their existence, “Lost and Found: The Story of Refugees United” is a journey into the hardships so many families must endure as they seek to reconnect.

"Unabling" Lebanese Citizens

An Interview with Dr. Moussa Charafeddine who talks about the challenges that people with disabilities face in Lebanon.

Azerbaijan and Eurovision: Behind the Propaganda

This Human Rights Watch video shows why the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) should speak out against Azerbaijan's appalling record on freedom of expression in the lead-up to the Eurovision Song Contest.

Syria War Crimes

While diplomats argued over details of Annan's peace plan, Syrian tanks and helicopters attacked one town in Idlib after another... Find more at http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/05/02/syria-war-crimes-idlib-during-peace-negoti...

Blue Nile Attacks

Civilians are bearing the brunt of abuses in Sudan's simmering border conflict in Blue Nile state, Human Rights Watch said today, based on a research trip in April 2012 into Blue Nile. As in neighboring Southern Kordofan, which Human Rights Watch visited in August 2011, civilians in Blue Nile continue to endure Sudan's indiscriminate bombing and other abuses, even as new conflict between Sudan and South Sudan threatens to engulf the wider border area.

The Bigger Game

Every year 200 000 children are killed in war zones... (Amnesty International video)

Protests in Bahrain

With preparations well underway for Sunday's Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix, a leading human rights group has said torture and ill-treatment are continuing in the Gulf kingdom. Amnesty International says it has evidence of people being kept in prison for participating in peaceful anti-government protests, and that security forces are using excessive and unnecessary force against demonstrators. Bahrain's Government has rejected many of the claims. BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes says demonstrations against the authorities are a daily event.

Robert King of the "Angola 3" Speaks Out

40 years ago, three young black men were put in solitary confinement; two are still in isolation. In total the three men have spent more than 100 years in solitary, mostly in the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana. But the "Angola 3" have refused to be silenced; their fight for justice continues. Find more at http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/cases/usa-the-angola-3

Syria violence continues despite UN arrival

Amateur video purportedly shows two neighbourhoods in Homs coming under heavy shelling as UN peace monitors start their mission to oversee a fragile ceasefire.

First day of Norway killer Anders Behring Breivik's trial

The prosecution presented details of Anders Behring Breivik's life, and his massacre of 77 people last summer, as the first day of his trial went underway.

Mali Exodus

An interim government is expected to take power in Mali, but the biggest concern for them will be how to deal with the increasing number of refugees coming in from Northern Mali. Al Jazeera's Mohammed Vall reports from Timbaktu.

Azerbaijan - Human Rights and Eurovision 2012

This year one of the world's biggest TV shows comes to Azerbaijan. Amnesty International is urging the hosts to address the truth about the country's human rights record, and to release all Prisoners of Conscience held since last spring following anti government protests.

Somalia: On the Run Again

Worried about an escalation in violence, displaced Somalis are on the run again - this time from the Afgooye corridor back to parts of the capital, Mogadishu.

Syria's Refugee Crisis

Syria's refugee crisis appears increasingly critical. Despite tens of thousands already fleeing violence inside their country, aid agencies are warning the situation is about to get much worse (EURONEWS).

Amnesty TV's Arts and Culture Review

Amnesty TV's James King take us through his picks from this month's Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Into the Abyss by Werner Herzog tells the tale of two Texas prisoners on death row for murder. Black Block by Carlo Augusto Bachschmidt tells the story of the raid on the Diaz school at the 2001 Genoa G8 summit through the testimony of those who were there. Saving Face by Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy and Daniel Junge exposes how acid attacks affect women in Pakistan and how one plastic surgeon is trying to help them

Routine Repression in Cuba

Harassment and detention of political dissidents, human rights activists, journalists and bloggers across Cuba has risen sharply over the past 24 months. This short news video features Javier Zuniga, Amnesty International Cuba Expert. He reveals new tactics by the Cuban authorities to punish individuals seen as opposed to the regime.

Getting Closer to a Death Penalty-free World

What do you know about the death penalty? Did you know that of 198 countries in the world, only 20 carried out executions in 2011? That the USA was the only country in the G8 to execute people? That worldwide, 18,750 people are living with a death sentence? We're getting closer to a death penalty-free world, but there is still far to go - especially in the US. Learn more about Amnesty's campaign to end capital punishment at http://www.amnestyusa.org/abolish

Italy's Homeless Refugees

A video showing how African refugees are treated in the capital of Italy... (guardian.co.uk)

Thousands of South Sudan Refugees in Need of Aid

Fighting in Sudan has displaced nearly half a million people - with thousands fleeing south across the border. Refugee camps in remote areas are in desperate need of humanitarian aid. (Al Jazeera English)

Social media bears witness in Syria

Two CNN assignment editors discuss how important the activist network is for us to cover the story in Syria. Warning: Graphic video begins halfway through the video.

Syrian First Lady Silent on Syria's Human Rights Record

Syrian First Lady Asma al-Assad has portrayed herself as a defender of women and children's rights in her country. But she has been silent through much of the escalating violence, and has appeared publicly in support of her husband, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Call on Syria's First Lady to use her influence to defend the rights of women activists, and release those who are in detention. (http://www.amnestyusa.org/syriawomen)

Close the Gender Pay Gap

Getting 17% less than you deserve? Women in Europe experience this everyday, as they face ongoing inequalities and discrimination in the labour market (http://ec.europa.eu/equalpay)

Rape

Sexual violence is the war crime that generate more refugee women in Colombia. The big problem is that it’s been unnoticed. Help stop this at http://saynotoviolence.org/ (UNHCR spot)

We Still Have a Long Way to Go...

Official Spot for the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International

Forced Evictions

The government of Azerbaijan has forcibly evicted homeowners and demolished their homes for urban development projects in Baku, the capital, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on February 29, 2012. Dozens of families have been evicted from the neighborhood where the arena for the May 2012 Eurovision Song Contest is being built.

Chinese Whisper

Paul never washes... a short film by Oliver Rauch (Germany. 2007)

The Women of Egypt

Has the revolution betrayed the women of Egypt? BBC's Sue Lloyd-Roberts reports.

A Human Rights Revolution

2011 was a year without precedent for the people of the Middle East and North Africa. In this animation John Hurt gives a quick recap of a year of change and rebellion. (Amnesty International spot)

Freedom Dictionary

To mark a Global Day of Action on Revolutions in Middle East and North Africa, Amnesty International Portugal is giving protesters a voice, setting their words free and amplifying their message through social media networks. Amnesty is launching the Freedom Dictionary project, a collective dictionary that holds 155 thousand words. These words will be set free by people, through the internet. To take part in this project, just go to www.freedomdictionary.org, choose a word and share using social media networks. The chosen word will bear the name of the person who released it, crediting those who choose to participate.

Syria Under Siege

CNN's Arwa Damon is reporting from inside Syria , where the government has been placing restrictions on international journalists and refusing many of them entry at all. Residents and opposition activists say they fear for their lives as shelling and snipers leave them trapped.

Misery Bear's Torture

What happens when Misery Bear writes some bad things about the government... (Amnesty TV show)

London Fashion Week

To mark London Fashion Week we ask if you know who makes your clothes? (Amnesty TV show)

Bulgaria sentenced over inhumane treatment of elderly

The European Court of Human Rights has just sentenced Bulgaria over inhumane treatment of elderly people in social care centers. According to human rights advocates, this makes any current or future placement of such people in those institutions in stark breach of the European Convention of Human Rights... (Press TV's Ivaylo Spasov reports from Sofia)

Involving Call of Duty Gamers

Over 7 million gamers play Call of Duty online every day and Amnesty International is tapping into this base with seamless in-game advertising to gain supporters. Players can buy an additional game map called Amnesty Rescue MOD for $1. This $1 is donated to Amnesty and players then can rescue people suffering from human rights violations.

More than 200 Syrians killed in one day

CNN's Anderson Cooper talks to a Syrian activist inside Homs who says the government is shelling the city and more than 200 have been killed in a few hours. Hundreds are injured with little to no medical help. Innocent men, women, and children are being slaughtered by the Assad government because they are asking for freedom.

Refugees Need Protection, Not Imprisonment

Stop imprisoning people fleeing war, disaster, torture and death! Sign the petition at zakrila.bghelsinki.org (production - BHC; music - Maya Popova)

Teleshop

The arms trade is out of control... (Amnesty TV show)

Egyptian violence amongst worst in football history

Wednesday's violence following a match between al-Masry and al-Ahly in Port Said, is among the worst in football history. Al Jazeera sports journalist, Khalid Abdel Kareem explains tension leading up to Wednesday's match between the long-time rivals.

Support a bulletproof Arms Trade Treaty

This year, we have a once in a lifetime opportunity to protect human rights and save hundreds of thousands of lives. Find out more at www.amnesty.org.uk/arms

What is ACTA?

Things you need to know about ACTA... (animation spot)

Edinburgh Zoo Pandas

The latest arrivals to Edinburgh Zoo ponder what they are doing behind bars. Are they political prisoners, on a migrant work programme, or diplomats sent to Scotland to help everybody forget China's appalling human rights record? (Amnesty TV show)

Arab League demands Assad give up power

The Arab League announced on Sunday that it had agreed to a new plan whereby Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would give up power, allowing a unity government to form and put an end to 10 months of bloody uprising. The resolution came after Saudi Arabia announced that it would withdraw its observers from the League's monitoring mission, which was dispatched in December to observe the fighting between the government and the armed opposition. The League said it would ask the United Nations Security Council to support its new resolution. (Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna reports from Cairo)

Syria Uprising

Thousands of people have held anti-government protests in Syria, chanting for the downfall of the government. At least 12 people were killed by security forces across the country, activists said. (Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports)

Cell 36

Cell 36 in Al Jalame prison, northern Israel, is one of a handful of cells where Palestinian children are locked in solitary confinement for days or even weeks. Mohammad Shabrawi from Tulkarm, in the West Bank, was arrested last January, aged 16, and Ezz ad-Deen Ali Qadi from Ramallah, who was 17 when arrested, talk about their experiences (Guardian TV)

Game

What a game... a short film by Kristina Grozeva (Bulgaria, 2007)

Happy World Travel

What happens when a normal dude named Rob (Dileep Rao, Avatar and Inception) heads to a travel agency looking for a relaxing vacation? Will he be eligible for the "Not-so Geneva Package" and heading off to Guantánamo Bay? (Amnesty TV)

Guantánamo Bay: A Decade of Damage to Human Rights

On 11 January 2002, in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the first detainees were transferred to the US naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Since then, the detention facility there has made the world's news headlines for the shocking human rights concerns associated with it - including arbitrary detention, secret detention, torture and other ill-treatment, renditions, and unfair trials. Ten years on more than 150 detainees remain at Guantánamo Bay. The majority are in indefinite detention without charge or trial. Those who have been charged face unfair trial by military commission and some can face the death penalty if convicted. The government claims that even those found not guilty can be returned to indefinite detention. There has been essentially no accountability or redress for the human rights violations to which they and other detainees have been subjected. Human rights concerns in Guantánamo Bay remain an unfinished story. How long before the US government closes the book on Guantánamo and meets its human rights obligations? Amnesty International will deliver a petition to President Obama before his 2012 State of the Union address on 24 January. Sign the petition here: http://bit.ly/endguantanamo!

Streams of Blood in Syria

The Arab League has renewed calls for the Syrian government to end bloodshed and allow more observers in the country. But the group, monitoring the implementation of a peace plan, stopped short of asking the UN for help. The Arab League mission itself has been heavily criticised for failing to stop the violence. And, as RT's Sara Firth reports, many in the country say they're paying too high a price for change.

Syria Protests

3000 Syrian civilians have been killed since March 2011. The number is rising each week... (Amnesty International spot)

Hungarian Democracy "Reformed"

Hungary under Prime Minister Viktor Orban has brought in a new constitution in spite of strong criticism from the opposition at home and from other countries, European Union partners included. The centre-right Fidesz party government is moving ahead ignoring protesters who say the new moves are undemocratic (EURONEWS)

End Cotton Crimes

A short video urging an end to government sanctioned forced child labour in the Uzbek cotton industry (www.antislavery.org/cottoncrimes)

Bulgarians Awarded for Human Rights Contributions

“The myths that Bulgarians live in a tolerant country create political comfort, but also - destroy the basics of society.”

That’s what prominent activists said, while being recognized by human rights advocates and journalists for their fight against governmental abuse of power, court malpractices, corporate corruption, mistreatment of ethnic and religious minorities and torture of disabled children in state-care institutions. 

PRESS TV

Arrests in St. Petersburg

Arrests were made in St. Petersburg as tens of thousands turned out across the country to protest against alleged electoral fraud and against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his party (Telegraph TV)

Children Mining Gold in Mali

At least 20,000 children work in Malian artisanal gold mines under extremely harsh and dangerous conditions. These children literally risk life and limb. They carry loads heavier than their own weight, climb into unstable shafts, and touch and inhale mercury, one of the most toxic substances on earth. (Human Rights Watch, courtesy NBC Rock Center)

Police Brutality at Tahrir Square

The cruel beating of a female protester by Egyptian military police, who continued battling peaceful protesters at Tahrir Square on Sunday. The clashes, into their third day now, have left 10 people dead and hundreds injured. This RT video reveals the extreme cruelty of the country's law enforcers during the crackdown.

Making the Invisible Visible

Amnesty UK brings the world's attention to the faces and stories of some of the cases for Amnesty International's letter writing campaign this December.

Talk

Video spot against discrimination of people with disabilities (Disability Rights Commission, UK)

Criminal

In many countries being a homosexual is worse than being a common criminal... Amnesty International spot

Would You Send a Letter to Save a Life?

Join thousands of people around the world, writing to make a difference. On Human Rights Day, December 10th, 2011 join "Write for Rights", Amnesty International's global letter writing marathon and write a letter for human rights. It's a simple action that can save a life!

Slavery Thrives in Chinese Prisons

In China slavery in prisons is still alive and thriving, to provide cheap goods for major companies and corporations. (Al Jazeera's Rageh Omar reports)

An Eye for An Eye

According to a 2009 poll, 54% of the British population are in favour of the death penalty. Comedian Romesh Ranganathan has a few things to say to them... (Amnesty TV show)

Pepper Spray

Police use pepper spray against peaceful protesters sitting on the ground at UC Davis (CNN News)

Prison Bars

Slide to unlock... Amnesty International spot in support of texting activism

Interview with Jack Greenberg

Jack Greenberg, the famous civil right lawyer and human rights activist, gives an interview to Obektiv, the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee's monthly magazine (interview taken by Marta Metodieva)

4 miles

Approximately 7,000 high school students drop out every school day, which translates to one in three students... (a BoostUp high school dropout prevention campaign designed to support potential graduates at-risk of dropping out)

If Someone's watching

Watch Amnesty International's new video and learn how you can help protect human rights through your actions

The Face of Hunger in DPR Korea

After a harsh winter and floods which have devastated several harvests, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is struggling to feed itself. For a country that is mostly barren and mountainous, any reductions in food production can be devastating (WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME video)

Cassetteboy vs Benjamin Netanyahu

Cassetteboy gets the Prime Minster of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, to play the pipes of peace... (Amnesty TV show)

Rory's Story

Imagine being ignored when your mum needed you the most... Help support Marriage Equality today - visit www.marriagequality.ie

No Man's Land

Life is a funny thing... a short film by Dominic Chambers (Australia, 2011)

Human Rights Jokes

Comedian Joel Dommett tries out some factually accurate, but not very funny, human rights jokes that wont be making it into his set... (Amnesty TV show)

Cassetteboy vs Barack Obama

Infamous video prankster Cassetteboy gets to grips with Barack Obama's policy on Guantanamo. 'When exactly will you be closing Guantanamo Bay prison Mr President?' 'Err...' (Amnesty TV show)

Public Execution

AIDS Discrimination Awareness PSA video spot

Happy Birthday Amnesty

A sneak preview from Amnesty TV's first episode - fortnightly mix of satire, stunts and news: Heydon Prowse gets signatures from a select group of ambassadors into Amnesty's 50th birthday card as they've kept Amnesty in business for the last 50 years...

See the Person

Video spot in support of people with disabilities

Joseph Kony - LRA

In this video victims of Joseph Koni's Resistance Army call upon US President Barack Obama for urgent and decisive action to stop the horrors perpetrated by the LRA. To learn more, visit: http://www.hrw.org/en/features/dear-obama

Domestic Abuse

It rarely stops... (Coalition Against Battered Women video)

Everybody Counts

Does it really matter if you save one or two? (Amnesty International spot)

Trapped

A short film about domestic violence

Apartheid in South Africa

Raw Documentary Footage (CIA Archives, 1957)

Disappearing

A Human Trafficking PSA from Not For Sale South Africa and Media Village

Civil Rights Roundtable (1963)

Marlon Brando, James Baldwin, Harry Belafonte, Charlton Heston, Joseph Minklelwitz, and Sidney Poitier talk about the Civil Rights Movement.

Closer than you think

Human trafficking is slavery... (Anti-Slavery spot)

Hangman

Amnesty International video against death penalty

Crisis in Levitown

The Black middle-class Myers family moves into all-white Levittown, PA in August, 1957, and are snubbed and mistreated, in this powerful landmark documentary showcasing racism in the United States. This movie is part of the collection and courtesy of the Academic Film Archive of North America from www.archive.org

Speak Now

Anti-domestic violence video spot (Family Justice Center)

I Have a Dream

Martin Luther King's legendary speech, August 28, 1963, Washington, D.C.

Cupboard Doors

Cupboard doors get the blame for 330 000 injuries a year... (anti-domestic violence TV ad)

Black Rider

Pepe Danquart's Oscar winning short film about race and prejudice

Child Abuse

Social ad by Enfance et Partage (non profit organization against child abuse)

Kids learn a lot from their parents

Аnti-domestic violence PSA commercial

Domestic Violence

Do nothing and you may as well land a hand... (Australian social ad against domestic violence)