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In many countries being a homosexual is worse than being a common criminal... Amnesty International spot
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European Leaders: It Gets Better
In Europe, growing up lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender can be challenging: difference often leads to bullying, self-harm, and sometimes suicide attempts. Studies consistently point to higher physical and mental health risks for LGBT young people. For the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 2012, over 50 European politicians and leaders from all EU institutions join forces telling LGBT teenagers they are working to make things better, and put an end to homophobia and transphobia.
Accessible To All
Make South Africa accessible to all... (DPSA video)
"Unabling" Lebanese Citizens
An Interview with Dr. Moussa Charafeddine who talks about the challenges that people with disabilities face in Lebanon.
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)
The Women of Egypt
Has the revolution betrayed the women of Egypt? BBC's Sue Lloyd-Roberts reports.
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.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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.
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Talk
Video spot against discrimination of people with disabilities (Disability Rights Commission, UK)
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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!
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)
Rory's Story
Imagine being ignored when your mum needed you the most... Help support Marriage Equality today - visit www.marriagequality.ie
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)
Public Execution
AIDS Discrimination Awareness PSA video spot
See the Person
Video spot in support of people with disabilities
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Apartheid in South Africa
Raw Documentary Footage (CIA Archives, 1957)
Civil Rights Roundtable (1963)
Marlon Brando, James Baldwin, Harry Belafonte, Charlton Heston, Joseph Minklelwitz, and Sidney Poitier talk about the Civil Rights Movement.
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)
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I Have a Dream
Martin Luther King's legendary speech, August 28, 1963, Washington, D.C.
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Black Rider
Pepe Danquart's Oscar winning short film about race and prejudice
Kids learn a lot from their parents
Аnti-domestic violence PSA commercial