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!
Make South Africa accessible to all... (DPSA video)
CNN's Ivan Watson reports on the ongoing violence and protests in Syria that has continued for over 15 months.
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
An Interview with Dr. Moussa Charafeddine who talks about the challenges that people with disabilities face in Lebanon.
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.
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...
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.
Every year 200 000 children are killed in war zones... (Amnesty International video)
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.
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
Amateur video purportedly shows two neighbourhoods in Homs coming under heavy shelling as UN peace monitors start their mission to oversee a fragile ceasefire.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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
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.
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
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)
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 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)
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)
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)
Official Spot for the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International
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.
Paul never washes... a short film by Oliver Rauch (Germany. 2007)
Has the revolution betrayed the women of Egypt? BBC's Sue Lloyd-Roberts reports.
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)
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.
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.
What happens when Misery Bear writes some bad things about the government... (Amnesty TV show)
To mark London Fashion Week we ask if you know who makes your clothes? (Amnesty TV show)
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)
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.
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.
Stop imprisoning people fleeing war, disaster, torture and death! Sign the petition at zakrila.bghelsinki.org (production - BHC; music - Maya Popova)
The arms trade is out of control... (Amnesty TV show)
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.
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
Things you need to know about ACTA... (animation spot)
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)
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)
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 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)
What a game... a short film by Kristina Grozeva (Bulgaria, 2007)
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)
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!
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.
3000 Syrian civilians have been killed since March 2011. The number is rising each week... (Amnesty International spot)
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)
The overcrowding of prisons in the largest Bulgarian cities remains a huge problem, triggering a number of human rights violations.
A short video urging an end to government sanctioned forced child labour in the Uzbek cotton industry (www.antislavery.org/cottoncrimes)
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)
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)
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.
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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Video spot against discrimination of people with disabilities (Disability Rights Commission, UK)
In many countries being a homosexual is worse than being a common criminal... Amnesty International spot
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!
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)
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)
Police use pepper spray against peaceful protesters sitting on the ground at UC Davis (CNN News)
Slide to unlock... Amnesty International spot in support of texting activism
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)
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)
Watch Amnesty International's new video and learn how you can help protect human rights through your actions
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 gets the Prime Minster of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, to play the pipes of peace... (Amnesty TV show)
Imagine being ignored when your mum needed you the most... Help support Marriage Equality today - visit www.marriagequality.ie
Life is a funny thing... a short film by Dominic Chambers (Australia, 2011)
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)
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)
AIDS Discrimination Awareness PSA video spot
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...
Video spot in support of people with disabilities
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
It rarely stops... (Coalition Against Battered Women video)
Does it really matter if you save one or two? (Amnesty International spot)
A short film about domestic violence
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Raw Documentary Footage (CIA Archives, 1957)
A Human Trafficking PSA from Not For Sale South Africa and Media Village
Marlon Brando, James Baldwin, Harry Belafonte, Charlton Heston, Joseph Minklelwitz, and Sidney Poitier talk about the Civil Rights Movement.
Human trafficking is slavery... (Anti-Slavery spot)
Amnesty International video against death penalty
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
Anti-domestic violence video spot (Family Justice Center)
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Martin Luther King's legendary speech, August 28, 1963, Washington, D.C.
Cupboard doors get the blame for 330 000 injuries a year... (anti-domestic violence TV ad)
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Pepe Danquart's Oscar winning short film about race and prejudice
Social ad by Enfance et Partage (non profit organization against child abuse)
Аnti-domestic violence PSA commercial
Do nothing and you may as well land a hand... (Australian social ad against domestic violence)