For many parts of the world there is much truth in the words “it is very hard to be a girl here”. Here is a story from Doctors Without Borders about one young girl in Nigeria. Amina is 15 years old, she looks like she has the weight of the world on her shoulders. Her small […]
The new President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, doesn’t seem to care for the process of the law. He encourages and supports extrajudicial killings of drug suspects (both dealers and users). According to Amnesty International (AI) over 1700 people have been murdered since he came into office on 30 June, 2016. Here is AI’s call for […]
There seem to be an unending list of horrors and injustices in this world. One recently exposed by Amnesty International is an eight year prison sentence given to a young lady who suffered a miscarriage. Amnesty International report that Belen, a 27 year old woman, is serving an eight year prison sentence in Argentina after a […]
Conflict, hatred, war, prejudice, fear and many other ills all seem to stem from the focus on differences between people. However, Ewan McGregor, in Long way round, made a simple yet profound statement. He said “we’ve come this far and people’s faces have changed and people’s houses have changed and people’s beliefs may have changed but […]
I am a regular contributor to assist in the work of this wonderful organisation. Recently I received a letter, reproduced below, regarding their need for donations to help the millions of Syrians now living in refugee camps. Please read the letter and help, if you can. While some European leaders have responded to the unprecedented influx of […]
Young Tibetan woman at risk of forced medical operation Amnesty International have requested assistance to prevent Dolma, a young Tibetan woman, from being forced into a medical operation she does not need. Please see the full story below. Tibetan woman, Dolma Tso, is serving a three-year sentence for moving the body of her neighbour who […]