Her fingers are grabbing the cold steel bars of her small, dark cell, as if she was trying to tear them down. Her piercing eyes are crying for help. Passers-by in Frankfurt, Germany, saw this disturbing image of an imprisoned [...]

Six years ago a Trafigura tanker carrying toxic waste allegedly dumped its contents in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Trafigura claims that “the slops could at worst have caused a range of short term low-level flu like symptoms and anxiety” on their [...]

Igor and his girlfriend, along with another male friend, had changed clothes and gone out for the evening after attending 2010’s LGBT Pride event in Zagreb. On their way, a group of men asked if they had attended the “faggot [...]

As we approach the 23rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, many are gathering to remember the events of June 4th, 1989, which saw protestors – many of whom students – killed by the People’s Liberation Army, acting under the [...]

In the center of the western hemisphere, where LGBT rights are flourishing, lies a pocket of violent discrimination that this part of the world hasn’t witnessed since the height of the American civil rights movement. Jamaica, suggested as possibly “The [...]

The holiday time is synonymous for most of us with a bunch of family obligations, as well as a time of giving and sharing. Going home and running out of time to prepare your holiday gifts? Look no further: Here [...]

Since the killing of Osama bin Laden in May, proponents of enhanced interrogation and torture have again raised their voices claiming vindication for their hawkish policies. It is far from clear that these techniques actually led directly to the whereabouts [...]

One of Amnesty International’s greatest achievements in its 50 years of human rights work has been to bridge the gap between people whose human rights are violated and those people who are prepared to campaign on their behalf . Just [...]

Ai Weiwei, an internationally known Chinese artist and critic of the government; Wen Tao, his friend and assistant; Zhang Jingsong, his cousin and driver; Hu Mingfen, his accountant; and Liu Zhenggang, a designer, are all detained incommunicado in China at [...]