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Shao Jiang, a former prisoner of conscience for his active role in the 1989 pro-democracy movement, is a committed activist-scholar, who lives and works in exile in London. The academic interests focus on politics and media, social movement, democratisation, feminism, law in PRC and Hong Kong, autonomy & sovereignty & self-determination, international human rights mechanisms, comparative studies on development models and political institutions, theory and practice of Civil Society. Publications include Citizen Publications in China before the Internet (Palgrave, 2015).
The CCP's repression of human rights and its obstruction of efforts to safeguard human rights have worsened human rights globally. The basic principle of human rights is that human rights are above any authority.
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We take literature seriously. As a tool for empathy, for education and for awareness-raising it is almost unrivalled.
Follow this blog to stay up-to-date with our latest publications and initiatives and to hear from guest writers passionate about human rights.
These Rights Are Your Rights: An empowering guide for children everywhere
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It's still illegal to be lesbian, gay, transexual or intersex in too many countries around the world.
As Amnesty's LGBTI Network, we're working for a world where who you love isn't used as an excuse to discriminate against you. We're all human and all equal!
This LGBT+ History Month, we are profiling the work of Dan Glass, an activist with AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP), as well as a writer, performer and presenter.
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Into the ether is the blog of the digital team here at Amnesty International UK.
Our aim is to keep you updated with all our latest digital developments, what we are working on and our plans for the future.
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Alongside our letter-writing and actions by our supporters, we work tirelessly behind-the-scenes to make sure our human rights messages get through to those in power.
This is our policy and advocacy team's thoughts on the UK Government's human rights' stance, at home and abroad.
Written by Diana Johnson MP - Chair of the Parliamentary Human Rights Group. I am pleased to be writing this blog in my role as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Human Rights Group (PHRG) to mark Amnesty International's annual Write...