Tag Archives : human rights abuse

Xinran has written a moving story about female orphans in China. It is very shocking that as a result of China’s strict one-child policy, ancient gender biased traditional values and village land regulations female new born babies are either abandoned or killed in different villages in some provinces of China. Female orphans are a grim reality there [...]

Finally Amnesty International Hong Kong has spoken up against gross discrimination and human rights abuse LGBTs face because of their sexuality by launching a ‘Gay’ campaign. Yes, the pun is very much intended in these series of print advertisements. The message in the print ads say: Gay People Are Not Gay, Make More People Gay Today and Everybody [...]

Fifty year old Natalia Estemirova was a human rights campaigner working with Memorial, the Russian human rights organisation which investigated human rights violations both in Chechnya and Russia. She has documented hundreds of human rights abuse in Chechnya and was a well known regional expert. She was a close friend and colleague of famous human rights [...]

There cannot be another befitting anti-war, anti-human rights abuse campaign than this new animation advertisement of Amnesty International, Portugal. There cannot be greater call of duty for humane souls than to stand up and help victims of war. The spot is right on dot with its message: “Everybody is Against Everybody. Somebody has to be for them.” Human [...]