http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-8047-amnesty-international/topic-rss.do Amnesty International RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23766410-ive-had-my-fill-of-these-insincere-charity-chuggers.do "Hello! How are you today ?" The smiling young woman who approaches me outside Farringdon Tube wants just a couple of minutes of my time 2009-11-09T08:37:42Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23753412-campaigners-criticise-plan-to-close-police-human-trafficking-unit.do Several leading charities criticise plans to shut down a police unit dedicated to tackling human trafficking 2009-10-07T06:34:10Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23753740-236-officers-in-met-racism-allegations.do 2009-10-07T13:18:56Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23740871-alert-over-care-of-premature-babies.do The lives of premature babies are being compromised by NHS staff shortages, the head of a leading charity has claimed 2009-09-07T06:52:02Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23739095-iranian-hunger-striker-has-heart-attack-outside-us-embassy.do A woman on hunger strike outside the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square for more than a month has suffered a heart attack 2009-09-02T06:57:32Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23735476-ill-take-my-caning-says-model-who-drank-beer.do A Muslim model who will be caned for drinking beer said she has asked for her punishment to be in public, in a case described as 'degrading' by human rights campaigners 2009-08-21T12:29:36Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23732458-hunger-strike-woman-at-us-embassy-is-dangerously-ill.do 2009-08-14T09:13:31Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23731763-hunger-strike-girl-back-at-us-embassy-after-hospital-scare.do Teenage girl on hunger strike outside the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square returned to begin a third week without food after being rushed to hospital 2009-08-13T07:47:47Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23724548-amnesty-honours-burmas-suu-kyi-as-she-faces-prison.do Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded Amnesty International's highest honour, the Ambassador of Conscience Award 2009-07-27T13:44:54Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23722615-saudi-arabia-holding-3100-prisoners-in-secret.do Saudi Arabia is holding more than 3,100 people in secret detention and has used torture to extract confessions, Amnesty International claims 2009-07-22T07:56:25Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23721126-introducing-mat-whitecross.do Meet Mat Whitecross - a rock'n'roll film-maker. Think Sam Mendes meets Michael Winterbottom... 2009-07-17T14:26:22Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23714679-israel-destruction-of-gaza-was-wanton-amnesty-warns.do 2009-07-02T07:48:25Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/article-23711928-sporting-miscellanies.do Any Manchester City fans who have been fretting over the fate of their disgraced former owner Thaksin Shinawatra can rest easy 2009-06-25T08:09:57Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23691717-obama-u-turn-to-block-iraq-abuse-photos.do Barack Obama has ordered the first U-turn of his administration as he seeks to prevent the release of photographs that show the abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan 2009-05-14T09:49:15Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23654341-met-police-use-tasers-against-26-teenagers.do Police in London are increasingly using Taser stun guns to deal with teenage crime 2009-02-27T09:20:56Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23645908-finally-qatada-can-be-kicked-outfollowed-by-other-militants.do Radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada is facing deportation after a ruling which paves the way for dozens of other extremists to be removed from Britain 2009-02-18T10:51:33Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23618376-heres-the-queens-church-heres-the-steeple.do ... and inside the newly renovated St Martin-in-the-Fields there’s still room for all the homeless people... 2009-01-13T13:52:20Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23604148-thompson-familys-festive-folkies.do Whatever the occasion it was simply a rare privilege to see the talented Thompson family together on stage. 2008-12-18T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23602394-limit-police-use-of-tasers-says-amnesty.do Ministers were urged to limit the issue of Taser guns to police as the latest figures for deaths linked to the weapons were released 2008-12-16T09:37:01Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23600749-capital-is-on-the-map-in-atlas-of-the-best-buildings.do The Idea Store community centre in Whitechapel and the Gherkin have been chosen as outstanding examples of 21st century architecture 2008-12-12T09:33:43Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23591892-met-shuns-taser-in-case-public-is-scared.do The Met is to boycott government plans to arm 10,000 non-specialist firearms officers with Taser guns because it could frighten the public 2008-11-25T08:40:39Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23590511-tasers-fired-at-more-than-50-suspects-over-the-past-year.do More than 50 suspected criminals have been hit by Taser guns in the last year, figures revealed 2008-11-21T10:01:22Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23564282-the-secret-policemans-ball-big-but-patchy.do This year's Secret Policeman’s Ball gave plenty of laughs, if few dizzying heights. 2008-10-05T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23524710-china-refuses-to-lift-ban-on-key-websites.do Politically sensitive websites in China remain closed to foreign journalists despite promises that all restrictions would be lifted during the Beijing Olympics 2008-08-01T09:39:46Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/article-23524077-ioc-shocked-by-blocking-of-websites.do The International Olympic Committee have admitted they were wrong to tell journalists that they would have free internet access during the Games 2008-07-31T08:42:20Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23505411-film-tribute-to-77-victims-by-man-who-lost-his-best-friend.do Victims of the 7/7 bombings will be honoured in a documentary by a first-time filmmaker whose best friend was killed in the tragedy 2008-07-02T11:17:53Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23483129-google-grilling-on-human-rights.do Online search giant Google will face tough questions on censorship and human rights at its annual general meeting 2008-05-08T10:36:05Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23370689-ball-keeps-on-rolling.do Star-packed charity shows often present a dilemma to the critic and The Secret Policeman's Ball was no exception. Some of the witless skits really felt like torture, says Bruce Dessau. 2006-10-15T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23367879-have-you-got-the-winning-script.do Budding comedians are being given the chance to have their sketch performed alongside the likes of Eddie Izzard and Chevy Chase at the return of the Secret Policeman's Ball. 2006-09-22T16:53:05Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23366463-banksy-latest-stunt-takes-the-mickey.do Graffiti artist Banksy has struck again, this time erecting a life-size sculpture of a Guantanamo Bay inmate at Disneyland. 2006-09-11T08:45:47Z