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Poems from Guantánamo, the detainees speak

In the past six years, at least 775 men have been held in the U.S detention centre at Guantánamo Bay. The men detained in the prison camp are routinely held in solitary confinement, condemned without a fair trail, many of them tortured.

Counter Terror with Justice webclips

Video of the Guantanamo demo held in Galway by Amnesty activists.

Myanmar (Burma): The Monk's Tale: Death in detention

Amnesty International has obtained disturbing first-hand accounts from Burmese monks who witnessed the brutal attack on a monastic training school on 25 September.

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International efforts for Myanmar (Burma)

Monks and activists in Myanmar have told Amnesty International of the brutal repression suffered by anti-government protesters in the country. Activists like Mie Mie, have exposed government tactics of ongoing night raids, arbitrary arrests and appalling detention conditions. Listen to part of her account and hear how events held around the world have helped put pressure on the Myanmar authorities.

Yoko Ono / MSN event video and audio

Artist, musician and campaigner Yoko Ono celebrates the success of the Make Some Noise/Instant Karma album, which has helped focus global attention on the human rights crisis in Darfur.

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June 2007

This month we're talking about music and the internet, 30 of the world's biggest recording artists have given of their time and talent to record tracks highlighting A

March 2007

 

Transcript:

Hello and welcome to the Amnesty International Podcast for March 2007.