For over two decades, Amnesty International has been at the forefront of the international campaign against torture. For the first time, Amnesty International has commissioned the foremost experts in the field to write about the history of torture, the methods used, the torturers themselves, and their victims. A Glimpse of Hell is the result.Throughout recorded history, humans have deliberately subjected others to physical pain and mental anguish, sometimes in spite of laws prohibiting such behavior, sometimes with the full backing of the legal system. Early chapters offer a historical overview of torture and its popular and legal meanings, and examine its relationship with the law. Other contributions address specific methods used by torturers, their effects, and approaches for treating torture survivors. The terror of torture is not confined to the individual victim. Several essays discuss its consequences for other citizens, specifically for women, children, and the family. They also provide resources for documenting and combatting torture when it happens. The volume concludes with a political strategy concerning what can be done to put a stop to torture worldwide.Published to coincide with Amnesty International's most ambitious campaign against torture for over a decade, A Glimpse of Hell serves as a broad and authoritative source of information on torture throughout the world, all in one accessible and chilling volume.

A Glimpse of Hell: Reports on Torture Worldwide

Politics & Social Sciences

Amnesty, International

Social Sciences

Continuum International Publis

Bestselling authors bring together a thought-provoking collection of short stories, each inspired by one of thirty human rights adopted by the United Nations and promoted by Amnesty International. Freedom is a mix of thoughtful, serious, funny, and thrilling stories that harness the power of literature to celebrate—and affirm—our shared humanity. Published in association with Amnesty International, an array of internationally acclaimed &amp; award-winning writers remind us these fundamental freedoms – ratified in 1948 – are just as crucial to protect and uphold today as ever. The United Nations took a moral stand against human rights crimes and adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a proclamation of thirty rights that belong to us all, starting memorably with Article 1: “All human beings are born free and equal.” Amnesty International is one of several international organizations promoting UDHR. It is a world-leading grassroots human rights organization &amp; a global movement of millions of people demanding human rights for all people – no matter who they are or where they are. Authors include: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Kate Atkinson, Ishmael Beah, Paulo Coelho, Nadine Gordimer, Marina Lewycka, Henning Mankell, Yann Martel, Rohinton Minstry, David Mitchell, Walter Mosley, Joyce Carol Oates.

Freedom: Stories Celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Crown

Produced by Amnesty International, the leading organisation campaigning for the protection of Human Rights, this stimulating resource explores the basic rights to which we are all entitled. This photocopiable pack offers a wide range of activities suitable for use with students from 11 to 18 years of age.

Freedom!

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Hodder Murray

'Through its activity for the defense of human worth against degrading treatment, violence and torture, Amnesty International has contributed to securing the ground for freedom, for justice, and thereby also for peace in the world.' Nobel Prize Committee on the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Amnesty International (1977)'Amnesty International has helped hundreds of individuals, and, by changing attitudes, improved conditions for thousands of individuals.' Cardinal Hume 'Prisoners of conscience are ordinary people like ourselves. For many, Amnesty International is the last link of hope... Working with Amnesty International, I can be a life-line to someone being tortured. All of us have the capacity to help. Peter Gabriel 'The aims of Amnesty International are clear: the release of prisoners of conscience; the right to a fair trial for all political prisoners; an end to torture and the death penalty. The means of achieving these goals are not always so clear. The Amnesty International Handbook, compiled by the British Section, describes the activities of the world's leading human rights organization and shows how all of us can contribute to its demands for freedom and justice for the oppressed.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK

Science & Math

Physics

RANDOM HOUSE UK

Report on Torture

Farrar. Straus & Giroux

Political Imprisonment in the People's Republic of China

Random House~trade

Report on torture

Gerald Duckworth Co Ltd

This thought-provoking Amnesty International 2019 Wall Calendar commemorates the important work of Amnesty International and its efforts to focus world attention on the human rights and dignity of all people. Amnesty International is a global movement of more than seven million supporters, activists, and volunteers in over 190 countries and territories. Sales of this calendar benefit Amnesty International and its programs.

Amnesty International 2019 Wall Calendar

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Photography & Video

Universe Publishing

Amnesty International 2021 Wall Calendar

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