In an increasingly globalised world, universities must reflect on how their partnerships with institutions abroad affect Queer students and must be prepared to speak out against Queerphobia and human rights violations.
Prestigious Amnesty Media Awards 2021 winners announced at virtual ceremony
‘In a year when much of the world ground to a halt, thankfully the vital work of human rights journalism continued’ - Kate Allen
The winners of Amnesty International UK’s prestigious Media Awards 2021 have been announced this evening at a virtual ceremony.
In a year when much of the rolling news was dominated by the pandemic, many of the winning pieces focussed on lesser known issues facing people and countries.
BBC Africa Eye won Best Broadcast News for its powerful investigation analysing phone footage and other open-source material relating to a huge pipeline explosion in “Lagos Inferno”.
Amnesty International âWrite for Rightsâ posters
These luminous posters for Amnesty International highlight how the power of writing can help free those who are unjustly imprisoned.
Responses by Geneviève Duquette, Associate Creative Director and Olivier Charbonneau, Director, business lead, Cossette
Background: Each year, Amnesty International, including Canadian branch Amnistie Internationale Canada Francophone, uses the power of words to help free those who are unjustly imprisoned by inviting millions of people to write letters demanding positive action. This year, the Write for Rights campaign is shining a light on the plight of prisoners of conscience, whose most fundamental rights were violated spanning from the right to protest, the right to fair trials and everything in between. The campaign tells the real-life stories of Nassima al-Sada, Melike Balkan, the El Hiblu 3, OÌzguÌr GuÌr and Khaled Drareni, who was recently released from prison.