Welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. Im sure you would agree that amnesty S International reputation depends upon impartiality, independence, the rigour of your research. Mm hm. How do you think amnesty s reputation stands across the world right now . Look, based on the various travels i am doing in africa, latin america, asia, our reputation stands very high and firm. People from very remote areas, all the way to political leaders know that they can count on us if its needed. I was very recently in peru meeting with Indigenous People who had confronted state violence, mothers and fathers who had lost their sons. Who was there with them for months after the event, for weeks at a time . Amnesty international. We went there and we kept being there for them. I was in taiwan two weeks ago. Amnesty international has been in taiwan since the 1980s. We fought the white terror government. We are now in taiwan as an established ngo, but also an ally for the Civil Society more generally
you can t come in . your teams are not welcome. no, it s true. ..you are barred ? you are absolutely correct. there is a major crisis, actually, prompted by historical forces from climate to inequality, to the restructuring of the international system. china, the us, russia, vying for hegemony and seeking to instrumentalise a range of issues, including human rights. there is an increase in authoritarian practices around the world. we see that reflected in the fact that human rights work is becoming increasingly lethal. deadly. there is absolutely no doubt. it does not mean that human rights is irrelevant. quite the contrary, it means that governments, politicians, have understood that human rights is an obstacle for their misuse, abuse of power, and they are prepared to do everything to prevent it. the importance of rights,