China

Amnesty International

Sat 02 Aug 2008 - Sat 30 Aug 2008

On 8th August 2008, the 29th Olympic Games will begin in Beijing. During their campaign to secure the 2008 Olympics, the Chinese authorities declared that the human rights situation in China would improve if Beijing were chosen to host the games.

Improving China's human rights record on the death penalty, protection of human rights activists and ensuring media and internet freedom, as well as abolishing 'Re-education Through Labour', a form of detention imposed by the Chinese police without charge or trial for up to four years, are critical to China leaving a positive and lasting Olympic legacy.

Throughout the month of August we will be displaying 16 photographs covering topics from Tienanmen Square to Internet Repression; these moving pictures highlight the human rights issues and abuses that are taking place in China right now.

Find out more: www.amnesty.org.uk/northampton