Desmond Tutu has given his support to Amnesty International’s campaign to free the 2,200 political prisoners in Burma. He calls on everyone who values human rights and justice to do the same.

Shortly before his 79th birthday, Desmond Tutu announces through the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre that he will be withdrawing from public life in order "to slow down, to sip Rooibos tea with my beloved wife in the afternoons, to watch cricket, to travel to visit my children and grandchildren."

In this article published The Guardian, Desmond Tutu points out that while sceptics may say that a nuclear-free world is an impossible dream, they said that about slavery and apartheid too.

Reflecting in The Guardian on the one-year anniversary of the end of the Sri Lankan conflict, Desmond Tutu and Lakhdar Brahimi caution that genuine peace is more than simply the absence of fighting.

Writing in The Huffington Post, Desmond Tutu expresses his alarm at Arizona's new immigration law and argues that legitimising racial profiling in this manner is tantamount to stripping people of their rights and dignity.

Commenting in The Washington Post, Desmond Tutu expresses his concern about the discrimination and "wave of hate" in Africa directed at gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people.

Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and Mary Robinson answer questions from The Huffington Post's Marianne Schnall.

Desmond Tutu issues a statement following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, calling on governments and individuals around the world to lend support to the country's people in the months and years ahead.

In this article for The Huffington Post, Desmond Tutu and Lakhdar Brahimi write of the threat that failed states pose to international security and call on the international community to support Sudan in its move towards peace and democracy.

While in Cyprus, Desmond Tutu spoke to Christiana Voniati from POLITIS newspaper. During the interview, he tells her about his reasons for visiting Cyprus, the importance of dealing with the past when resolving conflicts, and what, if any, place there is for a truth and reconciliation process on the island.