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Dec 21 2012 12:25PM
[CHRD] Activist Sentenced for Exposing Land Rights Abuses; NGO Sues After Being Forced to Cancel Conference

China Human Rights Briefing December 19-20, 2012 Contents Arbitrary Detention • Inner Mongolia Activist Sentenced for Revealing Government’s Illegal Land Grabs Freedom of Peaceful Assembly & Association • Authorities Pressured Hotel to...

Dec 20 2012 1:52AM
Child held without charge in adult prison

Mohammad Mohammad 'Abdulnabi 'AbdulWasi, a sixteen year old Bahrani boy, has been held unlawfully in detention since 11 December 2012 in Dry Dock Prison - an adult prison in north eastern Bahrain. Riot police raided the 'Abdulwasi...

Dec 18 2012 10:36AM
Police Take Action Against Citizens on Human Rights Day; Uyghur Student Demands Explanation Over Denied Passport

China Human Rights Briefing December 14-18, 2012 Contents Harassment of Activists • Police Take Action Against Citizens Appealing for Justice on Human Rights Day Equal Rights • Uyghur Student Demands Explanation After Passport Denied...

Dec 14 2012 10:30AM
The Justice and Security Bill - has your MP responded to you?

Next week, MPs will debate the Government’s Justice and Security Bill in the House of Commons for the first time. The Government says the Bill is necessary to protect national security, we say it’s unnecessary and a risk to one of our...

Dec 14 2012 10:29AM
[CHRD] Hubei Activists Sentenced for Defending Land Rights; Elections Report Documents Abuses Against Independent Candidates, et

China Human Rights Briefing December 11-13, 2012 Contents Arbitrary Detention • Hubei Activists Sent to Prison for Defending Land Rights Harassment of Activists • Hunan Police Makes Death Threat to Activist for Campaigning to Abolish...