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Feb 21 2010 2:09PM
Paul Robeson, singer and activist

On Sunday 21 February 2010 I’m Still the Same Paul was on BBC Radio 3. Music and human rights come together in the person of Paul Robeson, played by Lenny Henry. Robeson was one of the foremost black performers in the world and also...

Feb 21 2010 2:04PM
More slaves than ever before

Joakim points us to "A Crime So Monstrous: Face to Face with Modern Slavery", a book by E Benjamin Skinner. It seems that there are more slaves in the world today then ever before in history.

Feb 21 2010 2:03PM
The General Election coming soon

Who will you vote for in this year's general election? Will your vote go to someone who cares about human rights as much as you do? What do you know about the views of the candidates and of their parties? The election may be less than...

Feb 20 2010 9:26PM
Forget me not but how many?

These days our email group which consisted of human rights and women's rights activists has decreased in number. Those who we befriended from inside the country after the June elections and a mutual commitment and belief tied us...

Feb 19 2010 2:04PM
Heard the one about the hit-squad tennis players?

Yesterday the Times columnist Melanie Reid gushed that the killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai was like the film Ocean's 11. (I think, by the way, she meant an exciting Hollywood crime caper … as opposed to a useless star-vehicle...