“Free Ayat now, Amnesty tells Bahrain regime”, says a headline in the Independent today, and yes, that’s exactly what ought to happen. Ayat al-Qarmezi (sometimes transliterated as Gormezi) is the 20-year-old Bahraini student and poet...

In the UK we often take for granted what we consider small freedoms, and while there is certainly a long way to go in terms of equality, women are relatively free to do and say as they please without fear. But this just isn’t the case...

DearSirs The latest round of theEU-China Dialogue on Human Rights will occur in Beijing on 16 June. The EU must stress that the Chinese CommunistParty govern their citizens in accordance with internationally recognised humanrights...

A. Rightslawyers and legal advocates currently held bygovernment authoritiesin connection with the Jasmine crackdown: Liu Shihui (刘士辉), a Guangzhou-based human rights lawyerand activistin his 40s, formerly with the Guangdong JingguoLaw...

Ai Weiwei(艾未未), artist, seized by police at Beijing’s CapitalAirport and prevented from boarding a flight to Hong Kong on 3 April. Officialshave yet to release any information about his whereabouts. Ai becomes the mostprominent victim...