Amnesty International UK’s national conference opened on April 12 with a speech delivered by Syrian human rights activist, Reem al Assil . What she had to say was melancholic yet ultimately inspiring. Reem has been a friend of Amnesty...

URGENT ACTION Iranian woman at risk of execution Thedeath sentence of Iranian woman Reyhaneh Jabbari has been sent to the Office of Implementation of Sentences in Tehran, Iran. Once death sentences have gone to this body, they may be...

Early last Saturday morning (5 April 2014), the streets of Rio de Janeiro’s Maré complex of favelas (slums) woke up to a military occupation by around 2,700 federal Army troops. They took over from a military police contingent that had...

April 2014 A joint briefing by the China NGO Network, London On the occasion of the upcoming UK-China human rights dialogue, the China NGO Network wishes to draw attention to a number of key concerns. Key concerns: Crackdown on freedom...

[10 April 2014] Tibet Society has learned that the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue, due to take place on 14-15 April, has been cancelled. Sources say that the Chinese government unilaterally called the meeting off due to disagreements...