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Jan 9 2013 1:13PM
Introducing One For Ten - ten stories of death row exonerees

For every 10 people executed in the US, one death row inmate is released after being found innocent. These exonerees have spent an average of 10 years on death row. I've been making films about the death penalty for some time now, and...

Jan 6 2013 8:19PM
Good News: Child released without charge in Bahrain

Mohammad Mohammad ‘Abdulnabi ‘Abdulwasi, a sixteen year old Bahrani child who was held in detention in an adult prison has been released without charge. He was initially transferred from Dry Dock prison, north-eastern Bahrain, to a...

Jan 6 2013 12:45AM
Sudan: Indiscriminate killing and sexual assault of young girls

Since June 2011, conflict between the Government of Sudan and the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N) has been raging in Sudan's Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states. The conflict which commenced following disputed...

Jan 3 2013 9:27AM
[CHRD] Police Gets 14 Years for Pro-Democracy Activities; Three Commit Suicide in Protest Over Evictions, and more

China Human Rights Briefing December 28, 2012-January 3, 2013 Contents Arbitrary Detention • Policeman Gets 14-Year Prison Term for Participating in Pro-Democracy Activities Reprisals Against Activists • Justice Ministry Bars 1989...

Dec 27 2012 9:33AM
“Rule of law”: a ring to bind China's internet

党国新一轮以“法治“的名义”紧箍”中国互联网 @cmphku Rule of law: a ring to bind China's internet http://bit.ly/VAt5vQ