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Today will be much the same as yesterday for Albert Woodfox. And yesterday will have been much the same as thousands of days before that. At least 23 hours of Albert’s day will be spent alone, in a cell measuring 2 x 3 metres. For the...

Youth charity Article 12’s “What a Voice” exhibition, showcases 12 different aspects of Scottish Gypsy Traveller life including Nomadic existence, Heritage, Family, and Health in an effort to help us – the settled community –...

I'm in New York for final talks to agree the Arms Trade Treaty that I've been campaigning for for nearly twenty years. Two days ago things were looking as bleak as the weather here in NYC. The climate in the room for many of us was...

China Human Rights Briefing March 21-27, 2013 Contents Arbitrary Detention 20 Uyghurs Harshly Sentenced for “Inciting Splittism” Death Penalty Chinese NGO Publishes 2012 Report on Capital Punishment in China Special Notice CHRD Makes...

After two decades of campaigning for tighter controls on the arms trade, it has come down to two weeks. As you know, I’m in New York for the final crucial talks to agree an historic international Arms Trade Treaty . If successful, this...