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May 16 2011 10:49AM
US women oppose death penalty more than men: A force behind the national effort to end it!

USA: The Death Penalty Gender Gap----Women oppose capital punishment more than men. And they're a force behind the national effort to end it. womensenewsonline.org Monday, April 25, 2011 On March 9, Illinois Gov. Patrick Quinn signed a...

May 13 2011 12:00PM
Human rights and social media - you've never been so important

It’s an important day for us as we publish our latest annual report – The State of the World’s Human Rights Today . And it’s not just important for us here. It’s a big day for any of us who, possibly for the first time, felt we could...

May 13 2011 10:21AM
The state of the world's human rights - revealed today

Today Amnesty International launches its annual report on “The state of the world’s human rights” , a global overview that exposes abuses in 157 countries. Needless to say, much of the focus has been on recent events in the Middle East...

May 12 2011 5:45PM
Has Holder got a grip on Guantánamo?

Interestingly the Today programme’s big 8.10 interview this morning with US Attorney General Eric Holder went from the killing of Osama Bin Laden onto the issue of Guantánamo and also the fate of former UK resident Shaker Aamer...

May 11 2011 5:49PM
China  Human Rights Briefing Weekly  May 4-9, 2011

Highlights Arrest of Xue Mingkai Brings Total during Current Crackdown to Seven: CHRD learned this week that young Shandong Province activist Xue Mingkai (薛明凯) has been formally arrested for "inciting subversion of state power." His...