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Jan 20 2014 5:44PM
Nigeria: flogged for daring to love

The image of a man laying on a bench in a packed court room in northern Nigeria, screaming in pain as he was being lashed 20 times with an oil-smeared whip is profoundly shocking. But this is par for the course in a country where same...

Jan 20 2014 1:05PM
Human trafficking: Not here, not there, not anywhere

Guest post from Rowena McCaughan, a work experience student from Methodist College Belfast: There are an estimated 27 million adults and 13 million children around the world today who are victims of human trafficking. Human trafficking...

Jan 18 2014 11:53AM
[CHRB] Uighur Scholar Seized, Pre-trial Hearing Set for Legal Advocate Xu Zhiyong (1/10-1/16/14)

China Human Rights Briefing January 10-16, 2014 Contents Arbitrary Detention Police Detain Uighur Professor and Blogger Ilham Tohti Court Set to Hold Pre-trial Hearing in Xu Zhiyong Case Freedom of Religion Shaanxi Christian Arrested...

Jan 18 2014 11:51AM
[CHRB] Guangdong Activists Seized for Hunger Strike, Lawyer Also Detained (1/3-1/9/2014)

China Human Rights Briefin January 3-9, 2014 Contents Arbitrary Detention Guangdong Activists Seized for Hunger Strike Related to June Fourth, Lawyer Also Detained Democracy Activist Yang Kuang Criminally Detained Torture and Other...

Jan 18 2014 11:51AM
[CHRB] Guangdong Activists Seized for Hunger Strike, Lawyer Also Detained (1/3-1/9/2014)

China Human Rights Briefin January 3-9, 2014 Contents Arbitrary Detention Guangdong Activists Seized for Hunger Strike Related to June Fourth, Lawyer Also Detained Democracy Activist Yang Kuang Criminally Detained Torture and Other...