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Dec 10 2013 11:29AM
Seven years jail for a Facebook post: Tunisia's not-so-social media

Last week, UK Attorney General Dominic Grieve announced he would be publishing guidance on social media use to help people stay on the right side of the law. Let’s hope he doesn’t look to Tunisia for inspiration when determining social...

Dec 9 2013 7:13PM
Vigil and Protest outside Chinese Embassy Marks the 65th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Right

On Human Rights Day, Tuesday 10 December 2013 at 7pm, representatives of Chinese Uyghur & Tibetan Solidarity UK will be delivering a giant postcard to the Chinese Embassy in London. The postcard image will feature a word cloud made up...

Dec 9 2013 7:13PM
Vigil and Protest outside Chinese Embassy Marks the 65th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Right

On Human Rights Day, Tuesday 10 December 2013 at 7pm, representatives of Chinese Uyghur & Tibetan Solidarity UK will be delivering a giant postcard to the Chinese Embassy in London. The postcard image will feature a word cloud made up...

Dec 9 2013 6:53PM
Charter 08’s Legacy & China’s Failure to Honor Human Rights Obligations

(Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, December 9, 2013) – December 10 marks the 5 th anniversary of Charter 08—a manifesto on human rights and democracy in China—and the 65 th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human...

Dec 9 2013 2:00PM
You have no unread messages: Why Amnesty is taking action over surveillance concerns

Orwell was right. Big Brother is watching you. Every word you type online and every site you visit is being observed, and currently your only way to put a stop to that is to log off. In June the US whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed...