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Aug 20 2013 3:24PM
Eggs and bullets: the occupational hazards of a politician

Ed Miliband had an egg thrown at him last week . “These things happen” he said afterwards, shrugging off his coat (and perhaps his embarrassment) and continuing about his business. I guess having eggs thrown at you is a bit of an...

Aug 19 2013 5:25PM
How your campaigning helped stop a Vedanta mine in Orissa, India

Indigenous people in Orissa, India, have blocked plans by UK-based Vedanta resources to open a mine in their sacred Nyamgiri Hills. Peter Frankental, our Business and Human Rights campaigner, reflects When in 2008 we began drawing...

Aug 19 2013 1:08PM
Peru’s prison conditions – a state of emergency

Whether ultimately found innocent or guilty, Dungannon woman Michaella McCollum Connolly and Scot, Melissa Reid , face the prospect of a lengthy stay in Peru’s overcrowded and under-resourced prison system. In fact there are twice as...

Aug 16 2013 3:56PM
Egypt: Authorities preparing to deport refugee children

The Egyptian authorities are preparing to deport a group of refugees, threatening their lives and security. The group which consists of 13 Syrians and 28 Palestinians is to be deported to Turkey and the Gaza Strip respectively. The...

Aug 16 2013 12:00AM
Vedanta: Ten Nil to the Dongria Kondh

In April 2013 the Indian Supreme Court put the decision about whether or not a bauxite mine could be built in Orissa back in the hands of the local village councils. Here one of our Country Coordinators for South Asia provides an...