Back in 2006, we issued what must be our biggest urgent action ever: ‘ victims of human rights violations in all countries ’. A little vague, you might think. But at that point, the US could have stalled the creation of the UN Human...

China Human Rights Briefing November 1 – 7, 2013 Contents Arbitrary Detention Xinjiang-Based Activist’s Arrest Confirmed After Months-Long Disappearance Petitioners Detained in Black Jails in Xinjiang & Beijing Torture and Other Cruel...

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 7, 2013) – Chinese Human Rights Defenders is concerned that the government of China, which is seeking a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for a third time, has clearly...

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Kamalesh Sharma, the secretary-general of the Commonwealth - and Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast - is under fire after being accused of withholding crucial legal advice that could have prevented Sri Lanka from hosting the...