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Mar 7 2012 9:35AM
China must not legalize “disappearances” and ‘two-track justice’

A major overhaul of China’s criminal procedure law could legalize “disappearances” of people deemed “subversive” by the state through a dangerous extension of police power, Amnesty International said. In a memorandum to the country’s...

Mar 7 2012 9:13AM
Fiji: action by four governments requested by unions

The TUC has joined with sister organisations in Australia, New Zealand and the USA to press our respective governments to take action over restrictions on union rights imposed by the military dictatorship that runs Fiji. These include...

Mar 6 2012 2:44PM
Belgrade Roma face forced eviction

Thanks for texting and taking action - this action is now closed . Unfortunately the Serbian authorities didn't heed our calls, and 10 of the families have now been rehoused in completely unsuitable metal containers with no access to...

Mar 3 2012 5:20PM
Defend Egyptian trade unionist Kamal Abbas: protect the Arab Spring

Kamal Abbas, the General Coordinator of the Egyptian Center for Trade Union and Worker Services (CTUWS) has just been sentenced to six months imprisonment for comments he made at the International Labour Organisation (ILO) last year...

Mar 3 2012 5:09PM
Good news: Liliany Obando released in Colombia

Colombian trade unionist, human rights defender and academic Liliany Obando was released from the Buen Pastor women's prison at 8:30pm on Thursday night, and was greeted by a delegation from the UK trade union solidarity organisation...