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May 11 2014 9:59PM
Optional Protocol: Strengthening the Convention on the Rights of the Child in its 25th Year

The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the most ratified human rights treaty. 192 countries have ratified the Convention, which requires States to give primary consideration to the best interests of a child when making decisions...

May 11 2014 8:44PM
Today in 1989: Students' Open Discussion Forum- Democracy Salon

#八九六四 #八九六四二五 #8964 #896425 #八九民主运动 25年前的今天(5月12日) @wurenhua 5月12日北大民主沙龍,中科院历史所副研究员包遵信(右一)演講:四二七大遊行有特殊意義,中國人已站起來。這次学動影響將超過五四運動。知識份子別怕,要承擔歷史使命。包后来任北京知识界联合会和首都各界联席会议召集人。#图说八九六四 pic.twitter.com/eM7c3HRKye

May 11 2014 8:29PM
Today in 1989: Some students call for starting a hunger strike, post sign-up sheets on Beijing campuses

Some students call for starting a hunger strike, post sign-up sheets on Beijing campuses pic.twitter.com/8RGaFVUeXw

May 10 2014 8:20PM
Today in 1989: students cycling protest, in support of journalists who demand freedom of press

5月10日逾万名北京学生举行自行车游行,声援昨天的逾千名记者联名请愿行动,记者们要求就新闻改革问题与中共中央主管官员对话。 # 图说八九六四 pic.twitter.com/mIGYqmkfVO

May 9 2014 5:45PM
A breakthrough for indigenous rights in Paraguay

Paraguay’s Senate have voted to support an Expropriation Bill that could prove a landmark in the struggle of the country’s indigenous communities to gain recognition of their rights to their ancestral lands. Amnesty International has...