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Today, 25 November, has been the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and it seems a fitting moment to ask the government to reaffirm its commitment to eradicating violence against women with a very tangible...
Highlights Trial of Ni Yulan, Husband Set to Open But Then Sent Back to Procuratorate, Ni’s Health Weakens: The “creating a disturbance” case against Beijing lawyer Ni Yulan (倪玉兰) and her husband, Dong Jiqin (董继勤) was initially...
FCBBCA: Is the Arab Spring a EXTERNAL EVENT HELD AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH BBC ARABIC The uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa were a time when the 'revolutionary Arab woman' grabbed the...
The UN'sInternational Labour Organisation (ILO) this week issued a strong condemnation of Fiji'smilitary Junta over severe violations of labour rights (see pages 809-847). The ILO's Committee on Freedom of Associationdescribed the...
The Tehran bus drivers’ union the Vahed Syndicate, of whichimprisoned Iranian trade unionist Reza Shahabi is a board member, has raisedconcerns about his state of health. According to the union he has been returned to prison after...