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Dec 12 2010 2:29PM
Torture, Saudi Arabia.

Please read this story I did for The Scotsman newspaper. It tells the story of an innocent Briton tortured in Saudi Arabia and his ten year fight for justice. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Tortured-Soul-Wrongly-imprison…...

Dec 10 2010 2:58PM
Iran Sakineh stoning - another TV 'confession' hampers justice yet further

A confusing night last night for those of us following the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the woman still facing execution by stoning (or hanging) in Iran for the ‘crime’ of adultery. Reports first said that she may have been...

Dec 9 2010 1:57PM
The UN must investigate urgently

Revelation, exposition, naming and shaming, turfing up the past- this is the stuff that has dominated the news over the last weeks since WikiLeaks started to gradually and systematically haemorrhage its latest haul of content. Yet...

Dec 9 2010 10:35AM
China Human Rights Briefing Weekly  December 1-7, 2010

Highlights As Petitioners Mark Legal Publicity Day with Mass Gathering, Thousands Seized: The government-organized “Legal Publicity Day,” held annually on December 4 since 2001, has taken on special meaning for Beijing’s petitioner...

Dec 9 2010 9:28AM
TUC international development strategy: how human rights fit in

The TUC is launching a new international development strategy today (9 December) and human rights will play a key role in the strategy – especially freedom of association. Global solidarity, global justice sets out the TUC's goals for...