The Stunning Controversy is a programme on BBC Radio 4 on Wednesday 5 January 2011 at 9 pm. It looks into the use of stun-guns or tasers in the USA and asks how safe these weapons are.

Mauritanian anti-slavery campaigner Biram Dah Abeid has been arrested . Human rights groups allege that he is being held on trumped-up charges. Guardian Weekly carries the article, first published in Le Monde.

Judging by the increasing media noise in the UK about control orders, it sounds like something is finally about to happen regarding UK counter-terrorism policy. Speculation about the political battles going on behind the scenes should...

Amnesty at 50 is being repeated at 5 pm on Sunday 2 January 2011 on BBC Radio 4. The programme is presented by John Tusa. He reflects on the history of the organisation that received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977 but also asks some...

Highlights Happy Birthday Liu Xiaobo: December 28 is the 55th birthday of Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波), activist, intellectual and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. This is the third consecutive birthday Liu will spend in detention, and his first...