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Dec 16 2010 3:07PM
Amnesty stands with Paraguayan human rights group

Amnesty International has admonished the Paraguayan government for raiding the offices of a small group that opposes the Chaco research trip. An earlier article tells how the expedition organised by the Natural History Museum was...

Dec 16 2010 11:35AM
Back in June: football failure, violence in Kyrgyzstan

Back in the days before England were thrashed by Germany and dumped out of the World Cup – and obviously back before Sepp Blatter was making “jokes” about abstinent gay football fans in Qatar in 2022 – I remember being in a pub in east...

Dec 16 2010 11:00AM
2010 success stories

From women standing up for the rights of a nine-year-old girl in Nicaragua to bloggers lampooning the Azerbaijani government on YouTube we have seen a number of successes this year to be really proud of. Below are a few of our...

Dec 15 2010 9:20PM
China Human Rights Briefing Weekly  December 8-13, 2010

Highlights Nobel Award Ceremony Marked by Empty Chair and Crackdown Domestically : As the Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Thorbjørn Jagland symbolically placed the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize medal on an empty chair representing...

Dec 15 2010 5:58PM
The Child Rights Information Network shares the Durban Declaration

A call to action from the Street Child World Cup Therecent release of the Durban Declaration, which reflects the main issues raised by street children around the world, highlights the importance of their right to be heard. If we are to...