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Jul 8 2010 12:46AM
Polish Journalists Blacklisted, Denied Visas by China

IPI Board Member Warns of ‘Profound Harming of Press Freedom’

Jul 7 2010 8:50AM
China Human Rights Briefing Weekly  July 1-5, 2010

Highlights Police Raid Home of Human Rights Defender Li Jinfang; Interrogate Her and Daughter: Hebei police raided the home of human rights defender Li Jinfang (李金芳) on July 1, confiscating computer equipment, human rights-related...

Jul 6 2010 11:32PM
AI URGENT ACTION: Chinese democracy activist detained: Liu Xianbin

Document – China: Chinese democracy activist detained: Liu Xianbin UA: 152/10 Index: ASA17/028/2010 China Date: 5 July 2010 URGENTACTION CHINESE DEMOCRACYACTIVIST DETAINED LiuXianbin was detained on 28 June in Suining City, Sichuan...

Jul 6 2010 1:55PM
I never promised you a rose garden: Obama and Netanyahu

At the time of writing it’s not clear whether today’s Obama-Netanyahu meeting in Washington will see a joint statement and photo-opportunity in the White House’s Rose Garden . Last time, of course, there wasn’t. Instead Netanyahu was...

Jul 6 2010 12:24PM
Amartya Sen on The Idea of Justice

Nobel Prize-winning economist Prof Amartya Sen is in Belfast to pick up an honorary degree from Queen's University Belfast. The university was kind enough to extend invitations to me and about 20 other Amnesty members to attend a small...