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Jun 10 2010 5:24PM
Pakistan: no human rights in tribal belt

The first time someone told me about a human rights-free zone, it sounded like some sort of utopia that had been happened upon. Then I saw it in print, and there was a hyphen, not a comma. Amnesty published a report today, ‘ As if Hell...

Jun 10 2010 10:49AM
China Human Rights Briefing Weekly  June 1-7, 2010

Highlights 21st Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre Marked by Harassment, Detentions, and Official Silence: This year, the 21st anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, the Chinese government once again refused to openly and truthfully...

Jun 9 2010 5:12PM
UK asylum children detained - analysis

In case you'd like to read more about the state of asylum-seeking children detained in the UK, there has been a flurry of articles and information on the Guardian website about this issue: An article about the UK Border Agency's plans...

Jun 9 2010 4:49PM
Asylum-seeking children in UK detention centres

Copied below is a briefing paper from the Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Royal College of Psychiatrists and the UK Faculty of Public Health. I have highlighted some of the main...

Jun 9 2010 12:00PM
Time is running out! Save the project that helps women escape from violence

Women escaping violence need to access place of safety. It was thanks to your campaigning effort that we got a pilot project in place, now we need YOU to ensure that vulnerable women do not fall back into the hands of their abusers...