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Jun 2 2010 6:38PM
HUMAN WRITES: MEDIA AWARDS GET COLOURFUL

“I am not a humble man by nature,” so began Henry Bonsu, co-founding presenter of Colourful Radio and an Amnesty Media Awards judge. It seemed somewhat out of keeping with last night’s ceremony, but he went on, “every year when I come...

Jun 2 2010 12:28AM
The right to wear or not to wear??

Recently, amensty international and Hunam Rights Watch have issued statements condemning the ban on Berque (full face cover) by some Muslem women who live in Belgium and Austria. According to them the ban violates human rights of those...

Jun 1 2010 3:55PM
Gaza: is the international community all at sea over how to react?

Yet again the Israel-Palestinian conflict has thrown out a challenge to the world. How to respond to what appears to have been a heavy-handed storming of the Gaza aid convoy by Israeli commandos? Not for the first time, the UN has...

May 30 2010 1:13AM
Colombia: UN special rapporteur slams record on impunity

Colombia is the most dangerous country in the world to be a trade unionist, but the Colombian Government denies this. The European Union has been negotiating a trade deal with Colombia for several months, in a move which will be seen...

May 29 2010 1:24PM
Commemoration of Tiananmen Massacre

Candlelight vigil for commemoration of the Tiananmen Massacre Time:7.00pm – 10.00pm, 4th June 2009 Location:opposite the Chinese Embassy, 49-51 Portland Place, London W1B 1JL 燭光悼念六四屠殺21周年 時間: 2010年六月四日星期五晚七時至十時 地點:中國駐倫敦大使館49-51...