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Apr 4 2012 11:28AM
Red ribbons for HIV-positive children in Tanzania

Amnesty International has revealed that several Tanzanian schools are forcing HIV-positive pupils to wear red ribbons to class . Amnesty International has cautioned against this practice, which stigmatizes those suffering from the...

Apr 4 2012 7:46AM
China Human Rights Briefing March 27-April 2, 2012

Top News • Arrested in Anti-Gang Campaign, Journalist Sentenced After Secret Trial: It was recently revealed that Chongqing journalist Gao Yingpu was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for a crime of “endangering state security”...

Apr 3 2012 11:18PM
Writers in Prison (3)

Today we are featuring Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫), a veteran Democracy Wall activist in the late 1970s and an editor of the Opposition Party (在野党) magazine which carried articles about the China Democratic Party in 1998-99. Zhu was convicted of...

Apr 3 2012 6:50PM
The International Day for Street Children 2012

Here is a very important message from our colleagues about the International Day for Street Children. Join us! Spread the word, find events in your country. Help street children go from voiceless to vocal! The International Day for...

Apr 3 2012 4:51PM
Newsnight on 3 April reports from Burma

Newsnight on 3 April 2012 included a report by Sue Lloyd Roberts from Kachin in Burma. How pleased with the election result should we be or is there still a long way to go before Burma is democratic? You can read Sue Lloyd Robert's...