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Jul 3 2015 12:07PM
My first week of freedom after 10 years in a Nigerian jail

When I called my mother from prison to tell her I’d been pardoned after 10 years in jail, she fainted. I was told they had to pour water on her to revive her. Later, when she saw me for the first time after all those years in jail, she...

Jul 2 2015 5:30PM
We need to know why the UK government spied on Amnesty International

Temperatures hit the roof at our London office yesterday on the hottest July day since records began. It wasn’t just the mercury in the barometers that was rising – we had just been emailed by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT)...

Jul 1 2015 3:21PM
Warning: stay out of the sun, drink water, celebrate the Human Rights Act

Slap on the sunscreen - it’s the hottest day for a decade and health warnings are being doled out like sweets given to fancy-dressed children on Halloween. If only misguided government proposals also came with their own health warnings...

Jul 1 2015 2:31PM
Human Rights Issues Should Be Highlighted in China & Tibet & East Turkestan

I want to highlight a number of key concerns and make a list of recommendations and actions. Key concerns: Chinese authorities, using legal provisions, criminalise legitimate human rights activities based on International Human Rights...

Jul 1 2015 2:01PM
Pride in London and Istanbul: stickers and dancing versus water cannons and rubber bullets

London Pride has come and gone, and once again hundreds of you marched with us across London’s streets. The typically celebratory mood was bolstered by the news of the Supreme Court ruling that legalised same sex marriage across the...