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Jul 10 2014 1:32PM
New Government Rules to Punish Journalists for Disclosing “State Secrets,” Detained Lawyer Repeatedly Denied Access to Lawyer

China Human Rights Briefing July 4-10, 2014 Content Arbitrary Detention Curtailing Church-based Rights Activism, Authorities Sentence Christian Pastor to 12 Years in Prison Detained Lawyer Chang Boyang Denied Access to Lawyer, Fears of...

Jul 9 2014 5:41PM
Real vs fake: authenticating Youtube videos for our human rights work

During a crisis or disaster, YouTube is widely used to share footage—including a host of videos that are old or, in some cases, staged or faked. An enormous challenge for human rights workers, journalists or first responders alike is...

Jul 6 2014 1:13PM
Roma families threatened with forced eviction

What does ‘home’ mean to you? For me, my childhood home was a lot more than a roof over my head. It brought with it a feeling of security and belonging – with family, friends and my local community. For 50 Roma children and their...

Jul 5 2014 8:53PM
5 July 2014: Demonstration for Uyghur freedom

A demonstration to mark the 5th anniversary of the 5 July 2009 Urumqi massacre and subsequent crackdown by the Chinese regime on the Uyghur population in East Turkestan. Organised by Chinese Uyghur Tibetan Solidarity UK...

Jul 4 2014 2:49PM
A 20-year battle won, and new hope for Paraguay's indigenous communities

On 11 June, Paraguay’s President Cartes signed into law an Expropriation Bill that returns more than 55 square miles of traditional land to the Sawhoyamaxa people – an area about the size of Cardiff. It’s hopefully the end of a...