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Nov 20 2012 2:45PM
[CHRD] Dissident Poet Li Bifeng Given 12 Years on Concocted Fraud Charge

China Human Rights Briefing November 19, 2012 Arbitrary Detention Sichuan Dissident Li Bifeng Issued 12-Year Prison Term for Alleged Fraud Sichuan dissident and poet Li Bifeng (李必丰) was given a 12-year sentence on a seemingly concocted...

Nov 19 2012 12:30PM
Building Furushwa, the first interactive map of evictions in Kenya

Right now, thousands of people in Kenya’s settlements are living in fear of the bulldozers coming to raze their home to the ground. It could happen at any moment. There’s no negotiation, no warning, and nothing legal about it. The...

Nov 18 2012 4:44PM
The hope and future of the Amnesty movement

"Spend some time every day defending your human rights while you have them. Enjoy them to the full. Don't wait until your rights are taken away to start standing up for them!" That was Jenni Williams of Women Of Zimbabwe Arise's...

Nov 16 2012 12:06PM
Amnesty International UK Student Conference 2012 begins today!

The final preparations are taking place and we're buzzing with excitement as 250 students head straight towards us from Aberdeen, Exeter and Dublin and many universities in between. These two figures by street artist Stik have arrived...

Nov 15 2012 1:40PM
Mining firms and human rights abuses in Colombia.

Please read my latest piece published by the Sunday Mail newspaper on 11th November 2012. The article highlights a new report which exposes how the rapid expansion of mining in Colombia has resulted in enivironmental disaster, unlawful...