'In many cases the wounds show that the victims were shot at close range. About 10 of the dead we found were women and some were children. One child, aged about 10, was shot multiple times and also mutilated; he had bullet wounds in...

China Human Rights Briefing February 14-20, 2014 Contents Arbitrary Detention Guangdong Activist Arrested After Commemorating June Fourth Hangzhou Police Question 2 on Suspicion of “Inciting Subversion” Henan Authorities to Close...

As Prince Charles visits Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week I hope he's under no illusion that outside of the palatial royal residences of Riyadh and Doha there are serious human rights abuses being perpetrated. This is the Prince’s...

China Human Rights Briefing February 7-13, 2014 Contents Arbitrary Detention Activist Sentenced to 3 Years for Inciting Subversion After Prolonged Detention Without Trial Liaoning Activists Detained For Online Criticism of Unjust...

One of my daughters was lucky enough to have primary teachers who didn’t worry when the headcount in any lesson was down by one. They’d simply go and look for her in the tiny library, where she’d have crept away to read. They’d find...