April 30, 2010 Neda Agha-Soltan’s Mother in Interview with Rooz: Fereshteh Ghazi Hajar Rostami-Motlagh, Neda Agha-Soltan’s mother, told Rooz in an interview that her daughter’s open eyes have driven her mad. According to the Time...

On 2 November 2000, ten people waiting for a bus in a village in the Indian province of Manipur were shot dead by a group of paramilitaries. The next day, deeply upset by the bus stop killings, Sharmila Irom began her hunger strike...

Highlights Detentions, Harassment Continue as World Expo Opens : As CHRD reported in an April 28 press release , officials in Shanghai and around the country have been detaining, harassing, and threatening activists, dissidents, and...

The Court of Appeal ruled today that secret evidence cannot be used in a civil damages claim being brought by six former Guantanamo Bay detainees. It’s a victory for justice, transparency and accountability and hopefully strikes a blow...

Please see below an interesting article in today's Guardian about a feminist protest group called the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/30/afghanistan-women-feminists…...