Protestors in Turkey, men & women demanded their beautiful Taqusim Square be spared demolition to give way to a shopping mall. This was how thousands gathered at the Square to raise their voices. The police response was extreme...

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights contains truths which transcend borders, nationalities, and the words we use to communicate. The issue of human rights moves people to act, to wake up, and connect with others. “Much like music...

Tweet After two months of dragging its feet, the Salvadoran government finally acted this week to save the life of Beatriz, aged 22, a pregnant women facing death if denied medical treatment. On Monday, she received an early caesarean...

Plots of films are often based on cases of mistaken identity. A character on the run, working against the clock to prove her innocence – or a blameless soul languishing in jail as a determined, impoverished, lawyer works away to save...

China Human Rights Briefing May 31-June 6, 2013 Contents Reprisals Against Human Rights Lawyers Dozens of Human Rights Lawyers Face Hurdles in Getting Licenses Renewed Arbitrary Detention UN Right Experts Ruled Dissident Guo Quan’s...