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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...

Nov 15 2012 11:02AM
After the glitz - send a birthday card to Eurovison activist facing jail

You might remember taking part earlier this year in one of our actions about freedom of expression in Azerbaijan , when the country hosted the Eurovision Song Contest. We were by no means the only ones to use that opportunity to shine...

Nov 10 2012 12:58PM
Today and every day, I am Malala

Malala Yousufzai is fifteen. Right now, she’s in a Birmingham hospital. It’s probably safe to say she’s the only patient in there being treated for bullet wounds sustained from an assassination attempt by the Taliban. But Malala...

Nov 9 2012 7:57AM
[CHRD] Shanghai Activists Detained, Punished Around Party Congress; Tibetan Areas Face Information Blockade, and more

China Human Rights Briefing November 3-8, 2012 Contents Harassment of Activists • Shanghai Authorities Detain, Punish Activists Around Party Congress Freedom of Information • Gansu Authorities Impose Information Blockade, Other...

Nov 8 2012 2:19PM
Labour camp sentence for women's activist MAO Hengfeng

The Chinese authorities must immediately release prominent women’s rights activist, Mao Hengfeng, who has been sentenced to one and a half years in a labour camp, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. Mao Hengfeng is a relentless...