The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) reports that parliamentarians from all over Africa are pushing for a continent-wide ban on female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and are calling on the UN to pass a General...

In the bad old days of apartheid South Africa, protestors would often "commit suicide" or suffer "accidental death" in police custody. Steve Biko was probably the most famous victim. Now it seems those days are back, just across the...

Hundreds of prisoners held without charge or trial by the United States on “security” grounds in a remote and inaccessible military camp without access to lawyers or the courts. Where have we heard that before? Guantánamo, right? No...

(ChineseHumanRights Defenders, May 10, 2010) On May 13, the governments of China andtheUnited States are set to hold the next round of talks in the U.S.-ChinaHumanRights Dialogue. These dialogues, which have been held on 12...

Falun Gong practitioner Jiang Fengwent missing in Shanghai on 18 February and is believed to be detainedby the Chinese authorities. He is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. On 18 February, Jiang Feng went missingat Shanghai’s...