On 18 September 2013, the Papua New Guinean Government passed the Family Protection Bill 2013 with a landslide 65-0 vote. What's the good news? The unanimous support for the bill signified strong political will to reduce the high rates...

15-year-old ‘Ali Muslim Ebrahim, a Bahraini boy who suffers from diabetes, was arrested at his home in al-Hidd in northern Bahrain on 8 September 2013 and was reportedly hit on the head during interrogation. The Public Prosecutor has...

13-year-old Salman Mahdi Salman, a Bahraini child, was released on 10 September 2013 following a month long detention where he was allegedly beaten and threats made against his parents. Following his release from a juvenile detention...

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders – September 24, 2013) – The Chinese government must halt the imminent execution of Mr. Xia Junfeng (夏俊峰), a street vendor who was convicted of “intentional homicide” and sentenced to death for killing...

China Human Rights Briefing September 12-19, 2013 View this issue on CHRD ’s website. Contents Arbitrary Detention Two Shanghai Activists Sent to Prison for Rights Activism Three Monks Sentenced to Prison in Sichuan Updates on...