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Feb 7 2012 3:00PM
‘Take Good Care’ – Joss Stone and Dave Stewart get behind Amnesty’s arms campaign

We’re thrilled to give you a sneak preview of a track that Joss Stone and Dave Stewart have recorded in support of our campaign for a bulletproof global arms treaty. ‘Take Good Care’ will be released in full in April this year, but you...

Feb 5 2012 8:34PM
Iran clamps down on trade unions - again!

Our friends at Human Rights Watch have condemned a new wave of arrests of independent trade unionists in Iran - earlier attacks on free trade unionism have been catalogued on this blog and at Justice for Iranian Workers . They report...

Feb 5 2012 8:25PM
London Olympics: what Dow case says about an ethical Olympics

I've posted on the TUC Touchstone blog about what the Dow Chemicals sponsorship case tells us about ethics and the Olympics. The TUC has registered our opposition to the sponsorship deal with the London Organisating Committee for the...

Feb 3 2012 11:57AM
ACTION: Romani Families Made Homeless In Albania (UA 34/12)

We have received word that many Romani families have been subjected to forced eviction in Tirana, Albania. The United Nations state that 'Forced evictions constitute gross violations of a range of internationally recognised human...

Feb 2 2012 8:03AM
China Human Rights Briefing January 24-30, 2012

Highlights Court Hears Case Against Zhu Yufu, Does Not Announce Verdict: On January 31, a Hangzhou court tried dissident Zhu Yufu on charges of “inciting subversion,” but did not issue a verdict after two-and-a-half hours of...