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Jul 4 2008 4:24PM
Who will be the next UN Human Rights Commissioner?

Could Northern Ireland-educated Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, be the next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights ? She certainly seems to be in the running for the world's top human rights job, according to a...

Jul 4 2008 11:25AM
I am therefore I think

On Tuesday I got the chance to get out of the office, away from all the “doing”, and join a group of academics at St Andrew’s University for a much needed chance to “think”. The group in question were psychologists from various...

Jul 3 2008 3:33PM
Wengan Mass Incident and Continuous repression

In Wengan Mass Incident, a few people were killed and hundreds of people were arrested by Chinese authorities. Please refer to Girl’s Death Sparks Rioting In China Continuous repression against people before Beijing Olympics Please...

Jul 3 2008 2:25PM
Taking Pride

The next few days will see Amnesty’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender campaign go into overdrive. This Saturday is Pride London , where our float will once again be on the streets of the capital highlighting the problems of...

Jul 3 2008 1:03PM
Backlash!

I read the article by Kira Cochrane on the apparent backlash against feminism | World news | The Guardian with a sinking heart. It confirmed what I and many of my contemporaries have known for a long time. I used to live in Brighton...