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Mar 1 2013 12:40PM
[CHRD] Prominent Chinese Citizens Call for Government to Ratify ICCPR

China Human Rights Briefing February 22-28, 2013 Contents Arbitrary Detention Former Cops-Turned-Petitioners Seized in Beijing, Held in Black Jail Freedom of Peaceful Assembly & Association Protesting North Korean Nuclear Test...

Feb 28 2013 2:31PM
What's in store for women's rights?

Next week is all about defending women’s human rights. There’s International Women’s Day, big UN talks on eliminating violence against women at the Commission on the Status of Women , and the launch of our exciting new campaign on...

Feb 27 2013 5:55PM
Forced Eviction by Lagos State in Nigeria

“The police said if we went back into the house they were going to shoot us.” Friday Ogunyemi woke up on Saturday 23 February 2013 oblivious to the fact that he and his family would be made homeless that morning and would have to spend...

Feb 25 2013 12:16PM
The time is now to prevent weapons getting into the hands of human rights abusers

As we launch a new action calling on MPs to endorse a robust Arms Trade Treaty, Labour & Co-operative MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun Cathy Jamieson pledges her support. At least one person dies every minute as a result of armed violence...

Feb 25 2013 10:03AM
Scotland's controversial deal with Bahrain

Please find below links to an article I wrote for Scotland On Sunday - published yesterday - about a controversial business deal between a public body in Scotland and the government of Bahrain. http://www.scotsman.com/scotland-on...