Working for Amnesty International there are always some easy hits. There are few people who will argue that the Chinese Government isn’t executing enough people for tax offences . And I’ve yet to hear anyone defend the armed groups in...

My advocacy colleagues have been enjoying the lavish surroundings of the Foreign and Commonwealth office today, following the launch of the FCO’s annual report on human rights and democracy. It’s a publication that we think is...

InternationalCommunity Must Take Strong andClear Stance Condemning RightsViolations by theChinese Government (Chinese Human RightsDefenders, March 31,2011) – The Chinese government hascriminally detained a total of 26individuals...

Is sport imitating life, or life imitating sport? How much did you pay for your ticket? And, perhaps the most important question of all, who’s going to win? As Asia’s goliaths of cricket square up on the pitch, the recent animosity and...

Our campaign for Troy Davis suffered a major setback this week with the news that the US Supreme Court has rejected his appeal . At the realisation that Troy – who has been on death row for over 19 years and has already had an...