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Are there any principles that the UK government is willing to stand up for in the face of business lobbying? Apparently not, if documents released through a Freedom of Information request are anything to go by. These show, in detail...
China Human Rights Briefing March 28 – April 3, 2014 Contents Arbitrary Detention Two Dozen Detained, Many Assaulted Over Black Jail Investigation in Heilongjiang Former Masanjia RTL Torture Victim Detained for Seeking Justice Detained...
It doesn’t seem like a year ago that I was sitting quietly in the balcony overlooking the main UN General Assembly chamber in New York, nervously awaiting the landmark vote to adopt the arms trade treaty. I say quietly because we’d...
The only reason I’m alive is because my attackers ran out of bullets. I remember that evening – 17 December 2013 – very clearly. The look of surprise on the gunman’s face after he hunched down on one knee, took aim at me one last time...
The International Day for Street Children takes place on 12 th April and provides a platform for the millions of children around the world to speak out so their rights cannot be ignored. The Consortium for Street Children (CSC)...