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Mar 15 2011 11:48PM
Bahrain under martial law as unions call General Strike

The TUC has joined unions around the world in protesting against martial law and violent repression of peaceful protests in Bahrain. TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber has written to Bahrain's Ambassador. The trade union movement in...

Mar 15 2011 5:56PM
Eleven years in detention without charge. Could it now get worse?

Can you remember what you were doing in February 2000? I’ve been racking my brains and I really haven’t a clue. Gabrielle was at Number one in the charts with ‘Rise’, apparently – any idea how that goes? And do you remember Finland’s...

Mar 14 2011 2:41PM
On Friday 11 March, the Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled in favour of Jordan Brown.

*Posted on behalf of Frances* Amnesty International welcomes the Superior Court's decision to rule in favour of Jordan Brown. 13 year old Jordan Brown is charged with committing murder when 11 years old. If tried in an adult court and...

Mar 14 2011 1:39PM
Torture: a nudge is as good as a wink

A nudge is as good as a wink to a blind bat, as Monty Python’s Eric Idle once said . And I think I know what he means. So, when former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf pops up on TV to talk about how as a national leader you need...

Mar 11 2011 4:53PM
16 down, 34 to go!

Governor Pat Quinn’s decision to abolish the death penalty across Illinois couldn’t have come a moment too soon. Particularly for the 15 men who were on death row across the US state. The mid-western state – for which President Obama...