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Jul 30 2013 9:48AM
Fiji sugar workers fight for their rights

The Fiji Sugar Workers' and General Union (FSWGU) has just held a secret ballot for strike action in the sugar mills, calling for a pay increase and other improvements in terms and conditions to deal with seven years when real pay...

Jul 29 2013 2:47PM
India: harassment and delaying tactics increasing after Orissa Mining court decision

The Dongria Khondh indigenous community of Orissa, in eastern India is still in danger of losing their ancestral land and the mountain that is sacred to them in spite of the Indian Supreme Court ruling in April. The ruling gave village...

Jul 28 2013 8:17PM
[CHRB] Activists Detained, Disappeared, and Tortured After They Uncovered Illegal Detention Cell

China Human Rights Briefing July 19 -25, 2013 Contents Arbitrary Detention, Torture, and Reprisals Against Human Rights Defenders 16 Activists in Police Custody After Uncovering “Black Jail” Activist Zhang Lin Criminally Detained for...

Jul 26 2013 10:56AM
Marching with Pride in Lithuania

Prides differ a lot across the world, as they have over time. The march and festival in London , now more of a celebration than a protest, the lower-key, more community-based festivals in other cities of the UK, the great march down...