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Mar 2 2010 8:04AM
China Human Rights Briefing  26 February to 1 March 2010

Headlines Jilin Government Website Details Targeting of Political Publications during “Anti-Pornography” Campaign Hubei Teachers’ Organizer Released from RTL, Compensated after 3 Months of Detention Hunger Strike by Death Row Inmates...

Mar 1 2010 1:55PM
Women whipped for wearing knee-length skirts: discrimination and cruelty in Sudan

We have a new campaign briefing out today, urging the authorities in Sudan to abolish the practice of flogging, which is normally used against women. Women in Sudan face a daily risk of being arbitrarily arrested in public or private...

Mar 1 2010 1:54PM
Out of Control

The UK government’s Control Orders regime is being discussed by MPs today, in the annual review/rubber-stamping of this “lamentable system”, as Andy Worthington describes it in his excellent and detailed blog on the subject. Today’s...

Mar 1 2010 11:52AM
Robin Hood tax

The Robin Hood tax is a proposed tax on speculative banking transactions. It is a tax that takes from the rich and gives to the poor. The proceeds could be used in the fight against global poverty and climate change. Years ago a top...

Feb 27 2010 10:44AM
Forget Us Not, Bridge Walk on International Women's Day

Forget Us Not Iranian women have lived under the shadow of discrimination,humiliation and suppression for the past thirty one years. With the worsening political atmosphere after the June presidential elections Iranian women and their...