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May 13 2007 11:40AM
Belgian government's predicament about the Dalai Lama speaking in Brussels

The Dalai Lama, religious and political leader of the Tibetan people, has decided against visiting Belgium for the Fifth International Conference of Tibet Support Groups, currently being held in Brussels. (At the previous four of these...

Apr 30 2007 10:02PM
Amnesty report on Olympics and human rights

Amnesty has today issued a new report on the Chinese government's record on human rights in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics in summer 2008. The Olympic Games should be a peaceful and positive international event but the Chinese...

Apr 9 2007 3:41PM
Anna Politkovskaya...

Published by The Big Issue in Scotland - March 29th, 2007 It is a savage crime against a professional and serious journalist and a courageous woman. It is a blow to the entire democratic, independent press. It is a grave crime against...

Mar 27 2007 12:13AM
Slavery ended, or did it?

I would like to agree with Tony Blair when UK Prime Minister who said, "The same courage and dedication that people showed to overcome the slave trade 200 years ago should be used to tackle the many forms of modern day slavery, the...