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Mar 17 2010 3:20PM
'tools of torture' still traded from Europe

Spiked batons, thumb cuffs and stun belts are not exactly commodities you’ll see on a shopping channel or your average retail catalogue here in the UK. But these tools of torture – which really are the stuff of nightmares – are...

Mar 17 2010 2:45PM
When law firms exploit human rights

Afua Hirsch writes in the Guardian about some law firms that profess to care about human rights while making money from questionable activities such as business from vulture funds. She points to Dechert, an international law firm with...

Mar 17 2010 1:24PM
Remember prisoners in spring

On 21 March Iranian New Year starts while many families have their loved ones in prison. Despite their relenless effort,s few have been given leave for the duration of holidays. Amnesty Middle East section proposed that we send...

Mar 17 2010 1:24PM
Remember prisoners in spring

On 21 March Iranian New Year starts while many families have their loved ones in prison. Despite their relenless effort,s few have been given leave for the duration of holidays. Amnesty Middle East section proposed that we send...

Mar 17 2010 8:27AM
China Human Rights Briefing 9-15  March  2010

Contents FreedomofAssembly Police in Hong Kong Arrest Members of HK Alliance over December Protest for Liu Xiaobo Police Interfere with Meeting on Forced Eviction in Hangzhou ArbitraryDetention Mawei District Court to Announce Verdict...