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Jan 25 2009 2:41PM
Our history: 25-years on from a UK government-ordered union ban

I am reminded by the Stronger Unions website that today marks the 25th anniversary of the banning of trade unions at the Governments’ intelligence gathering centre GCHQ in Cheltenham. The denial of a basic human right to GCHQ workers –...

Jan 24 2009 2:29PM
Good News from Cambodia: Together we've made a difference!

The struggle for human rights will outlast our generation, and the backdrop of enduring injustice such as the 40-year occupation of Palestinian territories, or the 20-year grip of the generals in Burma, as well as deepening economic...

Jan 23 2009 1:37PM
Obama: quick off the mark

As Richard Hammond might say, sometimes things move fast, and Obama’s certainly not letting the grass grow under his feet over Guantánamo and human rights. As regular readers – both of you! – of this blog will know, I was recently...

Jan 23 2009 12:42PM
Change from Obama but let us keep up the pressure

At last! Barack Obama is now the president of the United States after that long wait from winning the election. Much hope is pinned on him. The inauguration speech showed some of the fresh thinking that he offers. (Did he really do...

Jan 22 2009 5:13PM
Death sentences in China over baby milk scandal

Perhaps predictably, the Baby Milk Scandal in China has ended in executions. Two people have been sentenced to death over the scandal, which saw hundreds of thousands of people getting sick and six babies die when milk powder was...