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Nov 27 2008 1:21PM
Northern Ireland Bill of Rights: bringing rights home

With less than a fortnight to go before the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission gives the Government its long-awaited advice on the scope and substance of a proposed NI Bill of Rights, the BBC's local flagship politics programme...

Nov 26 2008 11:58AM
Picture this: Congo without war

To paraphrase John Lennon, you may call me a dreamer but I can imagine the Democratic Republic of Congo without war. Just. Shockingly, after a decade or more of continuous violence it’s actually now difficult to envisage a peaceful...

Nov 25 2008 9:15PM
Yang Jia to be executed within a week

TheSupreme Court of P.R. China has upheld Yang Jia's death sentence (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jsvwcE6Ty1UaepBLs_hmz…).According to China's Criminal Precedure Law, Yang Jia shall be executedwithin...

Nov 25 2008 2:51PM
Jam today, an end to sex trafficking tomorrow

Empty gesture from “jam makers”, or an important move to help tackle sexual slavery? Today’s news that those former barrackers of Tony Blair the Women’s Institute are going to start monitoring the local press for classified ads...

Nov 24 2008 5:57PM
Tasers: A Shock to the Policing System

I was surfing the TV channels last night and found myself watching one of those dreadful programmes that follow police around a town centre on a Friday night. It elicited a mixture of depression and terror: scores of boozed-up Brits...