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Feb 2 2012 8:03AM
China Human Rights Briefing January 24-30, 2012

Highlights Court Hears Case Against Zhu Yufu, Does Not Announce Verdict: On January 31, a Hangzhou court tried dissident Zhu Yufu on charges of “inciting subversion,” but did not issue a verdict after two-and-a-half hours of...

Feb 1 2012 3:51PM
ACTION: Families Evicted Despite Promises From Mayor (UA 30/12)

Earlier today we received distressing news that hundreds of people have been forcibly evicted in the African country of Chad. Schools and residential areas were demolished and many of those evicted are now sleeping under trees as there...

Jan 31 2012 6:06PM
Chinese Dissident Zhu Yufu Tried for “Inciting Subversion,” No Verdict Announced

Heavy Sentences in Rapid Succession Have Highlighted Deteriorating Human Rights Situation (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, January 31 , 2012) – The Hangzhou City Intermediate People’s Court in Zhejiang Province today put veteran...

Jan 31 2012 3:04PM
Haiti: ‘Baby Doc’ escapes justice

Readers of my posts over on the Northern Ireland blog Slugger O'Toole will know that I and others there share a particular interest in Haiti . So, I thought it worthwhile to note the regrettable decision by a Haitian court not to...

Jan 30 2012 4:38PM
ACTION: Attempted Kidnap of Female Defender (UA 26/12)

Hello once again. We have just received news from our head office (the International Secretariat) that there was an attempt to kidnap a Colombian Human Rights Defender amid her pursuit of justice for the rape and killing of her...