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Apr 3 2014 7:43PM
[CHRB] Two Dozen Detained Over Black Jail Case, Former RTL Abuse Victim Under Criminal Detention (3/28/-4/3/2014)

China Human Rights Briefing March 28 – April 3, 2014 Contents Arbitrary Detention Two Dozen Detained, Many Assaulted Over Black Jail Investigation in Heilongjiang Former Masanjia RTL Torture Victim Detained for Seeking Justice Detained...

Apr 2 2014 5:44PM
One year since the arms treaty vote and there's more work to do

It doesn’t seem like a year ago that I was sitting quietly in the balcony overlooking the main UN General Assembly chamber in New York, nervously awaiting the landmark vote to adopt the arms trade treaty. I say quietly because we’d...

Apr 2 2014 4:21PM
Arms Trade Treaty one year on. Why is Kenya dragging its feet?

The only reason I’m alive is because my attackers ran out of bullets. I remember that evening – 17 December 2013 – very clearly. The look of surprise on the gunman’s face after he hunched down on one knee, took aim at me one last time...

Mar 31 2014 10:56AM
International Day for Street Children - 12 April 2014

The International Day for Street Children takes place on 12 th April and provides a platform for the millions of children around the world to speak out so their rights cannot be ignored. The Consortium for Street Children (CSC)...

Mar 28 2014 4:37PM
At long last Sri Lanka's war crimes will be investigated

As I walked to work today I had a skip in my step. A perfect combination of early morning sunshine and Nina Simone’s dulcet tones singing ‘I wish I knew how it feels to be free’ (which always reminds me of Amnesty’s local group in York...