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Aug 17 2011 5:54PM
Backstage boos from the Edinburgh fringe

I’m just back from Edinburgh’s Venue 150, which tonight will host Amnesty’s Stand Up For Freedom comedy show in front of a sell-out crowd of 1,200 comedy (and hopefully Amnesty) fans at the Edinburgh festival. It starts at 9.30 tonight...

Aug 17 2011 12:00PM
Cluster Bombs: RBS responds

Since yesterday more than 7,000 of you have emailed the Chief Executive of RBS, Stephen Hester and they are having a very hard time ignoring our calls. That is why they have sent some of you responses to your emails. If you have had a...

Aug 17 2011 9:45AM
China Human Rights Briefing August 10-15, 2011

Highlights Updates on Detentions and Disappearances Related to the “Jasmine Revolution” Crackdown: The trial of Wang Lihong ( 王荔蕻 ) opened and concluded in the morning of August 12, with the verdict to be announced at a later date. The...

Aug 16 2011 5:49PM
Cluster Bombs and banks - a booming business

Cluster bombs have been the topic of the day for us today here in the press office. You may have already seen the story running in todays Independent , where we reveal exclusively how some UK high street banks, including the Royal Bank...

Aug 16 2011 11:12AM
Azerbaijani youth activist to spend birthday behind bars – send a card

Inspired by events in the Middle East and North Africa, 19-year-old Jabbar Savalan used facebook to call for protests against the Azerbaijan government. The next day he was arrested, and later convicted on fabricated drugs charges. He...