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Aug 14 2014 12:05PM
[CHRB] Details of Torture Emerge, Official Order Blocks Detainees’ Access to Lawyers (8/7-14/2014)

China Human Rights Briefing August 8-14, 2014 Contents Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment & Punishment Details of Torture Emerge from Behind Communist Party’s Extralegal Discipline System Legal Rights Beijing...

Aug 14 2014 12:02PM
'They know who did it and they're not acting': The Gatumba massacre 10 years on

On Saturday I listened while survivors of the Gatumba massacre recounted the horrors they witnessed on the night of August 13th 2004, when more than 160 Congolese Banyamulenge Tutsis were hunted down and killed at a refugee camp in...

Aug 12 2014 12:44PM
The UK needs to stop selling arms to Israel and open its eyes to the suffering caused by inaction

While we can only hope that the latest fitful emergency peace talks in Cairo make progress, the fact remains that the violence in Gaza and southern Israel has been utterly terrible and has filled most onlookers with despair bordering...

Aug 7 2014 1:36PM
[CHRB] Jailed Human Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Released Into Control by Authorities (7/30-8/7/2014)

China Human Rights Briefing July 30 – August 7, 2014 Contents Arbitrary Detention Police Detain Several Demonstrating against Incommunicado Detentions in Zhengzhou Trial of Anhui Activists Opens, No Sentence Announced Jailed Human...

Aug 7 2014 12:50PM
London to Brighton cycle: Emma Pooley's top tips for Ditchling Beacon

One of the highlights of our fundraising calendar, the London to Brighton cycle ride is just a few weeks away! Good luck to all in @amnestyuk ride on 7 Sept. Cycling for a great cause! Sign up on http://t.co/PG4OHuv2JS #teamamnesty...