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  • May 24 2013
  • 12:10pm
From building sites to women's rights
Over the years I’ve become all too familiar with the issue of violence against women and girls, both at the global and domestic level. This week at Amnesty we’ve called on the UK G...
  • May 23 2013
  • 4:49pm
Where is Chen Guangcheng now?
I met Chen Guangcheng this week. I can’t quite believe it. It’s not something I ever thought I’d be able to say.
  • May 23 2013
  • 6:00am
[CHRB] Torture, Other Mistreatment by Police (5/18-23, 2013)
China Human Rights Briefing May 18-23, 2013 Contents
  • May 21 2013
  • 10:55am
An Arms Trade Treaty at last: my reflections
I’m sitting here in a haze. Yesterday I attended a historic milestone. A celebration that meant that over 20 years of campaigning had taken effect.
  • May 20 2013
  • 6:04pm
Time is running out - tweet now for Beatriz
Months have passed since 22-year-old Beatriz requested an abortion to save her life, and despite a ruling by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on 29 April, the Salvador...