A Message from Liu Xiaobo

Renowned literary critic, writer and activist Liu Xiaobo talks about freedom of expression in China.

Regions: China

Issues: Arbitrary arrest, Detention, Freedom of opinion & expression

Villagers Unit to Release Community Representatives in Land Dispute

2,000 hectares of land belonging to more than 300 villagers in 10 villages was confiscated on 23 September 2009 by Okhna Ly Yong Phat, a Senator from the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, for use as ...

Regions: Cambodia

Issues: Arbitrary arrest, Detention, Human rights defenders

Saudi Activist on Hunger Strike: 'Fighting for freedom is worth the risks'

Dr. Mohammad Al-Qahtani joined several other activists this week in a 2-day hunger strike in Saudi Arabia to protest the unfair detention of 11 human rights activists....

Regions: Saudi Arabia

Issues: Arbitrary arrest, Detention, Freedom of opinion & expression

The US Detention System in Iraq

Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have been detained by the US, one and a half million have had an immediate family-member detained, almost every Iraqi knows someone who has been through the US detentio...

Regions: Iraq

Issues: Arbitrary arrest, Detention, Juvenile justice

Human Rights in China

Human Rights in China (HRIC) takes a strategic approach to enlarging China’s independent civil space by engaging a broad cross-section of citizens, activists, government officials, lawyers, scholars...

Regions: China

Who could protect the right of common Chinese citizens against rapacious developers?

Dear Sir or Madam ...

Regions: China

Issues: Housing

Dream for Darfur

China holds unrivaled influence with the genocidal regime in Sudan....

Regions: China, Sudan, United States

Issues: Crimes against humanity, Genocide

International Campaign for Tibet

The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) works to promote human rights and democratic freedoms for the people of Tibet. ICT does the following: ...

Regions: China

Issues: Freedom of religion & belief, Indigenous peoples, Torture