Category: Human Rights


  • The Power of We – Stopping Land Grabs

    Today is Blog Action Day and this year’s theme is ‘The Power of We’. It’s a perfect opportunity to celebrate the power of people in making change happen. We’ve seen people power in many guises over the last year, from large scale movements like the Arab Spring and Occupy, to people making a stand on

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  • Will Human Rights have their day in Bangladesh?

    By Claire Leigh You may not know it, but today (10th December) is World Human Rights Day. Coinciding the with the day that Liu Xiaobo fails to collect his Nobel Peace Prize, awarded for his tireless efforts to promote greater respect for human rights in China, this year’s celebration is a good time to reflect

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