China's public health whitewash

International organisations are complicit in China's efforts to hush up the milk contamination scandal during the Olympics

Indonesia’s Not-So-Well-Kept Secret

Bloody Diamonds

The Marange diamond field in Zimbabwe is soaked with the blood of civilians and children. Will they make their way to stores in the West? Israel is heading the international forum that will make this decision.

The Black Widows of Dagestan: Media Hype and Genuine Harm

The Plight of Women in Northern Iraq

How Kenya welcomes refugees

Somalis fleeing the violence in their own country can expect only beatings, extortion and overcrowded refugee camps in Kenya

India: Don’t Muzzle Critics

Orphans of war deserve our support

Many Afghan children who come to Europe are second or third generation refugees who hardly remember "their" country

Iranian Society More Closed Than Ever

One Year After Disputed Election, Hundreds of Protesters Remain in Prison

Burma’s authoritarian upgrade: 1990-2010

Putrajaya's 1st international human rights test

Criminal Defamation Laws in Indonesia Stifle Democracy

"Truth is not a defense if an official finds the content of your statement 'insulting.'"

As Kenya Locks Up People Without Condoms, Aids and TB Are Breaking Out of Prisons

Holiday in Cambodia?