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China rights lawyer goes on trial
According to a colleague familiar with the case, prominent Chinese civil rights lawyer Xia Lin was put on trial for fraud on Friday during a "far-reaching crackdown on political dissent." Xia had been detained in 2014 by Beijing police and later cha (More) |
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Gambia court charges 40 people after protests
The High Court in Gambia's capital of Banjul on Wednesday charged 40 people with offenses related to recent protests. More than 50 people were arrested after a demonstration last Thursday by members of the opposition United Democratic Party calling f (More) |
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Rights groups urge probe into death of Gambia activist
Several human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International (AI) on Monday urged the Gambian government to investigate the death of Solo Sandeng , a Gambian human rights activist, who died on Saturday while in (More) |
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Gambia activist dies while in detention
A Gambian activist on Saturday died while in detention after being detained on Thursday following protesting. Many rights groups are now calling for an inquiry into how Solo Sandeng, the National Organizing Secretary of the opposition United Democr (More) |
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China lawyer detained for post mocking President Xi Jinping over Panama Papers
Ge Yongxi, a civil rights defense lawyer, was detained and released late Friday by Chinese authorities for posts on social media that "poked fun" at President Xi Jinping in relation to the Panama Papers. Ge posted an image of the president on WeChat, (More) |
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China human rights lawyer disbarred for criticizing government
Chinese human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiangon announced Wednesday that his license to practice law was revoked by the judicial bureau. The bureau allegedly disbarred Pu from practicing law because of a December criminal conviction associated with using (More) |
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China rights lawyer flees to US after release
Chinese lawyer and professor, Chen Taihe, fled his country and arrived in San Leandro, California, the Dui Hua Foundation said Monday. Chen was detained last July as part of a crackdown on rights lawyers that had culminated in at least 242 people d (More) |
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UN rights chief troubled by China crackdown on lawyers and activists
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday expressed concern over China's recent crackdown on lawyers and activists. The commissioner stated that civil society workers should be protected by the state, not harassed. He (More) |
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HRW: China unjustly sentenced human rights activists
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the Chinese government on Friday to overturn a verdict sentencing three human rights activists, including a lawyer, in the Guangdong province to up to five years in prison. The individuals were convicted for "inciting (More) |
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China authorities release detained Sweden rights advocate
Chinese authorities on Tuesday released and deported Swedish citizen charged with training and funding unlicensed lawyers, after the Swedish embassy expressed concerns over the charges last week. Peter Dahlin had appeared on Chinese national telev (More) |
Dreyfus convicted of treason
On December 22, 1894, Jewish French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial trial that prompted worldwide allegations of anti-Semitism.
Dreyfus was later cleared. Learn more about the case of Alfred Dreyfus and read an English translation of the famous public letter J'Accuse...! by novelist and Dreyfus partisan Emile Zola.
