1 April 2008
Liu Jingmin, Vice-President of the Beijing Olympic Bid Committee, said In 2001 that allowing Beijing to host the Games would “help the development of human rights."
31 March 2008
Two human rights activists have been released from prison in Ethiopia having been detained since November 2005.
18 March 2008
While streets in the Tibetan capital are reported to be quiet and empty, there are continued reports of unrest in neighbouring Chinese provinces with large populations of Tibetans.
27 February 2008
Alyaksandr Zdzvizhkou, a former deputy editor of a Belarusian newspaper, has been released early from prison.
