Thousands at risk of forced sterilization in China

Thursday 22 April 2010 Authorities in southern China must not violate human rights in carrying out their reported plans to sterilize thousands of people in a drive to meet family planning targets. Authorities in southern China must not violate human rights in carrying out their reported plans to sterilize thousands of people this month in a drive to meet family planning targets, Amnesty International said on Thursday.According to Chinese media reports, officials in Puning City, Guangdong Province aim to sterilize 9,559 people, some against their will, by 26 April.The authorities started the…

Read complete article

~	Sudan: High-income countries must use Berlin meeting to save lives as conflict hits three-year mark

~	Russia: Memorial Rights Group Declared ‘Extremist’

~	World Cup: 2 Months Out, FIFA and Host Cities Sideline Rights

~	Feeling distracted? How hobbies can help you find ‘flow state’ and save your brain

~	South Africa’s farmers aren’t yet replacing chemical fertilisers with sustainable alternatives – this is why

~	Five tips to make your memory work more effectively

~	How reforms under Patrice Talon have reshaped the electoral competition in Benin

~	Cubans living abroad now hold the key to their country’s uncertain future

~	As Nasa’s Artemis II Moon mission ends, a new adventure for humanity beckons

~	The UK could make migrants wait up to 20 years before becoming settled – making it one of the longest waits in the world