28/10/2010   Denial of service attack after torture video release

© Survival International© Survival InternationalSurvival International and other organisations reporting on human rights in West Papua have come under a massive cyberattack. The attacks came one week after a shocking video showing Indonesian soldiers torturing Papuan tribal people was released.

 28/10/2010   Jimmy Mubenga RIP - when will it end?

Photo: Graeme RobertsonPhoto: Graeme RobertsonOn 12 October 2010 Jimmy Mubenga died during a forced deportation from the UK to Angola. He was handcuffed and restrained by three G4S security guards on a BA flight from Heathrow. Before he died, Jimmy was heard by other passengers repeatedly crying out for help.

 20/10/2010   Campaign for the Bushmen's right to water in their ancestral home

Botswana’s government won’t let the Kalahari Bushmen use their own well, but tourism company Wilderness Safaris has built a luxury lodge on their land with a bar and swimming pool. Sign the petition for the Bushmen to return to their homeland and live in peace.
13/10/2010   Scientists call for axe to fall on Nuclear Weapons Research

36 scientists including ex-Royal Society head Sir Michael Atiyah and Nobel Prize winner Sir Harold Kroto have called on the Prime Minister to protect core scientific research by cutting development in new nuclear weapons. £2bn a year, over 25% of the government’s total scientific R&D budget, is currently spent by the MoD.

 04/10/2010   Elders commit to ending child marriage

Six of the eight Millenium Development Goals are directly affected by the prevalence of child marriage. In the developing world, one in three girls is married before she is 18 and one in seven before she is 15. This not only harms the young brides, but also impedes the development of their communities and societies as a whole.

 04/10/2010   Is the Digital Economy Act a blank cheque for extortion?

ACS:Law have wrongly accused thousands of internet users for breach of copyright, and those accusations have been exposed along with vast amounts of leaked personal data. They are now considering using the Digital Economy Act to pursue “adult” file-sharers.