India-focused miner Vedanta posted a 61% drop in saleable iron ore output in its second quarter, though sales fell by a smaller amount due to high volumes sold before the curb... more
Human rights groups and lawyers have been urged to 'think again' after saying they would boycott an inquiry into the alleged torture of UK terror suspects... more
Amnesty International calls for a UN-backed investigation into the crackdown in Syria, claiming the violence could constitute crimes against humanity... more
Ministers were accused by MPs of misjudging the risk that British arms exports to countries such as Libya and Bahrain would be used to repress their own people.
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Vedanta, under fire from human rights campaigners and environmental groups, moves to improve its public image today with the appointment of a “chief sustainability officer”
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UK among several European countries defying international rules by returning asylum seekers to Iraq despite continuing violence, a human rights group says... more
A Muslim model who will be caned for drinking beer said she has asked for her punishment to be in public, in a case described as 'degrading' by human rights campaigners... more
Politically sensitive websites in China remain closed to foreign journalists despite promises that all restrictions would be lifted during the Beijing Olympics... more
Star-packed charity shows often present a dilemma to the critic and The Secret Policeman's Ball was no exception. Some of the witless skits really felt like torture, says Bruce Dessau.... more
Budding comedians are being given the chance to have their sketch performed alongside the likes of Eddie Izzard and Chevy Chase at the return of the Secret Policeman's Ball.... more
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