Blind activist Chen Guangcheng’s health is in serious jeopardy because of repeated beatings and malnutrition he suffers in house detention. Women’s Rights Without Frontiers and China Aid Association have called for urgent action to free Chen and his family. Women’s Rights Without Frontiers released a video demanding freedom for Chen and his family.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpVJidDqVJo
Calls have been made for individuals to write Chinese embassies and consulates around the world and sign the petition to Free Chen Guangcheng at:
www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org/index.php?nav=chen-guangcheng#petition
Government quizzed on whether a percentage of aid to Pakistan will be allocated to improving the living conditions of people from religious minorities, including the provision of fresh running water and electricity, and the creation of primary schools; on education for destitute girls; and on whether religious minorities in Pakistan will be included in the list of marginalized communities prioritised for UK aid.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign,...