The Iraqi government says a mass grave discovered in northeast Iraq contains 185 bodies, mostly of women and children believed killed during a crackdown against Kurds by former dictator Saddam Hussein.
The International Conference on Human Rights in Darfur Saturday evening concluded its sittings in Al-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State and issued its final communiqué and recommendations.
The case of former university professor and human rights activist Liu Xiaobo, 53, who has spent most of the past 20 years in jail or under house arrest, reveals much about what is going on beneath the glossy surface of the new China, Quentin Sommerville explains.
The Iraqi government says a mass grave discovered in northeast Iraq contains 185 bodies, mostly of women and children believed killed during a crackdown against Kurds by former dictator Saddam Hussein. 
The International Conference on Human Rights in Darfur Saturday evening concluded its sittings in Al-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State and issued its final communiqué and recommendations. 
The case of former university professor and human rights activist Liu Xiaobo, 53, who has spent most of the past 20 years in jail or under house arrest, reveals much about what is going on beneath the glossy surface of the new China, Quentin Sommerville explains. 
