New analysis from the Jubilee Debt Campaign show that China accounts for one-fifth of external debt owed by African governments. Recent reports have claimed that China is responsible for causing new debt traps on the African continent. The new figures show that China’s role has indeed been growing, but its relative importance is less than often stated, especially in regard to countries currently in debt crisis.
Six of the UK’s current top ten trading partners are not adequately punishing companies which pay bribes overseas, according to Transparency International.
Several NGOs have jointly called on Google's CEO to refrain from collaboration with Chinese censorship, which would endanger journalists and their sources.
Amnesty International has responded to reports that two members of Hong Kong pro-democracy party Demosist were detained and interrogated by Chinese state security officials when visiting mainland China.
Amnesty International has condemned the arrest of thirty people peacefully protesting in support of factory workers' attempt to form a trade union at Jasic Technology in Shenzhen, southern China, and has called for their release.