News round up
Independent
Illinois' death row officially shuts down
By Don Babwin, Associated Press
Saturday, 2 July 2011
"One man who came within 48 hours of being executed was among those later declared innocent".
Guardian
China: who will defend the law's defenders?
Human rights lawyers in China are increasingly being subjected to arbitrary detention and torture. They need protecting
"Among the 204,000 lawyers in China, only a brave few hundred risk taking on cases that deal with human rights. The pressure, intimidation and persecution faced by human rights lawyers have ensured that few dare to represent clients persecuted by the state".
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
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