11.  Human right groups have criticized the government for arresting and charging the two human rights workers, whom they said were simply doing their job by monitoring the protest.

12.  Human right groups have documented several cases in which suspects died in detention centers as well as multiple arrests of individuals by the different forces.

13.  The human groups noted police avoided arresting Muslims for the slaying of two Christians to avoid sparking civil strife.

14.  The human right group Amnesty International has condemned the government for what it called the torture of the journalists.

15.  The human right groups put the toll at twice that number.

16.  The London-based human right group Amnesty International says Do has suffered a number of health problems, including high blood pressure, migraines and severe arthritis.

17.  The two jurists, who were asked by Palestinian human group LAW to attend the hearing, will report their findings to the Geneva-based ICJ.

18.  Two representatives of local human right groups will travel to the province Wednesday to investigate, Pisit said.

19.  Human right groups have alleged that rampant corruption and interminable trial procedures have forced thousands of suspects to spend years in jail before being convicted or set free.

20.  Chinese courts have refused to hear a lawsuit brought against police and prison authorities by jailed labour activist Liu Nianchun, a human right group said Tuesday.