Doctors Against Torture

The Twelves Days of the International Criminal Court

A song which does not scan, for a world in […]

Asylum Seekers, Sunak, Truss and Truth

As Sunak and Truss vied to outnasty one another on immigration they were forced to embellish earlier lies because it was far too late to tell party members the truth. […]

Uncategorized

Christmas in North Korea

Christmas must be a time to consider persecuted Christians, and few are more persecuted than in North Korea, an Orwellian dystopia in which religious belief justifies brutality that is as […]

Uncategorized

The Hills of Bisesero

It is 28 years since the Rwandan genocide, and fugitive genocidaires may well have thought their chance of facing retribution was fading with the dwindling numbers of survivors. In November […]

Gaza

Is the situation in Israel apartheid?

In January Btselem, a human rights organisation, accused Israel of apartheid. Last week Human Rights Watch did the same. The basis of both accusations is that Israel is not one […]

China

State Rape in Xinjiang.

At the UN in October 23 nations condemned Beijing’s human rights abuses in Xinjiang. Sadly 54 others backed a response praising Beijing’s “remarkable achievements in the field of human rights.” […]

Human Rights

Trump and the Kurds

Turkey has now launched its offensive against the Kurdish Syrian Defense Forces in North East Syria, days after Donald Trump called President Tayyip Erdogan then tweeted that US troops would […]

Children's Rights

Where children are punished for the crimes of their parents

Al-Hol Camp in NE Syria, also called Al Hawl, was […]

Children's Rights

Abdul Rahman Shteiwi: the Shooting of a Child

On July 30th the UN issued an unusually angry briefing concerning the July 12 shooting of a nine-year-old Palestinian child, Abdul Rahman Shteiwi, by Israeli Security Forces during the weekly protest […]

Human Rights

Saudi Arabia, so we need friends like these?

On July 18th, in Westminster Hall, MPs lined up to list human rights abuses perpetrated by Saudi Arabia, particularly against women, and to ask the government to openly criticise Crown […]

immigration

Watching those who watch the sea… Italy’s war on the rescue boats of the Mediterranean

It takes about 60 seconds to drown, and it hurts. […]

Human Rights

Justice in Iraq

More than 2,000 non-Iraqi ISIS suspects detained in Syria by Western-backed Syria Democratic Forces may soon be transferred to Iraq for prosecution, since most of their countries are refusing to […]

Egypt

Weapons to North Sinai

When might we draw the line and refuse to supply weapons to another State? Egypt might be a case for consideration. For the last 6 years a war has been […]

India

Impunity in Indian Kashmir, the killing of Rizwan Pandith

As Penny Mordaunt moves to grant UK soldiers immunity from […]

execution

Justice and Death in Saudi Arabia

On April 9th President Trump spoke to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman by phone, discussing the Kingdom’s role in Middle East stability, continued pressure on Iran and human rights […]

Brunei

Brunei and Britain

The last time the doctor visited Brunei a bunch of British soldiers got off the plane… which may not seem relevant to Brunei Darussalam’s new penal code, but it is. […]

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