justice and accountability

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 […]

China

The death of Cao Shunli

China doesn’t like criticism. In September 2013 a Chinese Human Rights lawyer, Cao Shunli, was arrested when trying to fly to Geneva to attend China’s last periodic review by the […]

Human Rights

Mohammed Bin Salman, the Man with the Golden Gun

Prince Mohammed Bin Salman was given a 21-gun salute and […]

China

Wang Quanzhang

The prominent Chinese rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang has just been sentenced to four and a half years in prison for “subversion of state power.” His crime was defending political activists, […]

execution

Major General Shavendra Silva, hero

Bad news for Sri Lankan Tamils and, indeed, anyone who thinks rewarding war criminals is basically bad. On January 10th Major General Shavendra Silva was appointed Chief of Staff of […]

China

The erasure of Xinjiang

IS CHINA trying to erase the identity of the Uyghur people? Of the 10m Uyghurs in Xinjiang province, western China, around one in eight is now interned in a re-education […]

corruption

Dances with wolves

Mrs May’s search for “new partnership” led her to Nigeria last month. She took a delegation of twenty-nine business figures to ‘showcase opportunities for a Global Britain,’ promising that the […]

Crimea

A Bridge Too Far

As the World Cup heads to France and the lions head home from the warm and fuzzy Russia they have seen, the Doctor recalls that it was in the afterglow […]

Human Rights

Torture and the Intelligence Security Committee

In June this year Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee confirmed […]

Gaza

Death of a hero

On June 1st, as the Campaign Against Arms Trade revealed the UK’s rapidly increasing arms exports to Israel, and the Palaced announced Prince William’s forthcoming trip to Jerusalem and Ramallah, […]

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justice and accountability

Abdul Rahman Shteiwi: the Shooting of a Child

Saudi Arabia, so we need friends like these?

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

Justice in Iraq

Weapons to North Sinai

Impunity in Indian Kashmir, the killing of Rizwan Pandith

Justice and Death in Saudi Arabia

The death of Cao Shunli

Mohammed Bin Salman, the Man with the Golden Gun

Wang Quanzhang

Major General Shavendra Silva, hero

The erasure of Xinjiang

Dances with wolves

A Bridge Too Far

Torture and the Intelligence Security Committee

Death of a hero