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.” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In April 2011 the Archbishop of York wrote: “More notice needs to be taken, I believe, of increasingly unpalatable evidence from countries like Congo… that some returnees from the UK, including […]
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 […]
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 […]
An old case reached the UK supreme court this May, challenging our right to know what’s done in our names. In 2004 the Iraq war was raging, and Gaddafi was […]
The Human Rights Council has just reviewed Sri Lanka, and seem disappointed. Despite promises to reform (seeking the Holy Grail of trade deals), President Sirisena’s government continues to favour torture […]
The visit of the Saudi Crown Prince and de facto leader, Mohammed Bin Salman, to London brought human rights to the media forefront, but to little avail. The red carpet […]
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