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On Tory tosh
In the world of high politics, the truth doesn't matter...Time was - at least in the UK - when politicians caught deceiving the citizenry automatically tendered their resignation. No longer. A seminal...
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What can the UK learn from the Irish constitutional convention?
The Irish Constitutional Convention of 2013-14 provides some useful lessons for the UK.Image: Amnesty.ieIn the aftermath of the vote on Scottish independence and calls for a constitutional convention...
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Should it matter how the mass is mobilized?
On the streets of Nigeria, what seems like the “voice of the people” is often just unquestioning followers, echoing the opinions of religious leaders. The human rights community doesn’t need religion...
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The young Roma women who are changing their communities
Eleni wants to go to school. She can read and write already and says emphatically: “I don’t want to be given to get married. I want to learn my letters, learn to speak Greek properly and be a...
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Dead and disappearing Russian soldiers
Andrei Balobanov, a radio telephonist in a Russian motorised rifle company, was serving in Ukraine; he was captured, apparently asked for asylum, and then just disappeared.It is three months now since...
View ArticleUK backtracking on human rights isn’t just hypocritical – it’s bad politics too
The Tories' reasons for the UK leaving the European Charter of Human Rights are based on political calucation rather than principle. This self-defeating act could have a long-term negative impact on...
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Modi's foreign policy blend
With the economy under control – Standard and Poor has recently raised India’s credit outlook to ‘stable’ – Modi is free to indulge in international relations. Narendra Modi shakes hands with Nawaz...
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El Banc: squatting as urban struggle in Barcelona
New forms of urban struggle have been emerging in Barcelona. The reconstruction of the Can Vies social centre, half demolished by the state in a botched eviction, has been an inspiring example. But...
View ArticleA war going according to plan - but which plan?
A letter from Raqqa, in the heart of territory controlled by the Islamic State.United States military publications are full of analyses of the "third Gulf war", one of the most common views being that...
View ArticleConquering fear with hope: Secularism 2014
The Secularism Conference taking place in London this weekend is a chance to hear activists who are transforming human rights. As western academics teach that secularism has had its day, many activists...
View ArticleGreat Western Hospital slams failing PFI contractors - but can it escape?
Disastrous privatisation deals mean failing contractors Carillion have a stranglehold on NHS hospitals, with dangerous results.Swindon’s Great Western Hospital’s Board has issued a damning report into...
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Take a look at the Magna Carta
There is now an online version of the original that lets you see every letter in close up, along with a translation. Linklaters have created a Magna Carta viewer which you can see here along with the...
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Nagorno-Karabakh: the not-so-frozen conflict
In recent months, the ‘frozen’ Karabakh conflict has been more fire than ice. With outside powers stoking the flames, what are the chances of finally securing peace?During the summer months, as...
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Nagorno-Karabakh: a gender inclusive approach to peace
Research suggests that engaging local women in conflict resolution efforts increases the likelihood of violence ending within a year – a theory worth testing in Nagorno-Karabakh.A sharp spike in the...
View ArticleWhat the EU should be telling Palestinian leaders
In other conflict situations, the EU and its member states have pressed for justice, readily acknowledging that continued impunity, not justice, is the real impediment to peace. The...
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What is sectarianism in the Middle East?
The term is heard whenever the Middle East or Syria are discussed, yet a talking head would be pressed to define what they mean by sectarianism. Mohammad Dibo speaks to two prominent Arab thinkers...
View ArticleBombing in the Middle East again: three easy questions
The last one being, "what is the definition of madness?"The west is a couple of weeks into the latest air campaign in the Middle East, targeting the group we know among other names as ISIS. It is too...
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Are we reaching the TTIP tipping point?
The TTIP could be the end of democracy as we know it. Join us for a global day of action this Saturday.Anti-TTIP protest in Berlin. Demotix/Bjorn Kietzmann. All rights reserved.In secret the EU and the...
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Three years on and the Copts' plight continues
Three years after the Maspero massacre, no justice has been served. This was a state crime, and more worryingly, the Egyptian state seems to be increasingly engaging in hostile acts towards...
View ArticleWomen in prison: the particular impact of prison conditions
On life in prison generally, the most common complaints across five countries were about hygiene and space.“These things make you feel inhuman if you concentrate on them, so you try to forget them and...
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