Human rights
UKIP Chairman Endorses Theresa May on Abu Qatada
I scored an unexpected Blairite victory on Voice of Russia radio today. We were discussing the Abu Qatada case with David Coburn, chairman of UKIP London, who wants the UK to decide who it keeps and who it chucks out, with Abu Q in the second category. Obviously, he want to repudiate the European Convention [...]
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Monday, 29 April 2013 at 4:36 pm
Political Ads on TV: As You Were
Although most informed observers thought the European Court of Human Rights would rule against the UK’s ban on political advertising on television, the Grand Chamber has done the opposite. By the narrowest margin of nine votes to eight it has ruled that the ban is proportionate, and is therefore compatible with the freedom of expression, [...]
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Monday, 22 April 2013 at 11:25 am
Political Ads on TV
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights is likely to rule tomorrow against the British ban on political advertising on television. Jacob Rowbottom, fellow at University College, Oxford, expects the Chamber to decide that the ban contravenes the right of freedom of expression in article 10 of the Convention on Human Rights.
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By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Sunday, 21 April 2013 at 9:53 am
The UK should put Bahrain blood before oil
Most international observers would agree with the UK Foreign Affairs Committee’s conclusion that the Foreign Office should have listed the Gulf island Kingdom of Bahrain as a ‘country of concern’ more than a year ago. Since February 2011 and the start of protests against state corruption and discrimination against Bahrain’s Shi’a majority populace, the government has driven a fierce crackdown on protesters, bloggers, civil society leaders and ordinary citizens caught up in the crisis.
By Rohan Jayasekera | Notebook, Opinion | Friday, 19 October 2012 at 1:25 pm
Free press in Mexico: Impunity for Lydia Cacho
Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world to work as a journalist – since 2006, 67 journalists have been killed and 14 have disappeared in the country.
By Lucy Popescu | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 23 August 2012 at 2:00 am
Bahrain: injustice and violence continue while West keeps quiet
According to media reports on Monday, police had once again been firing tear gas and rubber bullets at protestors. The same day the High Court of Appeal in Bahrain postponed the final verdict on the appeal of thirteen opposition activists relating to their participation in pro-reform demonstrations last year.
By Fatima Kanji | Notebook, Opinion | Friday, 17 August 2012 at 2:37 pm
Communications Data Bill: Big Brother will be watching you
Wide-eyed internet visionaries told us technology would free its users from the iron grip of states, with the internet blind to borders and not respecting the dictats of bureaucrats.
By Mike Harris | Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 7 August 2012 at 6:00 am
Britain should either acknowledge its many imperial crimes, or stop pretending to care
Three elderly Kenyan citizens, after several hard years of campaigning, are finally being seen by a judge in a British court over allegations that they were tortured by the UK over 60 years ago, in a truly shameful episode from this country’s late imperial history.
By Emanuel Stoakes | Notebook | Thursday, 26 July 2012 at 8:00 am
The tragedy of Kris Maharaj: Innocent and imprisoned for 22 years
There are few experiences as discordant as representing an innocent person who has been sentenced to death. After all, if the prisoner is innocent, he is one hundred percent sure that he did not commit the crime; yet twelve jurors have concluded, beyond a reasonable doubt, not only that he did, but that he should be executed for it.
By Clive Stafford Smith | Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 24 July 2012 at 3:00 am
A few things you should know about Ecuador, beyond Assange
Julian Assange’s dramatic flight in June into the Equadorian embassy in London was a moment of high drama as the Wikileaks founder sought asylum given his imminent extradition to Sweden where he faces allegations of rape and sexual assault. His choice of safe haven will have had many in Europe reaching for their world atlases as they tried to identify the precise location of the South American country.
By Guadalupe Marengo | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 19 July 2012 at 2:00 am
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