Who is the ‘human rights candidate’ for Labour’s leadership?
The candidates share their views on mass surveillance, strike laws and foreign policy
Andrew Noakes
Labour Manifesto 2015: a human rights scorecard
If we had to give the manifesto a human rights grade, it would be a distinctly average C+
The ISC’s new report on mass surveillance is a missed opportunity
Most of the report simply defends current practices and ignores their potential for misuse
The Tory double-think on human rights
If we want to champion human rights abroad, we cannot undermine them at home.
Labour’s alternative to the Tories’ assault on workers’ rights
There is an obvious link between Tory disdain at the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act – and it closely involved workers’ rights
We’re failing to win the argument on human rights
It’s not just that we’re denied space to make the argument, it’s that we’ve failed to make a convincing case for human rights, argues Andrew Noakes.
What the war on terror could have been like
Andrew Noakes of the Labour Campaign for Human Rights asks a pertinent question: what if the war on terror has turned out differently?