Trade Union Bill: another calculated attack on workers’ rights
The European Court of Human Rights may have a mandate to intervene against the Conservatives’ anti-strike proposals
human rights
The Sun wants to scrap the Human Rights Act…after using it to defend its reporters
When the paper’s staff needed protection the Act was good enough for them
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
Cage: I hate to say we told you so
Many who should know better have coddled Cage in recent years
Cracks appear in EU/Saudi arms contracts
A German newspaper has reported that Angela Merkel is cancelling arms exports to the repressive kingdom
King Abdullah: Charlie Hebdo couldn’t have satirised a more ridiculous farce
Rather than paying respect to a tyrant, Britain should be extricating herself from legitimising Saudi rule
Free speech: why we still have reason to be hopeful
We must now help to build momentum for the changes that will ensure everybody has a safe space to share their ideas
The UK’s alliance with the Saudis legitimises their fanaticism
Saudi Arabia shows no signs of letting up on its distressing human rights record – it is time to cut ties.
Theresa May’s counter-productive counter-terrorism bill
These measures will not stop the UK from being in danger of further terrorist activity and may well do the opposite.