In late August nine death row inmates in Gambia were executed. President Yahya Jammeh, who has ruled Gambia since a coup in 1994, has ordered all those sentenced to death to be killed by mid-September. Although the decision has facedtest
Only when the conditions exist for a transparent legislature and judiciary can fruitful democracies develop.
Why is Tymoshenko’s hearing being delayed time and time again? And why is the former PM refusing certain medical treatment while in detention?
Last year, former prime minister of Ukraine Julia Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison for abuse of power and illegal deals
The home secretary’s argument on the need to reform barriers to the deportation of foreign criminals is based on a misinterpretation of the law as it stands.
The government has shamefully been unwilling to comment on whether they will attend games in Ukraine should England advance in the tournament.
What do Jedward, Engelbert Humperdinck and largely-ignored human rights abuses have in common? They will all be present in Azerbaijan this weekend.
Arguments between advocates of social media regulation and open rights campaigners lack adequate legal or ethical foundations, writes Demos’s Carl Miller.
Amidst concerns about migrants’ social housing allocations, statistics offer the public little reassurance – we need a new, transparent and inclusive approach.
Freedom of speech is one of the foundations of a democracy and must be protected as far as is reasonably possible, writes Mike Morgan-Giles.
