Major human rights groups demand Algeria end ‘assault on fundamental freedoms’
A coalition of human rights organisations have called for Algerian authorities to end what they describe as an 'assault on fundamental freedoms'. The call was made to coincide with a…
Every single US state has insufficient child protections, Human Rights Watch claims
Legal protections in every single US state fall short of international children's rights stands, a major human rights NGO has said. Human Rights Watch has made the claim about the…
Russian lawmakers vote to expand ‘gay propaganda’ law
Russia's State Duma this week unanimously voted to support expanding the notorious 'gay propaganda' law. The proposed legislation would prohibit sharing positive or neutral information about LGBTIQA+ people, as well…
The divestment movement must move beyond looking solely at fossil fuels
In 2020, after years of tireless campaigning by student and faculty activists, the University of Cambridge announced that it would be divesting from fossil fuels by 2030. “The University is…
I was arrested fighting for the right to protest – a fight that matters to us all
On the evening of Monday October 14 I was arrested in Trafalgar Square, while defending the right of Extinction Rebellion to peaceful assembly and public protest. I happened to be…
Our views on war and terrorism need a drastic rethink
Photo credit: micagoto, Creative Commons. Wherever you look today there’s always a new article regarding terrorism. It’s taken hold of the public consciousness and has become a major concern for people…
It’s human, not ‘British’, rights that we must fight for
The ECHR- by Flickr user 'Outlandos ' Creative Commons license: ’s be honest: many of us dislike the actions taken by the current Conservative government. However, nothing is more stomach…
The attack on Human Rights is an attack on those who sorely need them
Demonstration at 10 Downing Street in support of Mehdi Kazemi, under threat of forcible deportation, March 2008. Image: Flick user lewishamdreamer. In 1998, under the Labour government, parliament passed the…
Beginning of the end for anti-Gypsyism?
Last year, on the 70th anniversary of the largest mass killing of Roma, on August 2, 1944, hundreds gathered at a commemoration event in Krakow and Auschwitz. Photo by Artur…
#GPConf: The Green Party formally reaffirms its support for Trans people
Photo of trans panel at #GPConf by Lewis Coyne At the Green Party spring conference in Liverpool over the weekend (March 6th to 9th), a range of motions which had…