Human Rights
Human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith and other writers expose the impact of governments and laws on people
Articles in Human Rights
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It could have been me
- Peter Tatchell
- 07 August 2008
- 2 comments
The Olympic Games are upon us, but one Beijing activist has found there's nowhere to run if you dare question the human rights record of the Chinese government
It could have been me
- Andrew Gilligan
- 10 July 2008
When hundreds, maybe thousands, were killed or forcibly displaced in a northern region of Yemen, the government denied journalists access. One man managed to report from the area. He is now beginning a six-year jail sentence
Now that's what I call torture
- Clive Stafford Smith
- 05 June 2008
- 9 comments
Binyam Mohammed, the British resident detained in Guantanamo, has been subjected to so much psychological torture by music that he could almost make his own gruesome compilation album
It could have been me
- Doreen Lawrence
- 29 May 2008
Ding Zilin's teenage son was shot in 1989 by riot police on their way to "clear" pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square. She, and others, are still waiting for justice, but China's government does not even want them to mourn in public
Torturous arguments
- Clive Stafford Smith
- 10 April 2008
- 1 comment
The draft Torture Damages Bill is a fundamental test of the British government's commitment to human rights
A fair trial is not a “brand issue”
- Clive Stafford Smith
- 13 March 2008
Human rights are trampled in unlikely places: a shopping centre in Reading is the latest example
It could have been me
- Glenys Kinnock
- 28 February 2008
- 36 comments
Aster and ten others arrested with her have been held without charge since 2001. Their whereabouts are unknown. They are denied access family and medical treatment
Too poor to buy justice
- Clive Stafford Smith
- 07 February 2008
- 1 comment
"It's sad," said the imam. "In Yemen, we can't afford human rights for ourselves. We must rely on you, from Europe and America, to give them to us"
It could have been me
- Brian Haw
- 13 December 2007
Parliament Square protester Brian Haw on Jenni Williams and the Women of Zimbabwe Arise group - in association with Amnesty
It could have been me
- Shappi Khorsandi
- 08 November 2007
A political activist who fled from Iran 12 years ago was refused asylum after poor representation in court. Now he doesn't even qualify for medical treatment
