Tom Porteous

Tom Porteous

Tom Porteous is the London director of Human Rights Watch

Articles by Tom Porteous

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HRW v Chavez II

  • 30 September 2008
  • 12 comments

Tom Porteous responds to an article by Hugh O'Shaughnessy in which the veteran journalist weighed in to the row about the expulsion from Venezuela of Human Rights Watch

The legal niceties of torture

  • 08 April 2008
  • 3 comments

Even as the UK was negotiating its assurances with Jordan, the United States was knowingly sending terrorism suspects to Jordan for purposes of interrogation under torture

Putin's war on civil society

  • 21 February 2008
  • 10 comments

In the run-up to Russia's presidential elections, the Kremlin continues to undermine democratic institutions and independent NGOS

'Rot here or die there'

  • 07 December 2007

Human Rights Watch's UK director Tom Porteous outlines the stark choice for Iraqis seeking refuge in their neighbouring states

Make Britain a human rights champion

  • 27 June 2007

Human Rights Watch's Tom Porteous gives his take on the direction foreign policy should take under Gordon Brown

Green heroes

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Heroes

Green villains

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Villains

Bjorn Lomborg

Cloud control

Cloud control

Interview

Omar Bin Laden

The NS Interview: Omar Bin Laden

What if...

Hugh Gaitskell lived

What if... Hugh Gaitskell had lived

James Macintyre

Brown at war

Like it or not, Brown’s a war leader

Will Self

On brands

We’re all with the brand

Film review

A Serious Man

A Serious Man (15)

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