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

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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