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HRW v Chavez II

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The legal niceties of torture

Even as the UK was negotiating its assurances with Jordan, the United States was knowingly sending t

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Putin’s war on civil society

In the run-up to Russia's presidential elections, the Kremlin continues to undermine democratic inst

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’Rot here or die there’

Human Rights Watch's UK director Tom Porteous outlines the stark c

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Make Britain a human rights champion

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

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