Keir Starmer’s human rights headache
Can the PM reconcile politics and principle over the ECHR?
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What it means to be Palestinian
Leading writers reflect on the war in Gaza and the prospect of peace.
Raja Shehadeh: “Palestinians are not treated as human beings deserving of human rights”
The author and human rights activist on why a future Palestinian state is further away than ever.
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Sarah Aziza: “For the diaspora, Palestine is everywhere”
Israel’s assault on Gaza has shaken millions around the world into critical awareness and outrage.
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Ghada Karmi: “The physical damage of Israel’s assault is real enough. The mental trauma will be far worse”
We have no idea about the scale of suffering – there is no historical precedent for the war on Gaza.
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Layla Moran: “The personal and professional have collided like never before”
The UK should recognise Palestine – and send a message to Netanyahu that we believe in international law.
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The Policy Ask with Daniel Gorman: “We are in a human rights emergency”
The director of English PEN on the erosion of civil liberties, protecting free speech and calling for a ceasefire.
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The flawed logic of progressives’ support for Islamist movements
Western liberals insist on universal human rights – but overlook the brutal rejection of these values by groups they champion.
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Kenneth Roth: we should be conservative about accusations of genocide
The former head of Human Rights Watch on Israel and Hamas, the hospital blast and war crimes.
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The irony of the Daily Mail pursuing privacy
The newspaper’s court victory could backfire on its reporting – and the media in general.
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The Policy Ask with Quinn McKew: “The government must stop its attempt to throw away our human rights”
The freedom of expression campaigner on protecting our liberties, supporting Ukraine and rescuing a colleague in crisis.
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Sherine Tadros Q&A: “Since leaving TV I barely watch it”
The human rights activist on Arab socialism, comfort-watching Friends, and the allure of marine biology.
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Kenneth Roth on Harvard fellowship controversy: “My biggest concern is for academic freedom”
Although the university has reversed its block against the former head of Human Rights Watch, concerns over freedom of speech…
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Looking-glass world
28 October 1977: Tom Stoppard on the trial of Havel, Lederer, Pavlicek and Ornest, for dissent against the republic.
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“We are uniquely unprotected” from our own government: Adam Wagner on the Emergency State
The self-confessed activist lawyer believes Covid legislation showed how vulnerable human rights are in the UK.
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The Policy Ask with Akiko Hart: “The National Disability Strategy is not fit for purpose”
The CEO of the mental health charity, National Survivor User Network, on human rights, discrimination and the benefits system.
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The US Supreme Court is aggressively asserting its right-wing politics
The Court’s latest decision, on religious liberty, exposes its desire to take America back to the time of its founding.
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Roe vs Wade and the land of lost liberty
Fear and frustration grip the US as the ruling that guaranteed abortion rights is overturned. What comes next?
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Attacks like the Buffalo shooting have become numbingly inevitable
Murder sprees carried out by radicalised men such as Payton Gendron aren’t isolated tragedies.
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I was in Dalston when police violence broke out. Here’s what I saw
An operation to check the licences and immigration status of delivery drivers quickly turned into a serious confrontation.
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