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According to Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Everyone has a right to a fair trial. Amnesty International mission is for an end to the use of the death penalty in the world. Yang Jia had not got a fair trial but he was sentenced...
The Times carries a piece today , with some harrowing footage, about an excellent Human Rights Watch report revealing that civilian killings in Afghanistan from UN and NATO air strikes have tripled I the last year. It’s a very timely...
On telly tonight in Northern Ireland: Last Man Hanging (BBC 1 NI) 9pm I mentioned this case in a blog about the death penalty last November and here is the chance to review it on the small screen. From the BBC's blurb: "In 1961 Newry...
At the risk of coming across as Forrest Gump with bad timing (see previous post: ( 'One night (not) in Bangkok' ), last Tuesday I sort of stumbled across the Belfast end of an international arms bust. As I passed the Europa Hotel, I...
I can't remember exactly who told us the news. Maybe the manager of the backpackers' hostel in Perth, where we were spending our last night in Australia before heading to Bangkok. It was to be the final leg of our year-long post...