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After much delay and a period of supposed consultation, the Home Secretary today published the Counter-Terrorism Bill, accompanied by a media blitz. (Though she was soon upstaged by Peter Hain). I say supposed consultation because, as...
The police are definitely in the news today! I dont know about more bobbies on the beat, but theres definitely quite a lot of the boys and girls in blue on their give us more pay demo: over 18,000 theyre saying . Cant resist repeating...
A new Amnesty report has put Darfur back on the news agenda this morning. The report highlights how the security level is worsening for people now living in camps in the region. As the BBC reports, Amnestys concerned that the new UN...
On 17 January, I sent a letter to Gordon Brown as he is visiting China this month . I have asked him to raise some issues with the Chinese government, especially concerning the deterioration of the human rights records in China and the...
Things are looking up in Kenya as the former UN-Secretary General Kofi Annan arrives to try to help to resolve the political crisis unfolding in that country. But if this weekends events are anything to go by, a lot needs to be done in...