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Jun 20 2013 2:22PM
Polluted and poisoned: the human rights debate in the UK

This afternoon the House of Lords will debate the report published by the Bill of Rights Commission back in December . This debate is of course not the be-all and end-all of the UK’s human rights debate, but it reminds us of the ‘drum...

Jun 19 2013 5:46PM
Women Were Not Allowed to Enter Football Stadium in Iran

On Wednsday, when Iran was playing for the world cup final and eventually won, hundreds of women gathered at the Azadi (Freedom) Stadium to watch and celebrate the Iranian national team play against South Korea. They were not allowed...

Jun 19 2013 5:36PM
Saudi Women Senteced to Jail for Helping a Woman Against Domestic Violence

Take Action! On 15 June 2013, Saudi women’s rights activists, Wajeha Al-Huwaider and Fawzia Al-Oyouni, were convicted of the Islamic Sharia law offence of Takhbib , or incitement of a wife to defy the authority of her husband. They...

Jun 19 2013 3:06PM
Profits and loss - human rights and the artisan

My eight year old son recently asked me “what’s an artisan baker?” (we were in Dulwich!) and I explained that an artisan is a skilled physical worker - that artisan bakers’ bread will be made by hand and baked in the shop, whereas the...

Jun 17 2013 6:00PM
As British as Fish 'n' Chips...

It's Refugee Week - a celebration of the positive impact refugees have had on our culture and heritage. America might have the easily recognisable lines "give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free"...