Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights (MPs and Lords) has published a report today (Wednesday 16 December) which looks at how human rights can be improved at the workplace, home and abroad. The Committee criticises the...

There was an excellent expose in The Times newspaper today. An investigation by the paper rubbished claims by the Sri Lankan government that a video of a Tamil Tiger fighter being executed during the recent conflict was fabricated. The...

Eritrea's football team will be depleted, at least for home matches, after twelve of the squad disappeared during a visit to Kenya . They are presumed to be hiding in an attempt to get away from the authoritarian regime in Asmara, as...

The Telegraph reports that Tony Blair is being urged to give to charities at least the £90 000 that he is reported to have been paid for a speech in Azerbaijan, in which he forgot to make any criticism about human rights. An aide to...

Survival International , "the movement for tribal peoples", celebrates its 40th birthday this month. One piece of news on Survival International's website is that Vedanta Resources has launched an unprecedented attack on the...