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Jan 27 2014 11:03PM
Never Again - Holocaust Memorial Day 2014

Speech delivered by Patrick Corrigan at Holocaust Memorial Day event held by North Down Borough Council, Northern Ireland – June 27 2014 Thank you for inviting me to speak here today. It is an honour to address you all and especially...

Jan 24 2014 5:01PM
How you're influencing MPs on the Syria refugee crisis

Just last night, we launched an urgent action to UK MPs, asking them to vote to allow the resettlement of Syrian refugees. In less than 24 hours you've sent over 5,000 emails, and almost every MP in the country has been contacted at...

Jan 22 2014 1:49PM
The Anti-Elton John Propaganda Law

Relax, gays guys! Some of President’s Putin’s best friends are gay! He thinks Elton John is outstanding! ‘I’m not prejudiced in any way’, says the man who gave his Presidential assent to laws that have severely restricted the LGBTI...

Jan 21 2014 4:54PM
Henry VIII, the Lobbying Bill, and rolling back public engagement in politics

Whilst I’m no expert on the democratic record of English monarchs, an alarm bell rang yesterday when I saw that the government were introducing a ‘Henry VIII Clause’ to the Lobbying Bill (the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party...

Jan 21 2014 2:12PM
Oscars 2014: Human rights take to the stage in this year’s nominations

Guest blog by Campaigns volunteer Robin Sukatorn. With Hollywood’s annual summit of showbiz on the horizon once more, you would be forgiven for not eagerly anticipating a moving and inspiring evening of human rights-themed cinema. Yet...