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Jan 18 2016 5:50PM
Danger at every turn: women refugees seeking safety in Europe

It seems as though sexual violence against women and girls is constantly in the news, whether we are reading reports of: girls groomed into sexual exploitation and abuse across towns in the UK ; the violence being meted out against...

Jan 9 2016 9:00AM
One year since Raif was flogged, call for his freedom

'When the worshippers saw the police van outside the mosque, they knew someone would be flogged today.' On this day last year, just after noon, security officials in Saudi Arabia led a 30-year-old man into a square in Jeddah. A crowd...

Jan 5 2016 10:41AM
Four reasons the UK needs a New Year’s resolution on Saudi Arabia

New Year is often a time for reflection where we look at the year past and think about what challenges we will face for the new one and the changes we will make to meet them. Join the gym, look for a new job, or stop having to write...

Dec 31 2015 3:43PM
Thank you for everything in 2015

We have a lot of work to do in 2016, but for now we thought it'd be nice to reflect back on what we've achieved together in 2015. From campaigning successfully for the release of Shaker Aamer, the last UK resident in Guantanamo Bay...

Dec 17 2015 10:45AM
Broken by its own champion – a very un-happy birthday to the Global Arms Trade Treaty

The global Arms Trade Treaty came into force last Christmas Eve. In many ways a very familiar story of a miracle birth, heralded as a new chapter for humankind. One year on, though, and it’s already been broken. More shockingly still...