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Mar 18 2011 5:48PM
Arms against a sea of troubles: civilians at risk in Libya

I've seen a lot of commentators in the media saying that they genuinely don't know whether a UN-authorised military intervention in Libya is a good or a bad idea. There appears to be genuine uncertainty. To use Simon Tisdall's...

Mar 17 2011 12:18PM
Bahrain: an increasingly sick situation

It’s bad enough that the Bahraini security forces have been using shotguns, tear gas and even high-powered rifles to attack peaceful demonstrators in Manama’s Pearl Roundabout and numerous other locations in Bahrain. But to also attack...

Mar 16 2011 6:14PM
Child trafficking - Scotland.

Here's an article I wrote for The Guardian about a new report highlighting an escalating child trafficking problem in Scotland. http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2011/mar/13/child-trafficking-scotland-sc… Thanks for your time...

Mar 16 2011 6:11PM
Census company and allegations of Torture.

Please read the following article I wrote for The Observer concerning a company contracted to carry out the census and its links to claims of torture. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/mar/06/scotland-census-abu-ghraib Thanks for your...

Mar 16 2011 12:12PM
Roma children grow up poor, dirty and sick in Slovenia

A new report (and video ) just released from Amnesty shows how Roma people within the EU are being discriminated against, leaving them forced to live in cramped, dirty housing without clean water or electricity. The report looks at...