LUIS Iriondo points to an oil painting on the wall of his studio. It shows a woman sitting on a pile of rubble holding her head in her hands. She is weeping amid an apocalyptic scene. In the background fire lights up silhouettes of...

Montt is accused of genocide during the early 1980s, the bloodiest period of Guatemala's 36 year civil war. Despite international warrants for his arrest it looks likely he will remain free. here's a piece I wrote for New Statesman...

The Dalai Lama, religious and political leader of the Tibetan people, has decided against visiting Belgium for the Fifth International Conference of Tibet Support Groups, currently being held in Brussels. (At the previous four of these...

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Amnesty has today issued a new report on the Chinese government's record on human rights in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics in summer 2008. The Olympic Games should be a peaceful and positive international event but the Chinese...