The Tories have announced plans to scrap the Human Rights Act if they win at next year’s general election, stripping British citizens of the final layer of protection from governmental abuse.
The beheading of journalist James Foley by an IS militant with a British accent as renewed calls for greater anti-terror powers, but these laws are yet another affront on basic human rights in the UK.
London Mayor Boris Johnson has called for authorities to treat Britons who travel to Syria or Iraq under the presumption that they are guilty of terror-related offences.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has announced that he will leave the Ecuador embassy in London “soon” after two years confined to the building.
After a seven hour emergency session, the UNHRC voted overwhelmingly to establish independent Commission of Inquiry into Israel’s ongoing ground offensive in Gaza and accusations of war crimes.