Alarming numbers of parents are being separated from their children indefinitely in the UK for the purposes of immigration control. It is difficult to imagine any other situation where children could have such scant attention paid to their welfare.
Following a widespread crackdown on dissent prior to the Bahrain Grand Prix last week, the Bahraini government have blocked a visit from the UN special rapporteur on torture “until further notice”, sparking debate on the use of torture and other abuses by the regime
The Court of Appeal has rejected the home secretary Theresa May’s attempt to overturn the Special Immigration Appeals Commission’s decision to block radical cleric Abu Qatada’s deportation to Jordan.
Commonwealth chiefs are facing growing calls to censure Sri Lanka over continued human rights abuses and relocate a high-level summit due to take place in Colombo later this year.
Libya’s journey to democracy may not have been easy, but on the 2nd anniversary of the revolution Libyans had much to celebrate in staving off civil war whilst being flooded with arms and keeping unity within the nation. Could this be the real second revolution?