Kate Allen

Not only have there been recent cases of prisoners being tortured in detention, but to hold this huge number of read more

Not only have there been recent cases of prisoners being tortured in detention, but to hold this huge number of people without basic legal safeguards is a gross dereliction of responsibility on the part of both the U.S. and UK forces.

Iran's defiance of the international ban on executing child offenders is a growing concern and calls into question its willingness read more

Iran's defiance of the international ban on executing child offenders is a growing concern and calls into question its willingness to abide by international human rights standards,

The hole in the wall is primarily to prevent babies from dying in the street.

The hole in the wall is primarily to prevent babies from dying in the street.

What's particularly interesting is that, while some of the new human rights courses focus narrowly on human rights law, others read more

What's particularly interesting is that, while some of the new human rights courses focus narrowly on human rights law, others concentrate on practical skills such as campaigning and lobbying. That's very valuable.

As long as U.S. and UK forces hold prisoners in secret detention conditions, torture is much more likely to occur, read more

As long as U.S. and UK forces hold prisoners in secret detention conditions, torture is much more likely to occur, to go undetected and to go unpunished.