Kate Allen

This is a momentous case. The UK is at an important crossroads. It can reaffirm its stand against torture, which read more

This is a momentous case. The UK is at an important crossroads. It can reaffirm its stand against torture, which is absolutely banned, or slide towards illegality by its tacit acceptance that torture is sometimes OK.

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,

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.

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.

Families of the 'disappeared' deserve answers immediately to their repeated demands for information about the fate of their loved ones. read more

Families of the 'disappeared' deserve answers immediately to their repeated demands for information about the fate of their loved ones. Above all they deserve justice.