human rights: all articles

Thursday 26th July

A necessary act

The new Human Security Act allows the Philippines to combat terrorism while preventing human rights violations
Thursday 5th July

Is the "war on terror" being won? (II)

The second in toD's roundtables on the state of the so-called "war-on-terror".
Wednesday 4th July

Is the "war on terror" being won?

Scholars and policy-makers probe the conduct of global counterterrorism.

Thursday 21st June

From the archive: An absolute right

Manfred Nowak, UN special rapporteur for torture, criticises the Bush administration's use of "extraordinary rendition", warning that torture spreads "like an infectious disease."
Friday 8th June

Does the UK need more anti-terror laws?

Lawyer and human rights activist Geoffrey Bindman argues against impending additions to Britain's already cumbersome and problematic baggage of anti-terrorism law.
Thursday 31st May

US counterterrorism critiqued

Martin Scheinin, UN special rapporteur on human rights and terrorism, warns the Bush administration that its policies may do more harm than good.
Monday 2nd April

India's war with itself

The blunt brutality of India's Maoist insurgents cannot be countered with equal violence.
Monday 22nd January

The promise of citizen journalism

In Sri Lanka, citizen journalism promises to wage the battle against terrorism and brutality through democratic means.
Thursday 14th December

"We still don't know where our relatives are"

Colombian human rights activist, José Daniel Álvarez denounces the impunity granted to the paramilitaries by a recent government plan.
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