Andrew Williams is a law professor at the University of Warwick and Co-Director for the Centre of Human Rights in Practice. His book, A Very British Killing, The Death of Baha Mousa (Vintage 2013), won the 2013 Orwell Prize for Political Writing.
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Published in: Shine A LightIraq abuse allegations: Resist, deny, hideTheresa May has made it clear she intends to follow previous governments in tarnishing Iraq abuse allegations as false. Final day of our 7 day series.
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Published in: Shine A LightRising tide of allegations suggests ‘systemic abuse’ by British militaryRogue military personnel? Or a deliberate policy of abuse? Day 6 of our 7 day series on alleged abuse by British soldiers in Iraq.
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Published in: Shine A LightBritish torture in Iraq and the state’s ‘corporate memory loss’Hooding, sensory deprivation, stress positions. . . methods used illegally in 1970s Northern Ireland are deployed again. (Day 5 of our 7 day series).
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Published in: Shine A LightFrom war to occupation in IraqThe fall of Saddam Hussein and the death of Baha Mousa. (Day 4 of our 7 day series)
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Published in: Shine A LightThe Chilcot Report and the Politics of the Iraq WarWhy, in our democracy, is there so little appetite for proper public scrutiny? (Day 3 of our 7 day series)
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Published in: Shine A LightA drowned boy, an apology, an attack on ‘activist, left-wing human rights lawyers’Today we explore the death of Ahmed Jabbar Kareem Ali. (Day 2 of our 7 day series)