• Dec 14 2010
  • 10:03pm
Derry couple's human rights court victory today
The right to marry is protected by Article 12 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
  • Oct 17 2010
  • 10:42am
More on Larne Centre
This post follows comments on my previous blog post in relation to the proposed immigrant detention centre in Larne.  The letter below expands the issues and was too...
  • Sep 17 2010
  • 11:04pm
No to Larne immigrant detention centre
There is some cause for celebration this week, if it is, indeed, true that plans for a proposed immigration detention centre in Larne have been put on hold, as reported by the Belf...
  • May 9 2010
  • 12:26pm
An American Supermax cell - our human future?
"He will be confined in a cell 7 feet by 12 feet, with a moulded concrete bunk; his food will be delivered through a slot in the door; external communication, even with a doct...
  • Sep 6 2009
  • 11:25am
RIP Abeer Qassim Al-Janabi (2006), David Kelly (2003) and 100,000 others
I am pleased that Canadian playwright, Judith Thompson, won the 2009 Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award for her
  • Aug 29 2009
  • 10:50am
Romanian evictions:  a political matter not a private one...
The recent evictions of Romanians from a house in South Belfast should be considered a political matter concerning civil and socio-economic rights, rather than as a purely private ...
  • Aug 14 2009
  • 9:53am
Cause for celebration:  Hicham Yezza is free
Some good news:  I’ve just heard that Hicham Yezza has been freed from prison.
  • Jul 14 2009
  • 6:23am
Immigration Minister's woeful reply to policy criticisms
The Immigration Minister’s failure to engage with genuine criticisms of new immigration controls betrays his appeasement of the far right minority and constitutes a failure f...
  • Jun 21 2009
  • 2:47pm
Shockwaves:  Romanians in Belfast
The recent racist attacks against migrant workers have turned my stomach.  But two things have shocked me more than the attacks themselves.
  • Jun 12 2009
  • 1:11pm
NEW IMMIGRATION DETENTION EMERGENCY HELPLINE
NEW IMMIGRATION DETENTION EMERGENCY HELPLINE