• Jan 21 2013
  • 12:59pm
King 1963: I have a dream. Obama 2013: I have a drone
In 1963 Martin Luther King Jr stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., and gave his famous "
  • Jan 15 2013
  • 6:12pm
Northern Ireland: time for the 'rights' solution
Over the last six months Northern Ireland has experienced three outbreaks of serious public disorder. In July and September it was over parades.
  • Nov 21 2012
  • 12:46pm
China: challenges for the new leaders – and our own
About 130 million people voted in the recent US elections.
  • Oct 10 2012
  • 8:52am
Death penalty-free world?
Video We’re winning! That’s not a claim you may hear too often from human rights activists, but in the case of the global struggle against the death penalty, it’s true.
  • Sep 28 2012
  • 3:19pm
Equal marriage – how long will Northern Ireland have to wait?
When David Hockney published his etching In the dull village in 1967,
  • Jan 31 2012
  • 4:04pm
Haiti: ‘Baby Doc’ escapes justice
Readers of my posts over on the Northern Ireland blog Slugger O'Toole will know that I and others there share a particular interest in Haiti.
  • Jan 19 2012
  • 5:04pm
Happy travels! Guantánamo Bay: a decade of failure
Video I first posted this on Slugger O'Toole, on yesterday's 10th anniversary of Guantánamo Bay.
  • Aug 31 2011
  • 4:57pm
Settler attacks on West Bank Olive Trees: A story from Qusra
Attacks on olive trees has become part of the modus operandi of the aggressive settler communities in the West Bank.
  • Aug 8 2011
  • 11:10pm
Suffer the little children: Childhood and the Occupation in Palestine
My teammate Eva and Iwalked up the family home stairs to get a better view of the nearby settlementof Itamar from the flat rooftop.
  • Jul 22 2011
  • 9:51pm
Demolition of water wells in the west bank - Al Nasariya
Last Tuesday (July 12th) the Yanoun team weremeeting with the local families in the community.
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Human rights from a Northern Ireland perspective, from the Amnesty NI team.

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