Tag: human rights

Britain’s War in Yemen Can Be Stopped, but the Left Needs to Raise Its Game
As a leading backer of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates throughout their nearly four year long war in Yemen, Britain has quietly played a highly significant role in the creation of the world’s worst humanitarian disaster, writes David Wearing.
Unity and Hope: The Story of Palestine’s Hunger Strikers
Could mobilisations around the hunger striking prisoners signify a new dawn of Palestinian politics?
5 Things You Need to Know About Indonesia’s Occupation of West Papua
Indonesia's president, Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, signed five cooperation agreements with the UK during his recent tour of the EU despite the history of atrocities being committed in the country's easternmost provinces.
The EU-Turkey Refugee Deal is Anything but Historic
Sunday Long Read: The recent EU-Turkey refugee deal was lauded as 'historic' by Donald Tusk. With refugees continuing to die and the Turkish state capitalising on the crisis, is it really anything but business as usual?
Brexit: What it Does and Doesn’t Mean for Human Rights
The right-wing agenda of the Brexit campaign should ring alarm bells for anyone who cares about human rights and workers' rights. But let’s also remember – human rights abuses are committed by the EU too.
Tears of Oil: The Case of Ashraf Fayadh, Condemned to Death in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia executed 47 people on Saturday to widespread condemnation. Meanwhile Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh is currently fighting a death sentence for apostasy, supported by artist groups rallying against tyranny.