Brexit & Foreign Policy
Foreign Secretary in bid to halt disclosure of British collusion in torture
David Miliband will go to court again this week to prevent evidence of torture in the case of Binyam Mohamed from being disclosed.
Laura Wood
Eight in ten want human rights enshrined in law
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched plans to preserve the Human Rights Act (HRA). Eight in ten want human rights protection enshrined in law.
An equal footing for economic, social and culture rights
Today the snappily named 'Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights' (ICESCR) opens for signature at the United Nations. 42 years after a similar mechanism was adopted for civil and political rights, the equal status of those suffering from deprivations of their economic, social and cultural rights has been recognized.