Revelations that the British state is complicit in torture destroy the lie that Britain is more “civilised” or progressive than other countries. Two reports said that British intelligence ag... Read more
No matter how much you try to suppress it, the truth has a way of floating to the top. Nowhere was this more convincingly illustrated than in the recently concluded Ahmed Timol inquest. Read more
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Shock belts, spiked batons, and electrified thumbscrews can serve no other purpose than to inflict pain on people. But although torture is prohibited by international law, goods such as thes... Read more
The International Criminal Court has received numerous submissions of information about the UK military’s conduct in Iraq. An initial preliminary examination was opened and then later closed... Read more
Until the death penalty is abandoned or declared unconstitutional, however, there is an equally important debate we need to have over the methods we allow state officials to use in executing... Read more
After the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 and the collapse of military opposition offered by Saddam Hussein’s forces, the US-led coalition decided there would be a need to intern thousands of... Read more
Ava DuVernay’s new documentary chronicles how our justice system has been driven by racism from the days of slavery to today’s era of mass incarceration. The film, "13th," is named for the c... Read more
Germany will finally apologize for its other genocide. In a landmark admission of historical guilt, chancellor Angela Merkel said her country will formally recognize and apologize for the sy... Read more
