Monthly Archives: March 2008

From The Times March 7, 2008 Rush for biofuels threatens starvation on a global scaleBy 2030 the world population will have increased to such an extent that a 50 per cent increase in food production will be needed, it is … Continue reading →

The next HRLA lecture entitled “The Moral Responsibility of Lawyers” will be taking place on Tuesday 1st April at 6.00pm at Freshfields Bruckaus Deringer. The event is free to members of the HRLA and £5.00 for non members. CPD 1.5 … Continue reading →

The Chinese authorities must allow independent UN investigation into the events of the last week in Tibet and lift the long-term restrictions on human rights monitoring in the area.After a week of unrest, the region has been sealed off. Amnesty … Continue reading →

Protesters have gathered outside the Chinese Embassy in London in support of anti-Chinese demonstrations in Tibet. ‘Free Tibet’ protest in London The group waved red, blue, white and yellow flags in the build-up to a 4pm deadline (midnight in Tibet) … Continue reading →

Anti-Zionism is part of a larger opposition to racism, an expression of solidarity with the Palestinians as victims of injusticeAs long as there has been Zionism, there have been anti-Zionist Jews. Indeed, decades before it even came to the notice … Continue reading →

28 Feb 2008 Today the European Court of Human Rights upheld the absolute prohibition against torture requiring Governments to protect individuals who may face torture in their home country. In a test case closely watched by European Governments and human … Continue reading →

Dear Sir/Madam, The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams’s recent lecture on Islam in English Law has attracted widespread comment and worldwide media exposure. Whilst Dr Williams did not face the execution of Archbishop Cramner, he was subjected to a … Continue reading →

Lawyers say battle may have ended in ‘atrocious episode’ of torture and killing. Ambushed by fighters of the Mahdi army, the soldiers of the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment attacked with everything they had, from bayonets to tank shells. The … Continue reading →

Transcript of Press Conference held by Phil Shiner, Public InterestLawyers, and Martyn Day, Leigh Day & Co.Martyn Day, Leigh Day & CoPhil Shiner, Public Interest LawyersPhil Shiner:What Martyn Day and I are about to reveal was shocking to us when … Continue reading →

Hi everyone, We would like your help to communicate to your members or contacts about a documentary we are going to project next week. At the occasion of the anniversary be mid-March of the 5th year of the war in … Continue reading →