Politics

Freedom of Information requests to Boris Johnson’s Greater London Authority and Metropolitan Police reveal that the Mayor spent nearly £250,000 [1] in October trying to prevent peaceful pro-democracy protesters [2] from protesting in Parliament Square. The documents also revealed that…

“White Terror” declaration by students over UndergradUndergrad is the student’s union magazine at Hong Kong University (HKU) and the statement below was issued in response to the Chief Executive CY Leung’s “unfounded criticism of Undergrad in his Policy Address, 14…

One of the pillars of Augusto Pinochet”s dictatorship, the binominal system, passed away today following approval in the Chilean Senate of the reform of the electoral system. We are very proud to say that we have achieved something historic, said…

Human Wrongs Watch The United Nations human rights office has condemned the latest spate of violence committed by Islamist extremist group Boko Haram amid reports of renewed mass killings and mass forced displacement in north-eastern Nigeria. Speaking at a press…

Human Wrongs Watch Appalled by the escalating bloodshed at the hands of Boko Haram in northern Nigeria over the past week, capped by reports that suspected child suicide bombers attacked a crowded market in war-torn Borno state, United Nations Secretary-General…

The image of the events of 11th of January in Paris have provoked two opposing reactions: on the one hand I am greatly moved by the number of ordinary people who want to make a statement, with their presence, about…

By CARL WALKER For Open Democracy, Our NHS The [UK National Health Service] NHS is in crisis like never before – but the political game ignores the real causes of the problem. Accident and Emergency services have gone into unprecedented…

A decisive new stage in the political life of Sri Lanka has arisen as a result of the people making a political choice, which overwhelmingly affirms the commitment of Sri Lankans to democracy and thereby the rule of law and…

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission SRI LANKA: AHRC Welcomes People’s Victory and Calls for CJ’s Resignation / Impeachment  A decisive new stage in the political life of Sri Lanka has arisen as a result of the people’s…