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ECHR: is Tory plan to snub EU court a 'legal car crash'?
In Depth David Cameron wants to curb the European Court of Human Rights but not everyone in his party backs the plan
By The Week Staff Published
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Four truths about the Syrian regime – as exposed by nuns
In Depth For a start, we now know Bashar Assad’s regime does detain children. But there’s more…
By Venetia Rainey Published
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Mugabe plans 90th birthday party as millions starve
Speed Read Celebrations expected to cost £600,000 as millions of Zimbabweans go hungry
By The Week Staff Published
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Jennifer Lopez: birthday blunder in Turkmenistan
In Depth American singer apologises for lucrative gig for president accused of 'human rights abuses'
By The Week Staff Published
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Lord Falconer: would you buy a right-to-die bill from this man?
In Depth Falconer has a long history of good intentions – but the consequences have not always been pretty
By The Mole Published
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Lord Neuberger slams 'slanted' portrayal of human rights
In Depth Britain's top judge warns UK will have to quit UN if it wants to send terrorism suspects to face torture
By The Week Staff Published
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McKinnon extradition blocked as May invokes human rights
In Depth Hacker Gary McKinnon saved by Theresa May, but why was fellow Asperger's sufferer Talha Ahsan sent to US for trial?
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Legal battle looms over Met attack on Guardian
Speed Read Police action is an abuse of the Official Secrets Act and the Human Rights Act, say editors and lawyers
By Nigel Horne Published
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Both China and the West have distorted the truth about the Tiananmen Square protests and the massacre that followed
Speed Read By focusing on the student protests in Tiananmen Square Western liberals ignore the bigger tragedy perpetrated by the Communist Party of China
By Brendan O'Neill Published
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