‘Human Rights’ Archives
The terrorists failed
BBC NEWS | UK | London bombs killed 'at least 50' The nation mourns as the predicted death toll from yesterday's bombing is expected to reach fifty. And yet, and yet. The atrocity has failed to scar our national psyche. The government is not set to fall. The stock market closed at barely below the limits of normal trading. London is coming [...]
Some do not remember, others cannot forget
See BBC NEWS | World | Europe | World marks Auschwitz liberation My next door neighbour was an Auschwitz survivor. His name was Abraham, and in the camp he was put on the night shift of forced labour. He survived - he said - because the guards were too tired to beat the prisoners. At one point he was so hungry that he climbed a refuse pile [...]
The Tsunami brings us all to face ourselves
Today we share three minutes of silence. At 12.00 in Britain. At 11.00 in Europe. We will share a common moment of respect, of memory, of reflection. This is a disaster unlike others. Vast in scale, an enormous human catastrophe. Television, the internet and world travel bring it very close to us. For many of us, friends lost their lives, or [...]
Right Idea – Wrong Target
Lord Falconer threatens regulation of compensation sector. See also BBC NEWS | Politics | Firms warned over accident claims It was in August that Tory spokesman David Davis took a potshot at human rights legislation. He claimed that it was responsible for the 'compensation culture' which was growing up in Britain. Lord Falconer is today to [...]
