Amnesty Int. & Megagreed Plc
Imagine an evil corporation; let us call it Megagreed plc. A worker with a fine and principled record speaks out about its directors associating with men who propagate a criminal ideology that
Denis MacShane MP Letter to Amnesty
Denis MacShane, the Labour MP for Rotherham and staunch defender of free speech and human rights, has sent a letter to Amnesty International's UK Director, Kate Allen, regarding the organisation's decision to
Did Anwar al-Awlaki really change after his arrest?
The al-Qaeda theorist Anwar al-Awlaki has an expansive network of supporters in the United Kingdom. My colleague Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens has produced an authoritative report on the matter for the Centre for Social
Amnesty Scandal: Gita Speaks
Amnesty International and CageprisonersStatement by Gita Sahgal7 February 2010This morning the Sunday Times published an article about Amnesty International’s association with groups that support the Taliban and promote Islamic Right ideas. In
Amnesty Official Questions Partnership with Begg
For some years, CagePrisoners (CP) has enjoyed a very useful relationship with Amnesty International. The Sunday Times has an exclusive story about one of Amnesty's senior official raising serious concerns about the
Cry-Babies of Britain
In an interview today timed to coincide with the publication of her autobiography, the Duchess of Devonshire laments the loss of the stiff upper lip in British society. We have become, she
Achilles and the War on Terror
Last Saturday's Guardian had a good piece by Charlotte Higgins on the contemporary relevance of The Iliad. Although it is interesting, the article makes some comparisons that are overly simplistic and should
Awlaki Admits to Meeting Abdulmutallab
The New York Times has reported that al-Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who has been promoted in the UK since 2003, has now admitted that he met with Detroit bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
Barenboim: Last chance to see?
I was lucky - privileged even - to be invited by the Southbank Centre to watch Daniel Barenboim rehearse with the Berlin Staatskapelle for his run of Beethoven and Schoenberg concerts. I
Afghanistan: Paying for Peace
The Times reports today on the ‘Taliban payoff row' surrounding the plans set out yesterday during the London Afghanistan conference to coax factions that are fighting under the Taliban umbrella into switching