British armed forces offered to attempt to rescue nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, … More
Category: Human Rights
The Independent: Inside Zaatari, the Jordanian refugee camp that makes Syria’s civil war look like the better option
Rafat Hariri has cheated death many times. He has been shot at, witnessed explosions and lost several friends. Having felt … More
New Internationalist: Exclusive – Inside Diego Garcia, America’s highly secretive military base
WEB EXCLUSIVE A two year investigation reveals the US military’s poor treatment of contract workers on the controversial island. Katie … More
New Internationalist: Zanzibar shows how tourism spreads HIV globally
WEB EXCLUSIVE: The tourism sector increases workers’ vulnerability to AIDS. Katie McQue reports. Cheap heroin – sold for as little as $3 … More
The Independent: The Chagossians – The Indian Ocean islanders exiled from their home and struggling to make ends meet in Britain
For Bernard Nourrice and his wife, Willie, their life is contained in a bedsit above a garage in West Norwood, … More
Your Middle East: The secret clinic – how Syrian refugees are taking healthcare into their own hands
“We don’t want our faces on camera. This isn’t part of the government system. We don’t want to get anybody … More
The Financial Times’ This is Africa: South Africa – Gold miners class action heads to high court
Three South African legal firms are gearing up to battle 32 gold mining firms in Johannesburg’s High Court on behalf … More
New Internationalist: Women starving for their basic humanity
14 March 2018 Immigration Removal Centres are the shame of Britain, Katie McQue reports Being gay in Uganda can cost you your … More
The Financial Times – This is Africa: South African miners could lose HIV treatment in job cuts
As commodity prices tumble, South African miners with HIV stand to lose access to treatment should they be made redundant … More
New Internationalist: UK Supreme Court highlights right of Chagos refugees to return home
Bernard Nourrice has been desperate to go home for 50 years. He is from Diego Garcia, a small UK-owned island … More