Dick of the Year: David Bahati MP
I’d like to nominate Ugandan MP David Bahati for Dick of the Year. His initial dickishness should have seen him qualify for 2009′s award, but he deserves it in 2011 due to the consequences of his actions two years ago.
New attacks on LGBT rights in Russia
By Nigel Warner In recent years state authorities in Russia have repeatedly tried to prevent LGBT people from campaigning publicly for their rights. This has been most evident in relation to demonstrations. Since 2005 almost every attempt to hold a Pride March, or similar, has been banned. Three such cases were the subject of a [...]
Riot prosecutions raise questions over due process and human rights
The handling of legal cases from the UK riots that took place last week has caused a great deal of controversy. Lawyers in the UK have posed some serious questions about the way that judges and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have dealt with defendants, with major concerns around due process. The vast majority of [...]
Why is Incest Illegal?
Yesterday two people in Birmingham were given prison sentences for the crime of incest. The judge said when sentencing them that “There appears to have been a relationship that involved genuine affection,” but then went on to say that it was “abhorrent to society at large.” Why is this being deemed as acceptable? If the [...]
Northern Ireland – Still The Worst Region of the UK to be LGBT
Last Saturday saw Belfast’s annual Pride parade take to the streets. It’s a celebration that will be familiar to many cities across the world. It’s a lively day with an important message. I’ve always thought Amnesty International put it best with the slogan ‘Love Is A Human Right.’ I particularly enjoy the parade because many [...]
See the Amnesty ad the FT haven’t the balls to run
Over 2,000 Amnesty International supporters donated to place this advert in the Financial Times, Metro and Evening Standard. Northcliffe House has many a vice but reluctance to accept cash is not one of them – the ad appears in their free papers today. But the FT pulled the ad at the last minute, presumably in [...]
bailed-out RBS lead near billion pound deal for Uganda war zone oil company
Yesterday I posted a story about how we had just launched a legal action against the Treasury over their failure to stop RBS misusing public money. Right after I posted it, I heard about RBS’ latest deal, and wrote the below for our website. I can think of few worse uses for public money than [...]