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Radical thinking in the Caucusus: an interview with a member of the...
Talking with an opposition educator about the Enlightenment, resistance and populism in Baku.Police arrest dozens of opposition protesters at a rally in Baku. Demotix/Radio Free Europe. All rights...
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Against reductionist views of human rights
César Rodríguez-Garavito responds to Stephen Hopgood and Aryeh Neier, criticising both sides of the debate for an all too simplistic view of the actors, the content and the strategies of the...
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Human rights and social justice: the in(di)visible link
The distinction that Aryeh Neier draws between human rights and social justice is premised on a limited notion of what constitutes “power”, argue Ignacio Saiz and Alicia Ely Yamin.Aryeh Neier affirms...
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Proud to be German? Football and the fear of nationalism
Though some fans are enthusiastic, even proud of today's multi-ethnic, multi-racial German football teams, taking pride in Germany is troubled by the historic affiliation of nationalism and...
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The Strasbourg court is anti-democratic, just as its founders intended
Maxwell-Fyfe fought incessantly against socialist ideals in post-WW2 Europe, but to what extent did he sacrifice democracy and human rights in order to reach his goal? What implications have his...
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UKIP’s growth - misunderstood by left and right in Britain
Dig a little deeper and you will see most popular characterisations of UKIP leave much to be desired - they are in fact attracting plenty of young voters and the public generally rejects comparisons...
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Cigarette packaging and international trade - a warning
The government's failure to implement the plain cigarette packaging legislations in the UK reveals a much larger issue to do with international trade and the restrictions it will put on democratically...
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Keeping calm and carrying on
St Petersburg's Regional Press Institute has defended Russian media rights for the last two decades. Like other similar organisations, it has been subjected to various forms of governmental harassment,...
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Legal house-keeping in the EU
The recently issued EU guidelines banning funding to projects in settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory is not a new proactive political strategy; it is simply a matter of legal necessity.To...
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Israel, the Palestine-Iran fork
The hope for progress in the core middle-east dispute arises at the very time when a new Iranian president tests Israel's unyielding stance on nuclear security.The Israeli-Palestinian talks convened in...
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Global Human Rights: For futures unlike the past
Vijay K. Nagaraj responds to Aryeh Neier, criticising his construction of social justice. Neier’s discomfort with mass mobilization, he argues, reveals an uncomfortable truth about the global human...
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A golden moment for Lewisham NHS campaigners in Britain
Today Health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s plans to cut services and close departments at Lewisham Hospital were defeated in the High Court after a fiercely fought grassroots campaign.Picture: Ruby...
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Misogyny and Twitter - confusing cause with medium
Despite the lazy characterisations of much mainstream media, misogyny is not created by new technologies and it will take much more than an "abuse button" to resolve. Flickr/Johan Larsson. Some...
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Reclaiming nonviolent history
In conventional histories, violence is generally celebrated. National memorials glamorize death, bloodshed and warfare. This hides a global tradition of nonviolent struggle. This is the third article...
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Chauvinism on social media
Operating a spoof Twitter account during BBC Question Time gave me a glimpse of the level of misogyny that women in politics face on social media every day.I’ve dubbed tonight “the #vennfestfinale”—the...
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The insidious effects of trolling women on the TV and radio in the UK
Somehow society must come to terms with this problem and start thinking of ways to address it. It doesn't only demean the women in question, it degrades us all and cheapens the public sphere....
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Sentence first, verdict afterwards
The Russian legal system’s human rights record is appalling, but the European Court in Strasbourg is powerless to enforce its own rulings. Kirill Koroteev describes the day to day of working as a...
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The art of giving
Just as Warren and Doris Buffett launch their new philanthropy course for college students, Peter Buffett has spoken out against the ills of charitable giving. Radical grassroots fund Edge Fund casts a...
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Unsettling art: caste, gender, and dalit expression
Critical issues of domination, discrimination and gender find powerful articulation in the expressionist imagination of dalit artist, Savindra Sawakar. His work traces the dense contradictions and...
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Northern Italy and the republican tradition
The Emilia Romagna region in northern Italy gives an insight into how a republican economy might look in practice. The whole infrastructure is significantly geared towards cooperative production...
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