I warmly welcome the emphasis for the meeting on a Rules-Based World. This is particularly needed at a time when Presidents Trump and Putin behave erratically and sometimes illegally. The commitment to human rights is very necessary. Nevertheless, much remains to be done, especially as regards organized crime, human trafficking, money laundering, cyber-crime and political…
The following is quoted from a statement (12.01.2018)by Clive Stafford Smith, Founder of Reprieve: “I believe that our movement will inevitably be on the right side of history. As with the death penalty, we will look back on the time of Guantanamo with disgust and shame. But many of us will be proud that we played a part,…
I have been opposed to executions ever since I became involved with cases of miscarriage of justice, many years ago. The struggle against capital punishment goes on across the world, though rather slowly. Some of you may have heard BBC 5 Live’s programme on 8 August. This had an interview with Kris Maharaj and his wife,…
Today we celebrate the life, the struggle and the message of Nelson Mandela. His struggle for a better world helped shape the second half of the 20th Century, but Mandela’s legacy should both inspire and empower us to take action to address the global challenges of the 21st century. “Overcoming poverty is not a task…
I was taking part yesterday in a conference, held in Portcullis House, on Parliaments and human rights. It had an international focus but also addressed the role of the UK Parliament. I spoke on what I saw as the strengths and weaknesses of our current arrangements and proferred some modest thoughts as to how we…
