It's now time for Israel to grow up and join up
This is the barmitzvah year of the International Criminal Court. Now the court has reached maturity, it is appropriate for Israel to reconsider joining the majority of the world's states and becoming a...
View ArticleIt’s time to shake hands with Israel, your Majesty
The royal family is one of the most important institutions that Britain has at its diplomatic disposal. At the request of the government, the Queen — or a member of her family — may be sent on a state...
View ArticleLife is not ours to cut short, says Chief, but Progressives back assisted dying
One of the strongest advocates for assisted dying is the Jewish human rights lawyer Lord Joffe, who has made repeated attempts to win parliamentary approval for it.But when the former Lord Chancellor...
View ArticlePolice questioned over lack of investigation into Palestinian protester
Jewish activists say they will call for a review of the Metropolitan Police's decision to drop an investigation into a pro-Palestinian protester who appeared to support the killing of Jews.Lawyer...
View ArticleTop jurist plans Wallenberg centre for human rights
Renowned Canadian human-rights lawyer Irwin Cotler is planning a centre for International Justice named after his hero Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Jews from certain...
View ArticleHistory shows why we need a Human Rights Act
The government will shortly announce a public consultation on its plans to repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights. This may seem like dry semantics, of interest only...
View ArticleJewish group leads calls to reform system of detaining asylum-seekers
Faith leaders and MPs have urged the government to end indefinite detention for asylum seekers. Jewish human rights charity René Cassin and Tzelem, the Rabbinical Call for Social Justice, joined...
View ArticleMy quest to find a forgotten history
In the spring of 2010, I received an unlikely invitation from a city in the western Ukraine. The law faculty from the university in Lviv (also know as Lwów, Lemberg and Leopolis) asked me to deliver a...
View ArticleBreaking the Silence in the dock
The Israeli government is demanding that Breaking the Silence - the organisation that records testimonies from IDF soldiers on alleged human-rights offences - reveals the names of soldiers who spoke to...
View ArticleNGO blasts Palestinian attacks on free speech
Human Rights Watch this week issued a damning report on the lack of freedom of speech in the Palestinian territories.The report detailed the arrests and torture of journalists, activists and even rap...
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