Love in times of conflict
Arabs and Israelis tend to view personal relationships that cross the divide between them with suspicion, perhaps because individual love has the power to undermine collective hate.
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Make Ramadan torture-free in Egypt
It’s Ramadan, but the Egyptian police continue to practise brutality and torture. This year, they should set a better example.
Read MoreI say you want a revolution, Egypt
Activists in Egypt should look to the hippy movement of the 1960s for a successful model in bringing about long-term social change.
Read MoreThe police and criminal injustice in Egypt
Egyptian police and a decades-old emergency law stand in the dock of public opinion following a young man’s alleged murder.
Read MoreBurqa: Een verbod om te vieren
Het zogenaamde ‘burqaverbod’ is een vrouwvriendelijke wetvoorstel.
Read MoreBurqa: A ban to celebrate
Belgium’s effort to ban the face veil is a statement of female empowerment and a vote against religious fundamentalism.
Read MoreGreece accused of human rights violations
Amnesty International has accused Greece of flouting European humanitarian law by employing police brutality and torture in its treatment of
Read MoreLeave rights charter alone, experts demand
The EU should not toy with the idea of revamping the Charter of Fundamental Rights as it would open a “Pandora’s Box” of complications and be politically counter-productive, experts have warned.
Read MoreIsraeli groups troubled by plight of Palestinian civilians
Israeli human rights groups have voiced grave concerns to the European Union over the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Read MoreAttack the machinery of repression in Egypt, not the machinations
MEPs and some of the UK’s top stars have petitioned the president of Egypt to pardon 23 men jailed for their sexual orientation. For the sake of even-handedness and to garner public support, the campaign must call for the release of all prisoners of consicence and the dismantling of Egypt’s two-decade-old emergency laws.
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