Scarlett Spicer reviews The Guilty Feminist and Amnesty International’s The Secret Policeman’s Tour
In a campaign to educate and eradicate the practice of Female Genital Mutilation, speakers from NESTAC conducted a talk at the University of Manchester
The celebrated young humanitarian campaigner Malala Yousafzai has received several offers from British universities
Thousands of academics from across the world, including some from the University of Manchester, have signed an open letter condemning the torture and death of an Italian Ph.D. student in Cairo, demanding a impartial investigation be allowed
Peter Tatchell, the human rights campaigner, spoke to The Mancunion ahead of his General Election event on the 30th of April
Emily Clarke spoke about the media storm surrounding Meriam Ibrahim’s case, and her change.org petition to save her life
Amnesty International society to team up with Human Rights Watch against Man City owner in a campaign on United Arab Emirates human rights abuses
Some of the students faced beatings and were forced to undress whilst in prison following an anti-war demonstration
An Italian court rules against carrying the Kirpan by Sikh men, igniting debate on human rights and religious freedom
Branding WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange’s detention as arbitrary tarnishes human rights
Harriet New discusses the powerful impact of the media’s influence on the narratives of the transgender community, and questions the future of the perception of trans men and women
Marina Iskander questions the value and consequences of the Human Rights Act
After a spate of human rights pages being deleted from Facebook, Lauren Gorton asks whether it is taking its history-making role seriously
This week judge Justice Edwards-Stuart scored victories for justice, humanity and common sense, as he granted the travellers camped at Dale Farm a week’s reprieve to fight their forced eviction. The injunction protecting the travellers has been seen as an affront to the law by some; or at least this is the line taken by […]
