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Syrian Rebel Leader Filmed Eating Soldier's Lung Has No Regrets & Promises More Slaughter (GRAPHIC VIDEO, PICTURES)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK

Read More: Video, Human Rights Watch, David Cameron, Cannibalism, Abu Sakkar, Bashar Assad, Sarin, Syrian Rebels, Syria, Barack Obama, UK News

The Syrian rebel commander filmed biting into a dead soldier’s lung has insisted he has no regrets. The clip, which was verified by Human Rights...

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'Eating Heart' Video Draws Criticism From Foreign Office

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK

Read More: Video, UK News, Human Rights Watch, David Cameron, Cannibalism, Abu Sakkar, Bashar Assad, Sarin, Syrian Rebels, Barack Obama, Syria, UK News

The Foreign Office responded to a video of an opposition fighter committing an act of "barbarism" on a Syrian pro-government soldier by stressing the ...

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Syrian Rebel Filmed Cutting Out And 'Eating' Soldier's Heart (GRAPHIC VIDEO, PICTURES)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK

Read More: Video, Human Rights Watch, David Cameron, Cannibalism, Abu Sakkar, Bashar Assad, Sarin, Syrian Rebels, Barack Obama, Syria, UK News

UPDATE: Syrian Rebel Leader Filmed Eating Soldier's Lung Has No Regrets & Promises More Slaughter (GRAPHIC VIDEO, PICTURES) Footage of a Syrian reb...

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Time for the UK to Show It Takes Torture Seriously

Izza Leghtas | Posted 06.05.2013 | UK Politics

The United Nations Committee Against Torture will look at the United Kingdom's record on May 7 for the first time since 2004. What a difference eight ...

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UN Draft Report Recommends Ban On Killer Robots

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 07.05.2013 | UK Tech

Read More: Killer Robots, Robotics, Military Technology, Human Rights Watch, Drones, Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, Robots, United Nations, UK Tech News

A campaign launched last month to pre-emptively ban killer robots was given a boost after a draft UN report called for measure to be taken before thei...

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Human Rights and Cultural Values

Elena Barbiero | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK

Read More: Women's Rights, Human Rights, Activism, Human Rights Watch, Humanitarian Aid, UK News

An interesting issue that often arises when addressing human rights and Western intervention in other countries is the following: are we truly helping or are we simply imposing our values on other cultures? Human Rights surely have a universal value but what about different cultures? And what is 'culture', in first place?

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The Real Victims of North Korea's Nuclear Aspirations

Ben Acheson | Posted 22.04.2013 | UK Politics

Whilst we fret over all-out war, mutually assured destruction and ridiculous pictures of Kim Jong-Un sitting on assorted weaponry, we forget that North Korea's nuclear programme has already had disastrous consequences, even before a missile has been fired in anger.

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Bernie Ecclestone Compares Bahrain Protesters With Anti-Thatcherites

Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.04.2013 | UK Sport

Read More: Formula One, Bahrain Human Rights, UK Impact, Middle East Protests, UK News, Human Rights Watch, Thatcher, Bernie Ecclestone, Bahrain, F1, Bahrain Anti-Government Protests, Sport, Bahrain Center for Human Rights, UK Sport News

F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone has compared Bahrain protesters to those taking part in anti-Thatcher demonstrations saying "you will always get people tha...

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The Loss of Democracy in Iraq

Struan Stevenson MEP | Posted 15.04.2013 | UK Politics

Read More: Moqtada Al-Sadr, Kirkuk, Hoshyar Zebari, Kurds, Amnesty International, Democracy, Iran, Heydar Moslehi, Human Rights, European Parliament, Ramadi, Human Rights Watch, Baghdad, Iraq, Nouri Al Maliki, Hakim, UK Politics News

While the West frets over the increasingly bellicose utterances of North Korea's deranged delinquent dictator and wrings its hands in frustration over the on-going bloodbath in Syria, attention has strayed from Iraq as it spirals towards civil war.

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PHOTOS: Temperatures Rise In Bahrain As F1 Grand Prix Nears

The Huffington Post UK | David Hobbs | Posted 15.04.2013 | UK

Read More: Formula One, UK Impact, Bahrain Human Rights, UK News, Bahrain Protests, Human Rights Watch, Bahrain, UK Sport, F1, Bahrain Anti-Government Protests, Bahrain Center for Human Rights, UK News

Updated: 12 April 2013 information from race organisers Tension in Bahrain is rising again as the country prepares for next weekend's Grand Prix, 1...

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Wagging the Bloody Finger: Britain Should Examine Its Own Human Rights Record Before Lecturing Others

Tam Hussein | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK Politics

Read More: Human Rights, UK News, War on Terror, Human Rights Watch, Gcc, Torture, UK Politics, Civil Liberties, William Hague, Rendition, UK Politics News

Britain is often vocal about human rights abroad, while not meeting its own standards at home.

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Saudi Arabia May Abolish Beheadings Due To Shortage Of Swordsmen – In Favour Of Firing Squads

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 12.03.2013 | UK

Saudi Arabia is reportedly considering abolishing beheadings – because of a shortage of swordsmen. Egyptian website Al-Ahram quotes daily newspa...

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Kurdistan Region, Iraq Freedom of Speech

Laween Atroshi | Posted 04.05.2013 | UK Politics

It is not a secret, anymore, the torment and suffering the Kurdish population have endured under nationalistic and fascist regimes. It is painful enough to be tortured under inhumane methods, but to be a victim of ethnical cleansing is another level of intense suffering.

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Good Guys Vs Bad Guys

Andrea Holley | Posted 03.05.2013 | UK Entertainment

Read More: Human Rights, Joshua Oppenheimer, Human Rights Watch, Kim Longinotto, UK Film, UK Cinema, Film Festivals, UK Entertainment News

We are all capable of any number of things 'good' or 'bad'. And that is what the films we show remind people. We are all powerful in some way. It is up to each of us to recognize that and hopefully utilize that power to make a positive difference.

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Sectarianism, Corruption and Torture... It Is Not Worth IT

Haifa Zangana | Posted 08.04.2013 | UK Politics

Read More: George Bush, Human Rights, Tony Blair, Iraq Anniversary, Iraq, Human Rights Watch, Iraq War, Change My Mind, UK Politics News

The shock and awe that the US and UK subjected Iraqis to was not just the bombardment and destruction of their infrastructure but the abuses and torture. The occupiers paved the way for their continuity. HRW 2012 report noted that the human rights of Iraqis "are violated with impunity".

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Was It Worth It? Iraq, Ten Years On

Ali Latif | Posted 08.04.2013 | UK Politics

Read More: Iraq War, George Bush, Iraq Anniversary, Human Rights, Iraq, Human Rights Watch, Tony Blair, Change My Mind, UK Politics News

Academics, journalists and policy makers may continue to debate the war but it is ultimately a question for Iraqis to answer and time and again surveys show the vast majority happy to be rid of that regime. What's more we have moved on as despite the difficult years, we are now in a position to confront our challenges and decide our own future.

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South Sudan: From Oppressed to Persecuted Press

Mading Ngor | Posted 02.04.2013 | UK

Read More: Reporters Without Borders, Press Freedom, National Security, Sudan, South Sudan Independence, South Sudan, Iran Press Freedom, Human Rights Watch, UK News

Imagine a child, born, eyeless; earless and mouth-less. Imagine if the baby was a country, so precious, so new, and millions of its people died for its birth. Welcome to South Sudan, a country where freedom fever is frying as an idea at the core of its founding, freedom of speech, comes under fire.

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Burma's Violation of Rights Against Peaceful Protestors

Tasnim Nazeer | Posted 31.03.2013 | UK Politics

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Burma, Repression, Human Rights Watch, Activism, Protest, Activist, Peace, UK Politics News

The authorities in Burma should drop charges against activists who participated in peaceful protests against government policies.

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Child Soldiers, Torture, A Humanitarian Crisis And An 'Invisible War'

HuffingtonPost.com | Felicity A Morse | Posted 29.01.2013 | UK

Read More: UK Troops, David Cameron, Combat, French, Mali Human Rights, Mali, Human Rights, UK News, Human Rights Watch, François Hollande, UK Armed Forces, National Security Advisor, West Africa, Save the Children, Malian Forces, News, UK News

As Britain prepares to send hundreds of troops to West Africa to support French forces fighting Islamists in Mali, charities and human rights groups h...

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Mother Of Beheaded Sri Lankan Worker Forgives Saudi Arabian Authorities Who Called For Daughter's Death

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 24.01.2013 | UK

Read More: Beheaded, Alistair Burt, Rizana Nafeek, Sir Lanka, Rafeena Nafeek, Human Rights Watch, Foreign Office, Sri Lankan, News, UK News

The mother of a Sri Lankan domestic worker who was beheaded in Saudi Arabia says she has forgiven those who called for her daughter’s death. Riz...

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To Live in Love and Peace

Ana Tzarev | Posted 16.03.2013 | UK

Read More: Creativity, India, Positive Thinking, Female Empowerment, Human Rights Watch, UK Impact, Delhi, UK World, New Delhi Gang Rape, UK Arts, UK News

No woman should have to live in fear of a world capable of so much beauty. May we choose to defy violence and embrace all women as sisters, mothers, daughters, and indeed rulers of the world, as they share in wisdom and knowledge equal to any man.

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'Cruel And Inhuman': Britain Condemns Execution Of Sri Lankan Maid In Saudi Arabia

PA | Posted 10.01.2013 | UK

Read More: Alistair Burt, Rizana Nafeek, Human Rights Watch, Foreign Office, Sri Lankan, News, UK News

Britain has condemned the execution of a Sri Lankan domestic worker in Saudi Arabia as "cruel and inhuman". Rizana Nafeek, 24, was beheaded for kil...

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India Must Reform Sexual Assault Laws & End Degrading 'Two-Finger Test', Urges Human Rights Watch

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 10.01.2013 | UK

Read More: Virgin, Sexual Violence, Indian Gang Rape, Indian Rape Victim Dies, Human Rights Watch, Virginity, Hymen, New Delhi Gang Rape, Vagina, Sexual Assault, UK News

UPDATE: Indian Gang Rape: Five Men Charged With Rape & Murder The brutal gang rape of a 23-year-old student in India has led a human rights group t...

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'Ban Killer Robots Now' Warns Human Rights Watch

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Rundle | Posted 19.01.2013 | UK Tech

Read More: Video, UK Robots, UK News, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, Taranis, Harvard Law School, Robots, Drones, Unmanned Robots, Unmanned Military Aircraft, UK Tech News

'Killer robots' with the ability to attack people without human intervention should be pre-emptively banned, a major human rights group has warned. ...

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Gaddafi 'Killed By Grenade And Bayonet'

HuffingtonPost.com | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 17.10.2012 | UK

Read More: Libya, Video, UK News, Human Rights, UK World, Muammar Gaddafi, Human Rights Watch, Colonel Gaddafi, UK News

A new report into the final hours leading to Muammar Gaddafi's death nearly one year ago has claimed that the Libyan dictator was killed in captivity ...

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