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Paul Diamond & Zimbabwe: What Survivor-Led Reform Teaches the UK About Justice

Paul Diamond & Zimbabwe: What Survivor-Led Reform Teaches the UK About Justice

In South Africa, one man’s decision to speak out became part of a collective surge for change. Paul Diamond & Zimbabwe stand as part of that story—one voice among eight survivors who challenged an unjust law . Their courage reshaped the South African legal landscape and offers vital lessons for how justice should evolve in the United Kingdom.

The Frankel Eight Victory: Breaking the 20-Year Time Bar

The Frankel Eight were a group of eight survivors who joined forces to challenge South Africa’s twenty-year statute of limitations on prosecuting sexual offences other than rape. For...

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Loophole allows shark liver oil to be captured illegally

Some species of shark could become extinct because of a loophole in EU law.

It is feared the marine creatures face being wiped out because of a demand for omega 3.

Now, conservation group Oceana has called upon the European Commission to amend weak EU laws that leave European markets open to liver oil from illegally caught deep-sea sharks.

In recent months, vessels which are internationally blacklisted because of previous Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported fishing activities (IUU fishing) have been engaging in pirate fishing for deep-sea sharks in the Pacific and...

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Citizen journalist released after two months in prison

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Sun, 10/07/2012 - 9:14pm

Sudanese citizen journalist and activist Usamah Mohamad was released after two months in prison.

Mohamad, who was arrested in Khartoum, thanked on Twitter his supporters and those who had campaigned for his release.

Far from being discouraged by the goverment's attempt to silence him, the citizen journalist seemed all the more determined as he tweeted upon his release on Friday "struggle continues".

The young activist was detained on June 22 by National Intelligence Security Service (NISS) officers as he was covering the wave of protests that was sweeping through...

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Blasts hit SaadAllah al Jabiri Square in Aleppo, 48 killed

Several explosions rocked the centre of Aleppo on Wednesday, Syria's largest metropolis, killing at least 48 people and injuring close to a hundred, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported.

The blasts hit SaadAllah al Jabiri Square, Aleppo's main square, which is located in a government-controlled district.

Most of victims of today’s bombings are reported to have been regime troops. A military officers' club and a hotel, both located in the square, were almost completely destroyed by the blasts...

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Indonesia: 2.8 million workers join national strike

Approximately 2.8 million workers are set to strike on Wednesday in a nationwide protest in Indonesia. The strike, taking place in 21 cities and 80 industrial zones across the country is in protest of the government's labour policy; calling for an increase in the minimum wage, and end to outsourcing arrangements, and implementations of national healthcare.

Said Iqbal, the head of the Confederation of Indonesian Workers Union (KSPI), said the workers would stage a series of strikes across the country in order to remind the Indonesian government of their...

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