Iraqi shoe-thrower is a hero – Stop the torture, drop all charges
Torture and prosecution condemned
International
Channel 4 gives prime time to President Ahmadinejad – torturer, murderer, racist
Ahmadinejad’s Christmas message was an insult to the 100,000 Iranians who have been murdered since the Islamists seized power in 1979
66 countries sign UN gay rights statement
US and South Africa refuse, and ally with Russia, Iran, China, Saudi Arabia and Belarus
Time to kill Mugabe?
How best to end Zimbabwe’s nightmare
Obama urged to back UN LGBT rights statement
Decriminalisation statement now expected 15 to 20 December
UN Global Human Rights Index proposed by Greens
New index to measure the human rights record of every country.
The Vote Grab: Voter purge could swing result to McCain
The mass removal of US voters from the election rolls could undermine Obama’s poll lead.
How the Republicans Stole the 2004 Election
Dirty tricks were used to swing the vote for George W Bush – and could be used again.
US Election Stacked Against Obama
The scale of voter disenfranchisement in America could put the Republicans back in the White House.
Iran’s war on Sunni Muslims
Tehran’s leaders are intensifying their repression of the Sunni Baloch people, in a bid to create a Shia dominated nation