Human Rights

Nia Griffith has to go, say Labour members

Over 1,500 Labour Party members have signed an open letter calling for Nia Griffith’s resignation, reports Shabbir Lakha
Is Sajid Javid's deprivation of Shamima Begum's citizenship legal?

Looking at the law, it's clear that the Home Office decision to strip Shamima Begum of her citizenship is incorrect, argues Attiq Malik
Revoking Shamima Begum’s citizenship is unjustifiable

Removing Shamima Begum's citizenship is a violation of international and human rights law and would set a dangerous precedent, argues Shabbir Lakha
The UN has condemned Britain 16 times in the last decade and here’s why

As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 70, T.J. Coles documents recent examples of the UK falling short
Bloody Friday in Gaza: a great return massacre

An unarmed, civilian protest from a people who have been oppressed for decades, results in bloodshed and massacre.
Catalan Spring? Resistance fills the streets as ex-President arrested in Germany

Marching on the motorways and confronting police violence, the mass movement has returned with a new defiance, reports Jack Hazeldine
Not One Step Back: Catalonia rises in protest as 5 ex-ministers imprisoned

Escalating repression by the Spanish state has sparked huge anger and an appetite for militant action, reports Mathew Barton from Tarragona
Morroco’s Makhzen: repression and resistance

Fallout from the Arab Spring continues to permeate North African struggles, writes Richard Greeman
Syria: a war without end?

As aid convoys to Syria are suspended, Jonathan Maunders takes a look at where we are, and where we are going to
The EU is no friend to refugees

The EU is has a terrible record on it's treatment of refugees, argues Shabbir Lakha
To stop the far right we must oppose the EU

Kevin Ovenden argues for an internationalist approach to the European crisis in the second half of a two-part series on the European question
Angola: students and political detainees must be freed

An unfinished post-conflict transition in Angola and the pursuit of oil wealth by a powerful elite has meant a crackdown on resistance
Video: 'Refugees welcome here' demo in London

Video of speeches from the London demonstration in support of refugees - including Jeremy Corbyn
The establishment campaign against Cage - smeared for defending human rights

The attack on Cage is part of the more general assault on politically active Muslims and an attempt to push Muslim organisations to the margins of public life
David Cameron is making political capital out of carnage

David Cameron describes the threat of terrorism in Britain as an ‘existential threat’. This is preposterous, and he knows it
Counter-extremism or full spectrum idiocy?

The government’s ‘counter-extremism’ crackdown won't reduce the threat, and is more likely to increase marginalization of British Muslims and the alienation that groups like Isis attempt to feed on argues Matt Carr
Magna Carta: a tradition of rebellion

Foundation of British democracy or historical relic? Dominic Alexander looks at how the meaning of Magna Carta has always been shaped by class struggle and rebellion
The force may be with you

Theresa May’s proposed new anti-terror laws further demonise Muslims and threaten the rights of everyone who opposes the government argues Elly Badcock
Video: CAGE take on the Charity Commission

Human Rights advocacy group CAGE are to take the Charity Commission to court for unlawful use of powers against them. CAGE spokesperson, Cerie Bullivant joins presenter John Rees in the studio
Counterfire Freesheet May 2015

Counterfire's new free sheet edition 001, May 2015
3 police officers forcibly strip a vulnerable child without calling her mum. Is that acceptable?

A 14-year-old girl, who had been a victim of sexual abuse was arrested and forcibly stripped of all her clothes by police officers - It's not an isolated case write Shauneen Lambe and Paola Uccellari
Saving Sushil: Sheffield community campaigns against deportation of Buddhist monk

The planned deportation of asylum seeker Sushilananda Sraman exposes our government's disregard for human rights

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Over 1,500 Labour Party members have signed an open letter calling for Nia Griffith’s resignation, reports Shabbir Lakha

Looking at the law, it's clear that the Home Office decision to strip Shamima Begum of her citizenship is incorrect, argues Attiq Malik

Removing Shamima Begum's citizenship is a violation of international and human rights law and would set a dangerous precedent, argues Shabbir Lakha

As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 70, T.J. Coles documents recent examples of the UK falling short

An unarmed, civilian protest from a people who have been oppressed for decades, results in bloodshed and massacre.

Marching on the motorways and confronting police violence, the mass movement has returned with a new defiance, reports Jack Hazeldine

Escalating repression by the Spanish state has sparked huge anger and an appetite for militant action, reports Mathew Barton from Tarragona

Fallout from the Arab Spring continues to permeate North African struggles, writes Richard Greeman

As aid convoys to Syria are suspended, Jonathan Maunders takes a look at where we are, and where we are going to

The EU is has a terrible record on it's treatment of refugees, argues Shabbir Lakha

Kevin Ovenden argues for an internationalist approach to the European crisis in the second half of a two-part series on the European question

An unfinished post-conflict transition in Angola and the pursuit of oil wealth by a powerful elite has meant a crackdown on resistance

Video of speeches from the London demonstration in support of refugees - including Jeremy Corbyn

The attack on Cage is part of the more general assault on politically active Muslims and an attempt to push Muslim organisations to the margins of public life

David Cameron describes the threat of terrorism in Britain as an ‘existential threat’. This is preposterous, and he knows it

The government’s ‘counter-extremism’ crackdown won't reduce the threat, and is more likely to increase marginalization of British Muslims and the alienation that groups like Isis attempt to feed on argues Matt Carr

Foundation of British democracy or historical relic? Dominic Alexander looks at how the meaning of Magna Carta has always been shaped by class struggle and rebellion

Theresa May’s proposed new anti-terror laws further demonise Muslims and threaten the rights of everyone who opposes the government argues Elly Badcock

Human Rights advocacy group CAGE are to take the Charity Commission to court for unlawful use of powers against them. CAGE spokesperson, Cerie Bullivant joins presenter John Rees in the studio

Counterfire's new free sheet edition 001, May 2015

A 14-year-old girl, who had been a victim of sexual abuse was arrested and forcibly stripped of all her clothes by police officers - It's not an isolated case write Shauneen Lambe and Paola Uccellari

The planned deportation of asylum seeker Sushilananda Sraman exposes our government's disregard for human rights