Category: Justice and Poverty

Jun 2021. The Selling of Human Parts

It’s an illegal trade in human organs which preys on people so desperate for money they’re willing to take the risk. In Afghanistan, the sick are so desperate for a life-saving transplant, they’re willing to pay the cost. And in the hospitals which carry out the operations, no-one is asking too many questions. https://rumble.com/vj29yd-jun-2021.-the-selling-of-human-parts.html [user-submitted-posts]

Jun 2021. Rupert Everett

The Home Office made repeated errors that caused a man who had lived in the UK for more than 50 years to be classified as an illegal immigrant and threatened with arrest, prison and forcible removal, the parliamentary ombudsman has found. The latest critical official report on the department’s handling of the Windrush scandal detailed… Continue reading Jun 2021. Rupert Everett

Jun 2021. Colin Pitchfork

A double child killer who was the first murderer to be convicted using DNA evidence can be released, the Parole Board has confirmed. Colin Pitchfork, 61, was jailed for life for raping and murdering 15-year-olds Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth in Leicestershire in the 1980s. Pitchfork has spent 33 years in prison – he was… Continue reading Jun 2021. Colin Pitchfork

Jun 2021. Ethiopia and Human Rights

There was a time when a report by Ethiopia’s human rights commission was a staid affair, its findings offering window-dressing for hand-wringing donors and legal cover to the government. Between 2013 and 2017 the commission systematically “whitewashed human rights violations through compromised methodologies, dismissing credible allegations”, according to a 2019 Amnesty International study that accused… Continue reading Jun 2021. Ethiopia and Human Rights

Sep 2020. Saudi overturns Death Sentence on Jamal Khashoggi killing

A Saudi court has overturned five death sentences over dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killing, a final ruling in the case that saw the Washington Post columnist killed and dismembered by a Saudi hit squad. The court on Monday handed 20-year sentences to five people and three others were sentenced to between seven to 10 years, state media reported. The… Continue reading Sep 2020. Saudi overturns Death Sentence on Jamal Khashoggi killing

Aug 2020. The Cyprus Papers Part 3

August 2020. The Passport Programme run in Cyprus – “It’s high value for everyone who comes from a country where there’s a lot of dirty money involved”, German MEP Sven Giegold, a strong critic of the programme, told Al Jazeera. “You open a bank account, a business relationship and less questions asked, no visa requirements,… Continue reading Aug 2020. The Cyprus Papers Part 3

The Cyprus Papers Part 2

August 2020. Convicted fraudsters, money launderers and political figures accused of corruption are among dozens of people from more than 70 countries who have bought so-called “golden passports” from Cyprus, according to a large cache of official documents obtained by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit. The Cyprus Papers is a leak of more than 1,400 passport… Continue reading The Cyprus Papers Part 2

Aug 2020. The Cyprus Papers Part 1

August 2020. Cyprus offers the quickest, most assured route to citizenship of a European country through the Cypriot citizenship by investment programme. An investment of €2.0 million in real estate is required, plus a donation of €100,000 to the Governments Research and Development fund  and €100,000  to the Land Development Organisation. Cyprus is unique in… Continue reading Aug 2020. The Cyprus Papers Part 1

Jul 2020. Three Acquitted of the Murder of PC Harper

July 2020. Three teenagers have been convicted of killing Pc Andrew Harper as they evaded arrest. All three were standing trial for murder, but the jury found them guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter. Driver Henry Long, 19, who dragged Pc Andrew Harper to his death, was found not guilty at the Old Bailey of murder,… Continue reading Jul 2020. Three Acquitted of the Murder of PC Harper