It has been a bad few weeks for Boris Johnson and the Conservative government. It began with allegations that Christmas parties had been held in Downing Street during the lockdown of 2020 and has escalated into open conflict between the prime minister and his backbenchers. A series of votes onContinue Reading
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said everyone is “feeling anger” as the Omicron variant threatens to derail Christmas plans and bring about further restrictions on socialising. In a tweet posted on Friday morning, Mr Varadkar pointed to recent progress in the Covid situation, with the number of patients in hospital downContinue Reading
To the Minister of Justice, Human and Minority Rights Crna Gora Mr. Sergej Sekulivic Copy: The First Secretary of the Minister of Justice, Human and Minority Rights Crna Gora, Boris Maric Concerns: The extradition case of Georgii Rossi to the Russian Federation Dear Mr Minister, Montenegro is a candidate toContinue Reading
Suspicions of “double standards” By Willy Fautré THE EUROPEAN TIMES (15.12.2021) – https://bit.ly/3mbp483 – In autumn of this year, Human Rights Without Frontiers was approached by the wife of Georgii Rossi, a Ukrainian businessman currently in prison in Montenegro. He is not a billionaire or a tycoon. He is an ordinary financierContinue Reading
Afghanistan is in a major humanitarian crisis: the health sector is failing, the economy is collapsing, and amid the COVID pandemic, famine is inflicting ever-larger numbers of casualties. According to the most recent report by the UN World Food Programme, more than half of the resident population of 38 millionContinue Reading
These gifts will make you look thoughtful, conscientious and generous – and the good news is, they’re all on budget.Continue Reading
Lockdown loneliness is not necessarily leading to an eagerness to date. Den Rozhnovsky/Shutterstock Loneliness levels rose during the lockdowns, but since restrictions have eased, people have not rushed out to find a new date. This has been given a name, “hesidating”, and is defined as feeling indifferent or ambivalent aboutContinue Reading
After years of discussing its intention to replace the Human Rights Act, the UK government has opened a consultation on a new bill of rights to replace it. The Conservative party has had an uneasy relationship with the Human Rights Act over the years. A promise to repeal and replaceContinue Reading
Capturing the public's attention is about standing out in a crowd of influencers. Peshkova | Shutterstock Our society is driven by social influence. The salesman who wants to sell you a car, the politician who wants your vote and the Tiktok influencer who wants you to “like” their videos haveContinue Reading
A restrictive new immigration law being debated in parliament has huge implications, not only for people seeking asylum in Britain but also for British citizens. The nationality and borders bill is now in the House of Lords for readings after being debated for only nine minutes in the House ofContinue Reading
