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Stamp it out! Stamp out torture!

The UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) which Guyana ratified on the 19th May 1988 defines torture as:

any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining information or a confession….or punishing him for an act he or...
Guyana, Antiwar
British Refusenik Lance Corporal Joe Glenton

British Refusenik L/Cpl Joe Glenton was told by a military court that he must remain in detention at Colchester military prison awaiting trial for desertion, unless he agreed to keep silent. He was arrested early November after speaking out against the presence of troops in Afghanistan. He risks up to 10 years prison for desertion and other charges. More Information on...
conscientious objector, refusenik, Refusing to Kill, Antiwar
Photos from: Iraq, Haiti, Palestine – Occupation is the Crime

Panel of International Gathering; The struggle against poverty, war & occupation

Click on the first photo to see a slideshow with captions
UK, Antiwar
Hanaa Ibrahim, independent Iraqi women’s activist speaks in London

PRESS RELEASE. . . PRESS RELEASE . . . PRESS RELEASE . . .

Hanaa Ibrahim, independent Iraqi women’s activist speaks in London

Hanaa Ibrahim, founder of Women's Will Association (WWA), an independent Iraqi women’s organisation, will be in London 21 January – 15 February at the invitation of the Global Women’s Strike. Ms Ibrahim will be speaking at an...
Hana Ibrahim, Iraq, UK, Antiwar
Night-time raid on Brian Haw's Peace Camp 23 May 2006

Tuesday 23 May 2006: BRIAN'S DISPLAY REMOVED BY POLICE - JOIN HIM TODAY

Freedom of Expression Over Political Repression

Brian's display was removed in a night time operation with 50 police officers. At 2.45 this morning they turned up and started to load a container with all the placards and banners and almost all of Brian's personal possessions. Stuff belonging to supporters...
anti-war, Brian Haw, Parliament Square, peace camp, UK, Antiwar