Dale Farm's representative in Brussels Patrick Egan met today (1pm) at the European Parliament with East Anglia MEP Richard Howitt to discuss possible ways to meet the crisis faced by the 90 families on the estate at present under threat of eviction.

By David Swanson
In an online discussion I asked Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International, a fairly straightforward question: "Will Amnesty International recognize the UN Charter and the Kellogg Briand Pact and oppose war and militarism and military spending?

Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the UK and Switzerland are now 'leading the charge' in the erosion of human rights with the governments of both countries attacking the European Court of Human Rights and discussing withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights, Amnesty International states in its State of the World’s Human Rights Annual Report.

The New York Times has reponded to accusations that it has unfairly covered the issue of malpractice by members of the US armed forces and torture by US forces.