17/12/2010   Sweden has worst rape conviction record in Europe

Amnesty InternationalAmnesty InternationalSweden has the highest incidence of reported rapes in Europe but the lowest conviction rate, and worsening levels of violence against women, despite its good reputation for gender equality.

 13/12/2010   Hackney threatens 100s of jobs with 'nil policy' on clubs

400 jobs are at risk of closure because of the council's plan to adopt a 'nil policy' on clubs that would put an end to the renewal of licenses.

 02/12/2010   Amazon's attempt to silence WikiLeaks triggers boycott

After recent denial of service attacks WikiLeaks thought they had found a safer home using Amazon cloud computing, but Amazon bowed to US political pressure and kicked them off.
02/12/2010   Cameron's Coalition welcomes war criminals

Israel’s Tzipi LivniIsrael’s Tzipi LivniThe recently published Police Reform Bill includes proposals which will make it much more difficult to obtain a UK arrest warrant for anyone accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.