Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced that the Conservative Party will enter the next General Election campaign promising to change human rights law. It is not clear what change Mr Grayling envisages – and, of course, he has to persuade ...
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ELN: as regular ELN readers will be aware, veteran peace campaigner Len Aldis is never high and mighty. He still visits Vietnam at least once a year,
Read More »Newham lad does 110km trek for charity
Emdad Rahman: Maruf Deen of Upton Park travelled to Bosnia to take part in a 110km trek in memory of the innocent people killed in the 1995 Srebrenica Genocide. During his trip, he worked on ...
Read More »Vietnam women join call to ban Dow
Stalwart peace campaigner Len Aldis visited Hanoi, Vietnam, in early May to speak at a Medical University on Agent Orange and the consequences for Vietnam. While he was there he was able to contact the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU). Shortly ...
Read More »Vietnam joins the protest against Olympic sponsor Dow Chemical, accused of “green-washing” its Agent Orange sins
The organisers of London’s 2012 Olympics call them
Read More »Vietnam calls for IOC to reconsider Dow decision
For months East Londonpeace campaigner Len Aldis has led the campaign against the Dow Chemical company
Read More »World stands by as human rights trashed in Syria
Exclusive from our correspondent with Syrian refugees in Turkey: As we were sitting in the lobby of our hotel, a man approached...
Read More »Bangladeshi garment union organiser murdered
Just a couple of weeks ago, War on Want hosted a tour of Bangladeshi trade union organisers
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Human Aid Syria Report
Read this exclusive report by Human Aid in the Syrian Borders
Read More »Urgent appeal for Shaker Aamer
To sign this petition, visit http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/29410. From the London Guantánamo Campaign: 14th February marked the tenth anniversary of the detention without charge or trial of Shaker Aamer, the last Londoner held in Guantánamo Bay. To mark this anniversary, Shaker’s ...
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