Compass want Lib Dems at its conference
As a visitor to LibDemVoice you may or may not be aware of the work of Compass – the influential pressure group that campaigns for a more democratic, equal and sustainable world. Compass is about...
View ArticlePMQs: Hattie tries to throw a “stinger” in front of voting reform
Prime Minister’s Questions is definitely becoming more subdued these days. The bellowing and ya-boo atmosphere has reduced by about 80% since the election. The Cumbrian shootings have dominated both...
View ArticleOpinion: The struggle for democracy persists in Europe, not just the Middle East
In December last year, Alyaksandr Lukashenka was re-elected president of Belarus, with 79.7% of the vote in elections deemed to fall massively short of OSCE standards. Under his leadership, the...
View ArticleOpinion: Don’t make Guido’s day
What an enjoyable holiday Guido Fawkes must be having. While he is sunning himself in France he is also managing to create a ludicrous fuss in the UK with his campaign to use the new e-petition website...
View ArticleOpinion: We need a proper inquiry into Patrick Finucane’s murder
In the midst of an economic crisis, a climate crisis and a Secretary of State for Defence who seems determined to turn his life from an uplifting drama into a crisis, it’s easy to forget the sins of...
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Opinion: Apostasy and Saudi Arabia
Raif Badawi, a Saudi Arabian liberal writer, was arrested on June 17 in Jeddah and charged with ‘insulting Islam through electronic channels’ and ‘going beyond the realm of obedience’. His ‘crime’ at...
View ArticleAlistair Carmichael and Richard Hughes from Keane tell the Independent about...
Yesterday’s Independent on Sunday carried an interview with Alistair Carmichael and Richard Hughes from Keane about the friendship they developed after they met on a trip with Amnesty to try to prevent...
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Alistair Carmichael: “Torture is an abhorrent violation of human rights and...
Today is the UN’s Day of Support for Victims of Torture. Liberal Democrat Secretary of State for Scotland Alistair Carmichael has a long association with Amnesty International and he visited the...
View ArticleAmnesty should support decriminalisation of sex work
View image | gettyimages.com This month, Amnesty International delegates will vote on a proposal to make decriminalisation of sex work a campaigning matter for the human rights organisation. This,...
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LibLink: Lord Carlile – UK must speak up against sharp rise of executions in...
Writing on PoliticsHome, Alex (Lord) Carlile calls on the British government to condemn the situation in Iran, where there have been just short of 700 executions this year: The International Community...
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