RightsBase

Happy birthday to RightsBase which turns five years old today. Five years on, RightsBase is still produced in Australia by Olivia Ball and her Lovely Assistant. RightsBase's purview is "human rights news and views."  In over 150 articles, RightsBase has covered a broad gamut of human rights concerns in over 100 countries. It tends not […]

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Was the lethal shooting of Osama Bin Laden on 2 May legal?  Not was it legal under US or Pakistani law, but was it legal under international human rights law?  Were his and others' human rights violated?  Does it really matter? For answers to these questions I refer readers to this top-notch analysis by Sarah […]

Posted in Australia, counter-terrorism, IHL (laws of war), Pakistan, right to life, Saudi Arabia, torture, USA | 2 Comments »