Helena Kennedy

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Helena Kennedy

Laila Soueif is one of the most determined people I know, and for that reason, she is in grave danger. The grandmother, 69, is lying in a hospital bed in central London, perilously close to death after 245 days on hunger strike. She could still survive, but it will depend on the UK government taking strong action.

Jun 30, 2024 | redpepper.org.uk | Helena Kennedy

I came to know and admire Red Pepper through Hilary Wainwright, who was on the council of Charter 88 from the beginning and would go on to co-found Red Pepper. She brought with her a distinctly radical, participatory approach to democracy. The Charter 88 campaign came into existence as a direct response to Thatcherism. Thatcher’s authoritarianism revealed the remorseless growth of central power both made possible and disguised by Britain’s unwritten constitution.

Apr 23, 2024 | independent.co.uk | Helena Kennedy

Ahead of what turned out to be a pivotal day for the government’s Rwanda bill, Suella Braverman made a sudden return to the front line of public life earlier this week, with a characteristically abrasive appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. It was not the former home secretary’s unvarnished criticism of Rishi Sunak’s “fatally flawed” legislation that caused my hackles to rise, or her refusal to be drawn on whether she would back a leadership challenge against him.

Apr 22, 2024 | taipeitimes.com | David Alton |Helena Kennedy |Aarif Abraham

By David Alton, Helena Kennedy and Aarif Abraham / LONDON On Monday last week, some of the world’s leading international lawyers and cross-party UK parliamentarians sent a public letter to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary David Cameron, urging them to support the Genocide Determination Bill that is under discussion in the UK House of Lords.

Mar 13, 2024 | msn.com | Helena Kennedy

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