Archive for Angus Stickler

Human Rights Watch accuses Ethiopian army of ‘torture and rape’
August 30, 2012 | by | 6 Comments
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The Ethiopian army implicated in more human rights abuses.

Nadeem Khan: A case of excited delirium?
January 31, 2012 | by | Comments Off
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Nadeem Khan’s death was attributed to the controversial condition.

How many have died after police restraint? MP calls for inquiry
January 31, 2012 | by | 4 Comments
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Bureau finds 50% more cases of police-restraint related deaths than recognised by official police body.

British surveillance software linked to Syrian regime
December 1, 2011 | by | 2 Comments
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British company tells investigation it will stop ‘doing business’ with oppressive regime.

Ethiopian man burns himself to death in protest
November 15, 2011 | by | 28 Comments
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Teacher was protesting for ‘justice and liberty, freedom and rights’.

Analysis: Afghan torture rife, UN report reveals
October 10, 2011 | by | Comments Off
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New evidence of detainee torture in 47 detention facilities across the country.

Analysis: Andrew Mitchell has questions to answer over Ethiopian aid
September 29, 2011 | by | Comments Off
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The minister for international development must produce proof of assertions.

Human Rights Watch attacks minister over response to Bureau investigation
September 29, 2011 | by | 3 Comments
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Influential NGO accuses Tory cabinet minister of being ‘disingenuous’ and ‘misleading’.

Analysis: Did DFID properly investigate Ethiopian aid allegations?
September 22, 2011 | by | 6 Comments
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Bureau questions Andrew Mitchell’s claims that Ethiopian abuse of British aid investigated.

Analysis: Why Greece’s hand-out might spell trouble
September 14, 2011 | by | Comments Off
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The EU has identified €7.7bn in potential funding for Greece.

Analysis: Why UN fears of torture in Afghan jails will change nothing
September 6, 2011 | by | Comments Off
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Allegations of widespread torture in Afghan facilities have been made many times before.

A charter for torture
September 2, 2011 | by | 2 Comments
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International committee outlines plans allowing detainees to be handed over to Afghan authorities.

Protection from torture weakened under new plans
August 25, 2011 | by | 1 Comment
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Proposals to allow detainees to be transferred to Afghan authorities undermine Geneva Conventions.

Revealed: Aid to Ethiopia increases despite serious human rights abuses
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International community turns blind eye to manipulation of aid for political ends.

Ethiopian Aid Exposed: Voices of the tortured
August 4, 2011 | by | 9 Comments
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Reports of torture and abuse at the hands of Ethiopian government officials.

Voices of the oppressed
August 4, 2011 | by | 1 Comment
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Parts of Ethiopia are suffering drought and famine, which is often exacerbated by government policy.

In Pictures: Forced displacement in the Ogaden
August 4, 2011 | by | 3 Comments
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Images of civilians displaced in eastern Ethiopia.

In Video: Europe’s missing billions
June 8, 2011 | by | Comments Off
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The Bureau and People & Power investigate why the EU funding system is riddled with fraud and mismanagement.

15,000 new civilian deaths uncovered in leaked files
May 23, 2011 | by | Comments Off

The leaked US war logs contain details of thousands more civilian deaths in Iraq, according to estimates by Iraq Body Count

Allegations of prisoner abuse by US troops after Abu Ghraib
May 23, 2011 | by | Comments Off

President Bush promised an immediate stop to prisoner abuse after Abu Ghraib, but the war logs detail a stream of similar claims against coalition troops

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Sharp rise in B&B spending as homelessness crisis intensifies
May 21, 2013 | by | No Comments
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A £90m bed and breakfast bill for UK's 12 largest cities.

Voices from the frontline of the housing crisis
May 20, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Those who experience the housing maelstrom first-hand speak out.

Case study: Stranded in Southwark
May 20, 2013 | by | No Comments
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With three children and a baby on the way Zara Mahamat just wants a stable home.

Infographic: Price of UK’s escalating housing crisis
May 20, 2013 | by | No Comments
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The scale of Britain's housing crisis visualised.

Get the data: Britain’s housing turmoil in numbers
May 19, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Dataset: The Bureau's research into the extent and cost of housing upheaval.

How we did it: Tracking the housing crisis
May 19, 2013 | by | No Comments
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Methodology: How the Bureau compiled its data on homelessness.

Britain’s housing crisis: The impact on children
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A-star students fail to make the grade when they are moved away, say teachers.

Forced exodus: London’s homeless pushed to suburbs
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Benefit claimants should not be able to live in areas others can't afford, says housing minister.

Scale of UK housing crisis revealed
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Uprooted and vulnerable: The true cost of homelessness in Britain.

Home Secretary strips two more people of British citizenship
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Theresa May continues to use powers of exile as total stripped of citizenship hits 23.