Category - Peter Tatchell

Fracas at London church meeting about hardline Anglican group

staff writers — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:10:35 +0100

Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell says that he was "violently ejected" from a major London evangelical church after seeking to mount a protest against a hardline Anglican group.

St George hailed as a human rights campaigner

staff writers — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:53:19 +0100

The Patron Saint of England (and a number of other countries) has been hailed a human rights campaigner by fellow activist Peter Tatchell - who backs ideas that his national day should be a public holiday celebrating dissent.

Harry Potter gay revelation unlikely to thrill religious right

staff writers — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 18:33:07 +0100

Hard-line Christian groups who say mild-mannered Harry Potter is an occult conspiracy are unlikely to be reassured by news that one of its key characters is gay - even though JK Rowling has confirmed the series is based on Christian themes.

Hate speech and free speech

Simon Barrow — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:56:07 +0100

Jack Straw has decided to introduce legislation which will prohibit the incitement of homophobic hatred. It is well-intentioned, but will this legislation work? Is it necessary?

The human scandal of Britain’s asylum system

Peter Tatchell — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:05:33 +0100

The United Kingdom’s asylum system is rigged to fail as many applicants as possible, says Peter Tatchell. It is unjust, chaotic and inhumane. Here he highlights the concerns and lets key witnesses speak for themselves - including a Churches' Commission for Racial Justice worker.

Campaigners say Nigeria is unfit for 2014 Commonwealth Games

staff writers — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:16:11 +0100

Christian and secular human rights campaigners have joined forces to put pressure on the London-based Commonwealth Games Federation over Nigeria's bid for the 2014 games, citing its widely condemned mistreatment of gay people.