Russian officials raid Amnesty's Moscow headquarters | World news | guardian.co.uk

Russian officials raid Amnesty's Moscow headquarters | World news | guardian.co.uk

Only bad people are afraid of human rights organisations. Only bad people want to prevent the truth being circulated.

Are lies the only thing holding Russia together? Why hasn't Russia shaken off totalitarianism with the end of Communism?

Well, I think we know the answer to these questions.

Arms Trade Treaty blocked - this isn't failure, this is 'success deferred'. | Blogs | Amnesty International UK

Arms Trade Treaty blocked - this isn't failure, this is 'success deferred'. | Blogs | Amnesty International UK

So, if the treaty is passed and arms do get through to terrorist organisations and corrupt governments, does this mean it will be easier for us to tell where the arms are coming from; i.e. Syria, Iran and North Korea?

Secret courts: un-British, second-class justice | Blogs | Amnesty International UK

Secret courts: un-British, second-class justice | Blogs | Amnesty International UK   

Do you trust this man?

Who governs the government? I can see the point in not wanting to put officers of MI5 or MI6 at risk, or compromise delicate operations, but I do not trust the government or judges to decide what should be secret and what should not. If we could be sure that judges and the governments were always acting in the public interest and for national security, then there would be no problem.

It is clearly a dilemma: and can we trust our security services to judge whether what they are doing is in the national interest any more than we can trust the government and judges?