For over five years in Gaza, more than 1.6 million people have been under blockade in violation of international law. More than half of these people are children.

Barack Obama says: "We stand for principles that include universal rights for all people and just political and economic reform." Except when it comes to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

The UK government has introduced its new secrecy law in Parliament, which, if enacted, would mean details of torture scandals like this would be hidden for ever.

Barack Obama personally selects the targets of his drone attacks across the world, firing Hellfire missiles that suck the air out of lungs and blow people to bits.

Companies like Apple should be leading the charge to lift sanctions that violate freedom of speech and access to information, not overzealously applying these policies.

On 13 June 2012 Hillary Clinton said: "The United States has provided no military support to the opposition. None." So explain what the CIA is doing in Turkey.

UN investigator says drone warfare violates 50 years of international law and attacks on rescuers who are helping the injured after an initial drone strike may constitute war crimes.

Prominent American figures in both the Republican and Democratic parties have demanded Assange's lifelong imprisonment, called him a terrorist, and even advocated his assassination.

After three years in an Israeli jail, Mahmoud Sarsak's hunger strike has won his fight for freedom, with support by the international footballers union, Eric Cantona, and the world football body Fifa.

For Americans, the value of an Afghan life (or more often Afghan lives) obliterated in the backlands of the planet, thousands of miles from home, is next to nil and of no meaning whatsoever.