Mukoko has collected evidence of tens of thousands of abuses in the past decade.… Read the rest
Welcome to our archive of news stories relevant to the project of fighting fashionable nonsense. The stories are drawn from the electronic pages of the world’s media. On this page, you’ll find links to those stories that have been featured on Butterflies and Wheels during the current year. At the bottom of the page, you’ll find links to separate archives of stories from previous years.
We’re always pleased to hear about news stories that you think should be featured on Butterflies and Wheels. Just send an email here, if you want to point one out to us.
A note about links
Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
Mukoko Changed People’s Lives 
Dec 13th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Article 19 says Mukoko (and everyone) has the right to ‘receive and impart information and ideas through any media.’… Read the rest
Want to Feel Better? Try Tuning Fork Therapy
Dec 12th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Or perhaps a gemstone elixir, or some nice Fibonacci set, or a mix of chakra forks and angel forks.… Read the rest
Bush Admin Blamed for Abuse of Detainees
Dec 12th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Bipartisan Senate report says coercive interrogation practices damaged the government’s moral authority.… Read the rest
David Irving, Free Speech Defender
Dec 12th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
So the libel suit was just a joke?… Read the rest
Documentary Celebrates UDHR 60th Anniversary
Dec 12th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Shows 8 people who have fought to exercise their right to free speech; the last is David Irving.… Read the rest
Blair Regrets Reticence About His ‘Faith’
Dec 12th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Thinks people are ‘comforted if they think the person leading them has some sense of spiritual values.’… Read the rest
Ben Goldacre Considers
Dec 12th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Scientific proof that we live in a warmer and more caring universe.… Read the rest
Ben Goldacre Says Why He is so Repetitive
Dec 12th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Six newspapers report coroner hearing case of toddler who died after MMR jab; one reports the result: MMR not guilty.… Read the rest
The UDHR at 60
Dec 11th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Grayling, Tutu, Robinson, Chakrabarti, Reidy, others comment.… Read the rest
What the UDHR Drafters Wanted
Dec 11th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
That everyone should belong somewhere, but not be imprisoned by that belonging.… Read the rest
Padraig Reidy on Article 19
Dec 11th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Most pernicious is the notion that ideas, like people, should be afforded protection. … Read the rest
Jesus Repaired Mo’s Irony Meter
Dec 11th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
But Mo just will not be careful.… Read the rest
Religion and Compassion in the UK
Dec 11th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Madrassa ‘teacher’ whipped children for forgetting verses or mispronouncing Arabic words.… Read the rest
Routine Violence in UK Madrassas
Dec 11th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘We are hiding behind the defence of cultural sensitivities and our children are not being protected.’… Read the rest
Universal Human Rights Day
Dec 10th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Mary Robinson is thinking of two women today: Eleanor Roosevelt and Jestina Mukoko.… Read the rest
Abuses Persist as UDHR Turns 60
Dec 10th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
In Zimbabwe, lawyers marched on Parliament and the Supreme Court to protest human rights abuses.… Read the rest
Turi Omollo on Rwanda and Human Rights
Dec 10th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
What can we in Rwanda and the rest of Africa celebrate on this day? … Read the rest
US Arms Sales Undermine Global Human Rights
Dec 10th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
US sells arms to Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Colombia among other rights violators.… Read the rest
Psychologist Defends Teasing
Dec 10th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Says teasing is seen as damaging because it is confused with bullying; almost admits that it sometimes is bullying.… Read the rest
