Articles by Owen Bowcott
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UK and Saudi Arabia ‘in Secret Deal’ over UN Human Rights Council Place
Owen Bowcott – The Guardian,
5 Oct 2015
29 Sep 2015 – Britain conducted secret vote-trading deals with Saudi Arabia to ensure both states were elected to the UN Human Rights Council, according to leaked diplomatic cables. Riyadh has sanctioned more than a hundred beheadings so far this year – more than the Islamic State.
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Ian Cobain, Owen Bowcott and Richard Norton-Taylor - The Guardian,
23 Apr 2012
Review finds thousands of papers detailing shameful acts were culled, while others were kept secret illegally.
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