Alex Wilks is a UK-qualified lawyer with a wide range of experience in rule of law and human rights work. He is the Principal Programme Lawyer at the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute where he runs various programmes in Latin America, South Asia and MENA.
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Venezuela’s Battle for the Rule of Law
Once one of Latin America’s richest countries and with the second-largest oil reserves in the world, Venezuela is now on the brink of an economic and political meltdown. The International Monetary Fund estimates that inflation will ...
Growing Pains in Timor Leste
Timor Leste’s stability is under focus following the recent killing by security forces of Mauk Moruk, a long-time opponent of former Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão and leader of a group of disgruntled veterans from its long independence ...
The Execution of Justice in Venezuela
In 2009, Judge María Lourdes Afiuni released a political prisoner on bail. Hours after the judgment was delivered, the late President Hugo Chávez appeared on national television, labelling Afiuni a ‘bandit’, calling for her ...
Mexico’s Torture Problem
The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture’s finding that ‘torture in Mexico is generalized’ drew an uncharacteristically sharp response from the Mexican Government, which accused Juan Méndez of being ‘irresponsible and unethical’. Méndez ...
Sri Lanka’s Second Chance to Achieve Lasting Peace
History has given Sri Lanka a second chance. In 2009, as the conflict drew to its traumatic close, there was a window of opportunity to heal the wounds of Asia’s longest running civil wars. Instead, President Mahinda Rajapakse’s ...
