When some human rights are more equal than others

Little has been mentioned of the continued human rights abuses which have taken place under the regime of the club’s paymasters in Abu Dhabi, writes Tommy Martin

If you are in the business of sifting through the big societal issues raised by high-profile court cases, then the Belfast rape trial is the gift that keeps on giving.

The accused have been acquitted; the players involved have been sacked; news reporters were even barred from an Ulster rugby press conference this week in a bid to bring the whole thing to a close — and it still hasn’t gone away, you know.