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Bookmark or Share- Irish Hero, Queer Traitor, Gay Icon: Roger Casement Over TimeRoger Casement has been a subject of fascination – and controversy – for over a century. During his lifetime, he was an internationally-recognized champion for human rights, and was instrumental in exposing the horrors surrounding the rubber industry in the Belgian Congo and Peruvian Putumayo.
- Sir Roger Casement | Irish Patriot, Humanitarian ActivistSir Roger Casement (born Sept. 1, 1864, Kingstown [now Dún Laoghaire], County Dublin, Ire.—died Aug. 3, 1916, London, Eng.) was a distinguished British public servant who was executed for treason and became one of the principal Irish martyrs in the revolt against British rule in Ireland.
- Roger Casement - WikipediaRoger David Casement (Irish: Ruairí Dáithí Mac Easmainn; [1] 1 September 1864 – 3 August 1916), known as Sir Roger Casement, CMG, between 1911 and 1916, was a diplomat and Irish nationalist executed by the United Kingdom for treason during World War I.
- Roger Casement: How did a hero come to be considered a traitor?In 1911, Roger Casement knelt before King George V and was knighted for his humanitarian work. Five years later, he was hanged for treason at London's Pentonville prison and his naked body...
- The Life & Legacy of Roger Casement | Century Ireland - RTÉThe trial, execution and indeed the career of Roger Casement, the last of the sixteen leaders of the 1916 Rising to be executed, is quite different from the other executed men.
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