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Frances Webber is a human rights lawyer, author of Borderline Justice: the fight for refugee and migrant rights (Pluto, 2012) and vice-chair of the Institute of Race Relations.
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Published in: openJusticeUK government will be held accountable for complicity in torture and renditionAs Trump swears to bring back torture, the UK Supreme Court has held that the UK government will be held accountable...
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Published in: Shine A LightThe UK government’s inversion of accountabilityWhat to make of a government that increasingly excuses its actions from legal accountability while demanding more...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKFarewell Magna Carta: the Counter-Terrorism and Security BillA new law being rushed through Westminster with little scrutiny is a direct attack on our freedom.
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Published in: Shine A LightJustice blindfolded? The case of Jimmy MubengaFollowing the acquittal on 16 December of the G4S guards charged with the manslaughter of Jimmy Mubenga, barrister...
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Published in: Shine A LightHuman rights — at the government’s discretionThere is more to the Tories’ proposals on human rights and free movement than mere electioneering, argues Frances...
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Published in: Shine A LightBarnardo's and G4S, partners in the child detention businessFour years ago the coalition government promised to end child detention for immigration purposes. But they didn't....