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Published in: HomeNormalising tortureOn impunity, and the erosion of ethics in International Human Rights Law - from Guantanamo to Yemen.
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Published in: openJustice“Blood on our hands” - the sorry state of UK mental health servicesNobody doubts there is a problem – so why isn’t more being done to protect survivors of abuse?
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Published in: openJusticeThe rule of law fights backThe recent Supreme Court decision on employment tribunal fees is a victory for our constitution. This is the rule of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKLondon is cloaking environmental racism in respectability – but Zambian villagers are fighting backZambian villagers await a landmark judgement that could help hold British companies to account for their actions abroad.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKShocking new evidence could overturn Northern Ireland ruling that became an international blueprint for tortureI “felt like I was drowning or suffocating until I fell on the floor unconscious” - new testimony from survivors of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy the ICC examination into torture and other abuses by UK soldiers in Iraq must continueThe Office of the Prosecutor is under pressure to conclude the examination. It must remain open. The Prosecutor...
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Published in: openJusticeHuman rights protection at home and abroad: lessons to be learned from the Colombian peace processHuman rights abuses in Colombia can serve as a stark reminder of what the UK has to lose.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAcid attacks are on the rise – the government must act nowPerpetrators of hate crime and gang violence are turning to easily available weapons. Muslim communities are frightened.
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Published in: openJusticeThe terrible consequences of deregulation and cutting cornersAfter Grenfell, it’s time for the government to urgently rethink its attitude to regulation.
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Published in: Shine A LightUK charity seeks funds to challenge use of painful restraints on childrenHow can it be wrong to hurt vulnerable children inside a secure children’s home, but all right to inflict pain in transit?
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Published in: HomeThe fight against torture should preoccupy us allTorture is a calculated act of cruelty and brutality that degrades us all and weakens the rule of law. On...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKOne law for the poor at Grenfell TowerIn austerity Britain, can justice and accountability be served for the victims of the Grenfell fire? Or are our laws...
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Published in: openJusticeA poor track record and a worrying manifesto on civil rights0 0 1 34 194 Symington 1 1 227 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE After the surpising 2017 general...
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Published in: openJusticeDo more police mean less crime?Labour and the Liberal Democrats are both pledging an increase in police officer numbers. Are these plans a welcome...
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Published in: openJusticeThe fate of the 'jungle' childrenA study of the experiences of children from the Calais 'jungle', now claiming asylum in the North West of England,...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKCivil liberties and human rights – what’s at stake in the UK's 2017 General Election?Human rights are important for everyone, because without the right to protest against particular policies it is much...
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Published in: openJusticeThe quiet revolution that could transform livesMost people can't afford a transcript from their own trial even when it's the only thing that could prove their...
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Published in: openJusticeWhat would true court modernisation look like?Plans to modernise the courts in England and Wales may change how the justice system looks and feels, but it may not...
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Published in: openJusticeWe don't need more police, we need a shift of responsibilitiesAs services were withdrawn from vulnerable people, the police occupied the gap. Election campaigns should...
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Published in: openJusticeHow to make the roads saferAs the number of UK cyclists soar, so do death and injury on the roads. These are two simple rules that would reduce...