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Published in: openJusticeLegal aid cuts are a major human rights issueAmnesty found that the recent sharp cuts to civil legal aid have hurt not only those people already in the most...
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Published in: openJusticeJumping aboard the gravy trainWhile commercial law firms continue to declare annual profits amounting to hundreds of millions, cuts to legal aid...
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Published in: openJusticeWhy human rights now matter more than everIt’s Human Rights Day and, in these turbulent times, human rights are more important than ever.
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Published in: openJusticeChildren in custody need protection, not cruelty and bullyingRecent HMIC report found "inexcusably poor practices" by police towards children in custody. A cultural shift is...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBrexit has killed the sovereignty of ParliamentAs Britain's Supreme Court hears the evidence on whether Parliament must trigger Brexit, it's all over for Britain's...
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Published in: openJusticeSlavery and access to justiceThe uncomfortable truth is that modern slavery is rife. The British government could do much more to facilitate...
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Published in: openJusticeHungry, homeless and in need of a legal aid lawyerGovernment plans to introduce a discriminatory test for legal aid were thwarted earlier this year. This is why that...
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Published in: openJusticeThe British Government is covering up its assistance to torturers and killers worldwideThe UK government is complicit in the execution of political prisoners and protesters abroad and there are serious...
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Published in: openJusticeTrump, the judiciary and politicsAs the UK media react in anger against the High Court’s involvement in Brexit, America prepares to wave goodbye to...
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Published in: Shine A LightA conspiracy cooked up by ‘activist left-wing human rights’ lawyers?Government and media have denied, dismissed and derided allegations of abuse by British soldiers in Iraq. Over 7...
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Published in: openJusticeFast-tracking medical justice is problematic. Let’s prevent tragedies in the first place.The way justice is served to families of children damaged during birth is changing but the UK government’s proposals...
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Published in: openJusticeCrowdfunding and access to justiceShould members of the public make up the access to justice deficit?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Media Monarchy: the press versus the 'people'Theresa May may come to regret picking a fight with the law.
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Published in: openJusticeDoes Britain still uphold the rule of law?Our hard-won rule of law is being squandered in the name of austerity and a narrow view of national security.
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Published in: openJusticePrisons: places of harm and dehabilitationLiz Truss promises penal reform but it places profits over people and punishment over rehabilitation.
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Published in: openJusticeJustice and Britain's democratic crisisWhy oD-UK launches openJustice, focusing on the dismantling UK justice system.
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageThe UK government cannot reconcile austerity measures with human rightsUK governments have claimed austerity measures are necessary while ignoring the disproportionate adverse effects on...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageBrexit and human rights: winter is comingGiven the toxic politics of Farage, Johnson, Le Pen and Trump, will human rights be enough to resist right-wing...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageNow more than ever the UK needs the compass of human rightsIt is in uncertain times—like the aftermath of the Brexit vote—that we need human rights the most.
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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...