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Published in: openJusticeJustice - open to all, like the Ritz hotel
The government has committed to reviewing cuts to legal aid and the fight for justice and government accountability...
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Published in: openJusticeIt is the prisons, not the prisoners, that are to blame for record number of deaths
There were a record number of deaths in prison in 2016. The problem lies not with the vulnerability of prisoners or...
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Published in: openJusticeWhat we can learn from the Supreme Court decision on Article 50
The Miller case teaches us about the British Constitution and exposes alarming ignorance from those at the top.
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Published in: openJusticeTo understand women's rights we must look at gendered laws
Following the global march for women's rights on Saturday, we must look more closely at the subtle but profound ways...
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Published in: openJusticeCan technology save access to justice?
In the tsunami of austerity cuts, technology provides one of the few possible islands from which we can rebuild...
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Published in: openJusticeMake justice great again
openJustice had its official launch party this week. Helena Kennedy talked about access to justice, justice...
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Published in: openJusticeLet's talk about unity, not division
A recent government report on race and integration in the UK has focussed on the differences between us at a time...
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Published in: openJusticeLegal aid cuts are a major human rights issue
Amnesty 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 train
While 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 ever
It’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 bullying
Recent 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 Parliament
As 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 justice
The 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 lawyer
Government 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 worldwide
The 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 politics
As 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 justice
Should 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.