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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...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKMr Gove and the legal levy proposalA levy of 10% on legal earnings above £150,000 would provide a major boost for access to justice. And Mr Gove may be...
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Published in: Shine A LightRemembering Sarah ReedBeaten by a Metropolitan police officer in 2012. Found dead in a prison cell in 2016. Sarah Reed, a black woman,...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKRace relations after 50 yearsHIstory tells us that the prime minister's stated aim of ending discrimination is meaningless without the...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageHuman rights and the age of inequalityThe human rights regime and movement are simply not equipped to challenge global inequalities. A contribution to the...
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Published in: Shine A LightShine A Light writer Jenny McCall wins Anti-Slavery Day media awardStory exposing UK government’s failures to protect victims of trafficking judged “best news piece” on modern slavery.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKCan Michael Gove save our legal system?Mr Gove must restore legal aid as a vital element in a fair justice system.
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Published in: Shine A LightTransforming the lives of women in troubleJobs, safe housing, childcare support. That’s what women need. Not prison.
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageResearch-based messaging changes public support for human rightsAmidst widespread negative views on human rights in the UK, public opinion research can help improve outreach...
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Published in: Shine A LightHuman rights, why should I care? Thalidomide and other storiesThree real life cases from RightsInfo illuminate why human rights matter.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTorturers must be brought to justiceIf elements of the British state were involved they must be held accountable. David Cameron has only shirked his...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKFighting cuts alone won't save our justice systemA message for Mr Gove.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe future of human rights in the UKA British Bill of Rights will not only allow the Conservative government to deport an individual to a country where...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageIn the UK, public discourse undermines support for human rightsThe UK media does not do justice to the phrase, “human rights”. Rights activists must shift their framework to earn...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhen judges disagree - the ECHR and British sovereigntyAlthough Conservatives cite Lord Judge in support of repealing the human rights act, his actual position on the...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpagePoverty and human rights: can courts, lawyers and activists make a difference?We have long known that poverty is rooted in power, yet traditional power-blind approaches to poverty remain...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKMagna Carta - is Cameron for or against?Cameron is right to commemorate one of the foundation stones of modern liberty, but he cannot at the same time...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKSlavery and the lawThere have been laws about slavery since the birth of our legal system. Whilst they might need to be tidied up, the...