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Published in: Shine A LightHow to report on an inquest in England and Wales
For activists, campaigners and journalists, some tips for reporting on inquests into state-related deaths.
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Published in: Shine A LightIt Can Be Done – stories of human rights law in action
Introducing a new podcast series from the Migrants’ Law Project on refugee rights in France and the UK.
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Published in: Shine A LightHungry, homeless, exploited. How does Europe protect the most vulnerable children?
Teenagers Ali and Musa have the right, enshrined in law, to be reunited with their families. What’s stopping them?
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Published in: Shine A LightPolice watchdog omits 3 contentious deaths from record-breaking count of deaths in custody
Exclusive: Annual count of police custody deaths in England and Wales hits 23, an 11-year high. But deaths of Rashan...
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Published in: Shine A LightHome Office fails Albanian child refugees
One Saturday at a London drop-in for children fleeing crime gangs and blood feuds.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe ‘Windrush generation’ and ‘illegal immigrants’ are both our kin
As well as newfound sympathy for the Windrush generation, we should remember that ‘illegal immigrants’ are our kin,...
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Published in: Shine A Light'We’ve done you proud' — Families speak after NHS Trust fined £2million over patient deaths
Today Southern Health was fined £2m over the “entirely preventable” deaths of 18-year-old Connor Sparrowhawk and...
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Published in: Shine A LightConnor Sparrowhawk: How one boy’s death in NHS care inspired a movement for justice
The story of a UK campaign for truth and accountability. And respect for the lives of people who have learning...
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Published in: Shine A LightHow lawyers fail migrants in the UK
Access to justice has diminished almost to vanishing point, leaving asylum seekers and irregular migrants at risk of...
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Published in: Shine A Light‘How do we get out if there’s a fire?’ In Yorkshire, G4S tenants live in fear
Security company G4S housed six families with babies and toddlers in a fire-trap hostel in Halifax.
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Published in: Shine A LightChildren’s rights and the UK General Election 2017
A leading advocate calls for an Act of Parliament to enshrine children’s rights in law.
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Published in: Shine A LightTheresa May’s tough line on immigration punishes British children
“To them it’s just another number, someone else being sent back. But when you’ve got three children being left...
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Published in: Shine A LightMoney talks: Meet three people who want to live in the UK
Government visa fees tell would-be immigrants that in the UK, money talks ...
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Published in: Shine A Light‘If I’d known what to ask for, I wouldn’t have gone hungry’
When Theresa May’s Britain grants asylum, a brutal 28 day countdown starts.
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Published in: Shine A LightFighting to win asylum from rape: the case of Erioth Mwesigwa
Today, Monday 20 February, at 4.30pm, a protest has been called outside the Home Office against the removal and...
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Published in: Shine A LightThe end of domestic violence support for black and brown women in the UK?
Dedicated refuges were created to answer a desperate need. Now their survival is at risk.
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Published in: Shine A LightIraq abuse allegations: Resist, deny, hide
Theresa May has made it clear she intends to follow previous governments in tarnishing Iraq abuse allegations as...
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Published in: Shine A LightBritish torture in Iraq and the state’s ‘corporate memory loss’
Hooding, sensory deprivation, stress positions. . . methods used illegally in 1970s Northern Ireland are deployed...
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Published in: Shine A LightFrom war to occupation in Iraq
The fall of Saddam Hussein and the death of Baha Mousa. (Day 4 of our 7 day series)
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Published in: Shine A LightThe Chilcot Report and the Politics of the Iraq War
Why, in our democracy, is there so little appetite for proper public scrutiny? (Day 3 of our 7 day series)