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Peterborough City Council cleared of most race discrimination allegations CambsNews.co.uk11:37
If the UK leaves key international agreements, it will be a blow for health, justice, and accountability British Medical Journal11:33
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Human rights watchdog reflects on busy year Scottish Legal News10:55
China: Escalation of transnational repression against Taiwan must end Article 1910:34
Caring for carers: How employers can lead with compassion theHRDIRECTOR09:37
The legal roadblocks for Labour's sweeping asylum overhaul i News06:16
Human rights groups criticise Troubles Bill ‘lawfare’ claims Evening Standard00:04
Yesterday
What chance do any of Labour's asylum reforms have of really working? Read David Barrett's… MailOnline22:27 17-Nov-25
The legal and constitutional implications of the asylum white paper: Some initial thoughts Public Law for Everyone21:49 17-Nov-25
Shabana Mahmood Warns Hatred Will Grow If Labour Doesn't Deal With Illegal Immigration PoliticsHome20:33 17-Nov-25
Now Britain must quit the ECHR The Spectator18:39 17-Nov-25
Shabana Mahmood announces asylum crackdown Yorkshire Post17:12 17-Nov-25
Bangladesh: Justice for victims of 2024 massacre not served by death sentence against Sheikh Hasina Amnesty International (Press Release)16:51 17-Nov-25
Bangladesh signals that no leader is above the law by sentencing Sheikh Hasina to death The Conversation (UK)16:26 17-Nov-25
UK govt reviews human rights laws in shake-up of asylum policy The New Arab16:01 17-Nov-25
What changes to the UK asylum system are the Labour Government proposing? Left Foot Forward15:37 17-Nov-25
Taxi driver's licence reviewed after refusal to pick up passenger Northampton Chronicle & Echo15:25 17-Nov-25
Austen Morgan: How Labour put the ‘hokey cokey’ into Troubles legacy law ConservativeHome15:02 17-Nov-25
Taxi driver fined after refusing to pick up passenger with assistance dog Milton Keynes Citizen15:00 17-Nov-25
Interstate case: Republic 'should not be treated as a close friend of UK' News Letter14:43 17-Nov-25
Britain reviews human rights laws in shake-up of asylum policy The New Arab13:48 17-Nov-25
Shabana Mahmood’s asylum reforms are a calculated risk The Spectator10:51 17-Nov-25
Shabana Mahmood plots illegal migration overhaul The Spectator09:40 17-Nov-25
Human rights law overhaul planned as part of UK's asylum reforms STV09:25 17-Nov-25
Lawyers and Labour MPs to torpedo Mahmood's asylum plan: Home Secretary warned Left-wing… MailOnline00:15 17-Nov-25
Home Secretary plans visa bans for three countries amid asylum system overhaul Evening Standard00:09 17-Nov-25
The War on “Drug Boats”: How Lethal Maritime Strikes Push the Boundaries of Intern… Global Policy Journal00:04 17-Nov-25
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UK to overhaul human rights law as part of sweeping asylum reforms ITV22:44 16-Nov-25
Major changes to 'out of control' asylum system as Home Secretary issues warning The Mirror22:43 16-Nov-25
Human rights law overhaul planned as part of Mahmood’s sweeping asylum reforms Evening Standard22:37 16-Nov-25
Colombia: The military criminal justice system should not act in cases of human rights violations Amnesty International (Press Release)18:20 14-Nov-25
High Court finds BHP liable over deadly Brazilian dam collapse Morning Star16:41 14-Nov-25
South Africa must seize opportunity to show principled global leadership Amnesty International (Press Release)16:09 14-Nov-25
Misplaced optimism? Lord Briggs on the common law’s capacity to protect human rights in the… Public Law for Everyone14:58 14-Nov-25
Top British human rights lawyers at risk of US sanctions The Observer14:18 14-Nov-25
Rights watch Scottish Legal News10:26 14-Nov-25
Climate change: Scottish government to provide human rights funding Scottish Legal News10:26 14-Nov-25
Article 18 – a forgotten human right? Catholic Herald09:58 14-Nov-25
The UN has predicted a substantial drop in greenhouse gas emissions. It’s not enough The Observer06:16 14-Nov-25
Tunisia: Escalating crackdown on human rights organizations reaches critical levels Amnesty International (Press Release)05:31 14-Nov-25
Assembly calls for Transgender rights for Trans Day of Remembrance London City Hall (Press Release)17:18 13-Nov-25
Wales ‘failing to turn human rights rhetoric into reality’ Nation.Cymru13:38 13-Nov-25
EHRC accused of drafting controversial trans guidance in less than a day, court hears PinkNews.co.uk12:46 13-Nov-25
Some thoughts on the current trans quota chaos Liberal Democrat Voice (Weblog)12:10 13-Nov-25
Stand with the women accused of witchcraft in Ghana Amnesty International (Press Release)11:54 13-Nov-25
Kelly Given: The Supreme Court ruling turns back the clock on consent The National, Scotland11:52 13-Nov-25
Technology and human rights: UK government’s digital ID proposal restarts privacy debate The International Bar Association11:38 13-Nov-25
ECHR at 75...how far have we really come? The Law Society of Scotland11:17 13-Nov-25
Expert Comment: how can we turn court rulings into real climate action? University of Oxford11:14 13-Nov-25
Government issues statement after calls for UK to leave European Court of Human Rights Manchester Evening News11:13 13-Nov-25
Mother becomes first woman extradited to Albania to face jail as judge wants to set example… MailOnline09:05 13-Nov-25
Welsh Labour MP at centre of book’s concerns about the rise of Starmer Nation.Cymru09:04 13-Nov-25
Lady Hale’s rescue plan for the legal system The Observer06:05 13-Nov-25
Ex-West Midlands Police inspector to receive six-figure sum after settling discrimination case Birmingham Live05:46 13-Nov-25
Tribunal update after nurses claim transgender woman shouldn't use changing room The Mirror16:43 12-Nov-25
Legal action launched against equalities watchdog over gender guidance The National, Scotland14:54 12-Nov-25
Supreme Court rules Scottish sex trial evidence will lead to human rights violations The Scotsman13:51 12-Nov-25
Supreme Court rules Scottish sex trial evidence breaching human rights The Scotsman13:42 12-Nov-25
Kenya After Odinga London Review of Books12:58 12-Nov-25
'Not justified': 5 UN experts condemn UK Palestine Action proscription The National, Scotland12:11 12-Nov-25
Supreme Court ruling to change evidence rules in Scottish sex offence cases Scottish Legal News11:56 12-Nov-25
We’re taking on the EHRC interim guidance in court The Good Law Project10:46 12-Nov-25
UK Supreme Court ruling to change evidence rules in Scottish sexual offence cases The Law Society of Scotland10:30 12-Nov-25
Nathan Whetton: Legislating against concealing identity at protests UK Constitutional Law Association09:05 12-Nov-25
“They treat us like criminals”: racism at the France-UK border Free Movement08:30 12-Nov-25
Australia’s High Court Reconsiders Freedom: The New Constitutional Battle over Post-NZYQ Immigration Detention Oxford Human Rights Hub06:52 12-Nov-25
Soft-touch Scotland could become a 'back door' to the UK for illegal migrants, MP warns Scottish Daily Express19:11 11-Nov-25
Pharmaceutical governance system for costly drugs through human rights due diligence British Medical Journal10:24 11-Nov-25
Tunisia: Lawyer arbitrarily detained: Ahmed Souab Amnesty International (Press Release)10:21 11-Nov-25
NHS transgender tribunal: JK Rowling-backed nurses give final arguments The Mirror09:41 11-Nov-25
Nine Four-Star Generals Call Labour’s Northern Ireland Bill ‘Direct Threat to National Security’ Guido Fawkes' Blog09:41 11-Nov-25
The ECHR is destroying British army morale The Spectator08:43 11-Nov-25
Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR Yorkshire Bylines07:02 11-Nov-25
The Inconsistent Approach to Violence Against Women by the European Court of Human Rights Oxford Human Rights Hub06:48 11-Nov-25
Concentration of corporate power a 'huge' concern: UN rights chief Yahoo! UK & Ireland02:41 11-Nov-25
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Car saleswoman who claimed her boss referred to them as 'Beauty and the Beast' loses sex… MailOnline22:34 10-Nov-25
Georgia: Scrap defamation law changes and uphold freedom of expression Article 1917:44 10-Nov-25
Jess O’Thomson: Trans people don’t trust judges – and they’re right The Good Law Project16:15 10-Nov-25
More than 7,000 people in the UK write to MPs to voice fears about trans toilet ban PinkNews.co.uk13:35 10-Nov-25
Leaving Out ‘Leaving it in the Ground’: The ECtHR’s Greenpeace Nordic Judgment EJIL: Talk!13:05 10-Nov-25
Tunisia: Further Information: Human Rights Defenders on Trial: Mustapha Djemali and Abderrazak Krimi Amnesty International (Press Release)13:03 10-Nov-25
Lord Sumption calls for UK’s withdrawal from ECHR Scottish Legal News12:28 10-Nov-25
Joint statement demands immediate release of Algerian Hirak poet Mohamed Tadjadit Index on Censorship09:22 10-Nov-25
Court of Appeal clarifies judicial duties when making final care and placement orders at an Irh … UK Human Rights Blog09:09 10-Nov-25
Hillsborough to Iraq: MP Claire Young on why rights laws must stay Gazette Series09:50 9-Nov-25
René Cassin Marks Kristallnacht Anniversary and 75 Years of the European Convention on Human… Pressat (Press Release)05:46 9-Nov-25
Amazon workers with disabilities file suit against tech giant, alleging systematic… Yahoo! UK & Ireland15:22 8-Nov-25
Amazon workers with disabilities sue tech giant, alleging systematic discrimination Yahoo! UK & Ireland15:01 8-Nov-25
Darlington nurses' discomfort undressing in front of opposite sex spotlighted Teesside Live14:32 8-Nov-25
US supplied guns to Brazil police unit linked to Rio gang raid The Independent20:22 7-Nov-25
McDonald's worker says restaurant has 'way to go' after sexual abuse claims The Mirror19:55 7-Nov-25
'Downright dangerous' John Swinney told to end taxpayer-funded court case to keep men in… Scottish Daily Express16:24 7-Nov-25
The ‘othering’ of human rights and the agenda underlying calls for UK withdrawal from the ECHR Public Law for Everyone15:59 7-Nov-25
Torture and health worker complicity in Israeli detention sites British Medical Journal15:19 7-Nov-25
Saudi execution for man's alleged crimes as a child prompts concern Newcastle World11:38 7-Nov-25
Libya: Impunity for crimes against journalists must end Article 1911:01 7-Nov-25
UK Government faces fresh legal challenge over climate policy loopholes edie.net10:40 7-Nov-25
EHRC extends McDonald’s legal agreement on preventing sexual harassment Personnel Today10:31 7-Nov-25
Climate crisis: ICJ opinion and finance set to dominate COP30 talks The International Bar Association09:41 7-Nov-25
Wolves reiterate zero-tolerance to discrimination Wolverhampton Wanderers - Official Site09:34 7-Nov-25
Iraq clarifies Syrian youth's death sentence is 'not final' The New Arab09:25 7-Nov-25
Major changes coming for McDonald's in new agreement with regulator The Mirror07:01 7-Nov-25
Wolves reiterate zero-tolerance to discrimination before Chelsea fixture Wolverhampton Wanderers - Official Site07:01 7-Nov-25
McDonald’s agrees further measures to protect staff from sexual abuse Evening Standard00:03 7-Nov-25
Newnham college will continue to welcome transgender women The Tab22:30 6-Nov-25
Trump taps Dei critic to lead workplace civil rights agency MailOnline18:40 6-Nov-25
Legal action launched against UK Government's climate plans The National, Scotland17:10 6-Nov-25

      
            
      
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