Civil Liberties (UK)

Earlier today
Fears for housing after stark warning in human rights report The National, Scotland07:53
Yesterday
The Right to Asylum and Human Rights: A Compendium Wandering Educators20:32 13-Dec-25
In the last 7 days
Local groups not told before UK flagged them in civil rights investigation Lexington Herald-Leader, Kentucky17:53 12-Dec-25
UK and others mark Human Rights Day: Joint statement to the OSCE, December 2025 GOV.UK (Press Release)13:01 12-Dec-25
Conditions in detention centres and prisons 'fall far short' of human rights standards, report finds Morning Star00:03 12-Dec-25
Scottish and UK governments are failing to uphold disability rights, says watchdog Disability News Service17:21 11-Dec-25
Human rights day protest highlights Pakistan's worsening record on enforced disappearances and… AniNews.in13:21 11-Dec-25
Migration reform risks ‘hierarchy of people,’ says European human rights chief Politico EU11:13 11-Dec-25
UK Tribunal rejects gender discrimination case against Kuda BusinessDay NG11:01 11-Dec-25
Welsh Government slammed for human rights shortfalls in new report South Wales Argus05:42 11-Dec-25
Keir Starmer accused of ‘moral retreat’ on human rights The London Economic17:29 10-Dec-25
Starmer’s Bid To Weaken ECHR On Human Rights Day Slammed As A ‘Moral Retreat’ HuffPost (UK)15:29 10-Dec-25
Hong Kong Watch marks International Human Rights Day on its eighth anniversary Hong Kong Watch13:52 10-Dec-25
'Fascist': Labour blasted for implying links between ethnicity and child sex abuse The National, Scotland12:40 10-Dec-25
UK, Denmark urge human rights treaty changes amid migration debate Macau Business12:31 10-Dec-25
On Human Rights Day, let's ask for compassion, for peace, and for understanding The National, Scotland12:28 10-Dec-25
Scotland's leaders must be prepared to go as far as possible for our human rights The National, Scotland12:28 10-Dec-25
Liberty responds to reports that police knew of facial recognition bias Liberty12:01 10-Dec-25
Human Rights Day 2025: Our everyday essentials British Humanist Association11:51 10-Dec-25
International Human Rights Day: Scotland outlines plans to protect and advance rights The Scottish Herald11:32 10-Dec-25
Frederiksen and Starmer push to water down Europe’s human rights treaty Politico EU10:38 10-Dec-25
Written Statement: Human Rights Day 2025 (10 December 2025) Welsh Government (Press Release)10:19 10-Dec-25
EHRC warns human rights at risk in Wales as Welsh Government falls short on… Equality and Human Rights Commission10:02 10-Dec-25
Amnesty: Britons show support for human rights as national debate intensifies Scottish Legal News09:59 10-Dec-25
UK government falls short on international human rights commitments, says… Equality and Human Rights Commission09:41 10-Dec-25
UK: Change European human rights laws interpretation to tackle small boats Evening Standard09:25 10-Dec-25
New MDX-backed report outlines reasons to stay in European Convention on Human Rights Middlesex University London09:24 10-Dec-25
Fury as Keir Starmer urges European leaders to curb core human rights The National, Scotland09:17 10-Dec-25
Migrants’ Rights Before the European Court of Human Rights Electronic Immigration Network09:07 10-Dec-25
'Shames Us All': Starmer's Bid To Weaken ECHR On Human Rights Day Slammed As A 'Moral Retreat' HuffPost (UK)08:52 10-Dec-25
Welsh Government falls short on human rights commitments Nation.Cymru08:24 10-Dec-25
Starmer urges Europe to reform human rights law to tackle immigration The Independent08:05 10-Dec-25
Amnesty urges Scottish parties to commit to human rights protections The National, Scotland06:30 10-Dec-25
Rights of protestors and migrant workers ‘being failed by government’ The Independent00:07 10-Dec-25
Human rights of Scottish remand prisoners violated, report finds Deadline News19:40 9-Dec-25
How will human rights loving PM & Hermer square it as UN committee savages Labour over Chagos… MailOnline17:17 9-Dec-25
UK: 'Dreadful irony' in Lammy seeking dilution of rights on Human Rights Day Amnesty International (Press Release)16:48 9-Dec-25
Human Rights Group Warns US Allies Against Complicity in Trump’s Boat Strikes Truthout16:10 9-Dec-25
Keir Starmer’s Government Is Funding ‘Violence and Death’ on the French Border, Say Human Rights Groups Byline Times12:46 9-Dec-25
Toolkit launched to boost public sector equality and human rights Public Sector Executive10:53 9-Dec-25
Rights, equality and inclusion Third Force News10:42 9-Dec-25
Bosses must tell workers of rights on how to join a union The Workers Union08:58 9-Dec-25
Human Rights Day: 175+ UK Organisations Warn Against Government Undermining Universal Rights Pressat (Press Release)07:13 9-Dec-25
Sandie Peggie vs NHS Fife: Why silencing of gender critical voices was root cause of problem The Scotsman06:05 9-Dec-25
Upg UK & Ireland reinforce equality commitment after IAAF Gender Balance Meeting Tyrepress02:33 9-Dec-25
Human rights: Conventional wisdom Law Gazette20:48 8-Dec-25
Veteran civil rights campaigner Eamon Melaugh dies BBC18:15 8-Dec-25
Draft All Wales Practice Guides on safeguarding people from exploitation feedback forms: privacy notice Welsh Government (Press Release)17:08 8-Dec-25
Deputy First Minister criticises Equality Commission gender ruling legal action Evening Standard16:55 8-Dec-25
Basic human rights “out of reach” for many in Scotland, says new report Deadline News16:13 8-Dec-25
Healthcare and housing crisis denying human rights, report warns Morning Star14:55 8-Dec-25
Action required by government and public authorities on human rights issues in Northern Ireland: NI Human Rights… Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (Press Release)12:09 8-Dec-25
Human rights must be defended - now more than ever Third Force News10:36 8-Dec-25
Essential human rights out of reach for many in Scotland, report warns The National, Scotland05:41 8-Dec-25
‘Intolerable’: Sickened human rights chief reveals how poverty is destroying Scotland The Scottish Herald07:56 7-Dec-25
In the last month
IBAHRI Showcase session: Rejecting the rights rollback – advancing LGBTQIA+ equality around the world The International Bar Association07:29 6-Dec-25
Labour accused of 'abandoning' women by departing human rights commission chief - as she says… MailOnline22:17 5-Dec-25
Kenya accuses UK soldiers of human rights violations and sexual misconduct Jurist15:47 5-Dec-25
Wales Humanists welcomes ‘Progress on Human Rights’ report call for action on school worship British Humanist Association12:52 5-Dec-25
UK pushes ahead with facial recognition expansion despite civil liberties backlash The Register11:16 5-Dec-25
Ministers don't know how many illegal migrants are in Britain or the number using human rights… MailOnline10:24 5-Dec-25
Belfast whiskey and packaging entrepreneur given Freedom of London The Irish News16:37 4-Dec-25
Dr Terry Cross Awarded Freedom of London Down News14:09 4-Dec-25
Liberty: Facial recognition consultation opportunity for safeguards Liberty12:02 4-Dec-25
UK Parliament accused of 'censoring human rights materials' at Human Rights Day event The National, Scotland07:52 4-Dec-25
Custody death probes 'traumatising' for families - human rights report BBC12:06 3-Dec-25
Angela Rayner returns to pressure Starmer over workers' rights law by leading drive to force… MailOnline12:53 2-Dec-25
Freedom of expression in England's culture sector under threat from ‘structural’ political pressure, report warns The Art Newspaper11:54 2-Dec-25
The European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998 The House of Commons Library blog10:55 2-Dec-25
U.K. Workers’ Rights Delayed, Weakened After Business Pushback On Employment Bill All Work22:10 1-Dec-25
NHS Fife faces new discrimination claim from gender critical nurse Sandie Peggie STV17:26 1-Dec-25
Liberty: Children on facial recognition watchlists shows need for safeguards Liberty11:18 1-Dec-25
Anti-Theft, Privacy Protection: Why Fashion Is Turning to ‘Guardian Design’ Vogue Business05:38 1-Dec-25
Crime boss 'living the high life' after returning to UK fights second deportation on human… MailOnline23:24 29-Nov-25
Palestine Action: Police in Sheffield arrest 18 peaceful protesters against genocide as outrage at free speech gag grows Now Then16:35 29-Nov-25
Starmer’s employment rights U-turn is a sharp move The Independent20:07 28-Nov-25
Cate Blanchett gets Freedom of City of London BBC17:14 28-Nov-25
Salford chemical workers in rights fight GMB (Press Release)16:51 28-Nov-25
Emmeline Hardisty’s 1000-mile riparian pilgrimage for the rights of rivers The Rivers Trust (Press Release)15:28 28-Nov-25
Cate Blanchett receives Freedom of the City of London Evening Standard14:39 28-Nov-25
Industry Reacts: UK Government Abandons Day-One Unfair Dismissal Rights Works Management10:52 28-Nov-25
Why do they want us to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)? West England Bylines09:44 28-Nov-25
Minister defends 'pragmatic' U-turn on workers' rights BBC09:42 28-Nov-25
PM accused of ‘betrayal’ by Labour MPs after workers’ rights U-turn The Independent09:05 28-Nov-25
Starmer’s workers’ rights U-turn is a small victory for business The Spectator06:39 28-Nov-25
‘Free countries allow homophobia’: Tucker Carlson challenges Piers Morgan on UK free speech;… The Times of India03:04 28-Nov-25
Right To Life UK 2025 year-in-review – What we achieved together for life Right to Life20:23 27-Nov-25
Labour scraps day-one protection from workers’ rights bill Channel 419:37 27-Nov-25
Rayner's workers' rights revolution unravels as ministers U-turn on 'job killing' right for… MailOnline17:53 27-Nov-25
New US policy designates NHS abortions as human rights breaches British Humanist Association11:48 27-Nov-25
Israel's genocide 'not over' despite ceasefire, human rights experts warn The National, Scotland10:10 27-Nov-25
This miniature of British-era wagon will transport you to most painful episode in freedom struggle Malayala Manorama09:18 27-Nov-25
Update on gender pay gap reporting for 2024-25 Equality and Human Rights Commission08:22 27-Nov-25
'I flow, therefore I am?' Councillors get philosophical over bid to give river rights Eastern Daily Press, Norfolk07:12 27-Nov-25
US calls NHS abortions a human rights breach New Zealand Herald20:55 25-Nov-25
UK worship laws under scrutiny: two thirds of Scots back pupils’ rights to withdraw British Humanist Association12:32 25-Nov-25
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence brings renewed focus to ending violence against women and girls, says … Alliance Party Of Northern Ireland (Press Release)10:27 25-Nov-25
Artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and human rights: mapping the legal landscape in European health systems Nature.com09:49 25-Nov-25
UK privacy regulator has seen ‘collapse in enforcement activity,’ rights coalition says The Record21:31 24-Nov-25
Free speech champion Toby Young heads to Orbán’s Hungary The New World15:31 24-Nov-25
Written Statement: Annual Report on Equality and Human Rights 2025 (24 November 2025) Welsh Government (Press Release)10:59 24-Nov-25
New beauty rights to protect every body The Scotsman07:02 24-Nov-25
Civil liberties groups call for inquiry into UK data protection watchdog Yahoo! UK & Ireland06:10 24-Nov-25
Britain’s free speech paradox UnHerd02:23 22-Nov-25
Gender pay gap growing across majority of UK universities Times Higher Education00:23 22-Nov-25
Officials warned John Swinney against raising human rights abuses with Donald Trump The National, Scotland12:59 21-Nov-25
Paul Vallely: Mahmood must not ignore human rights Church Times00:26 21-Nov-25
Britain’s new effort to balance human rights and deportations The Economist19:22 20-Nov-25
Christian religious classes go against children's human rights in UK court ruling Human Events18:24 20-Nov-25
The UK is concerned by the ongoing violence in Myanmar, including escalating human rights violations and increasing… GOV.UK (Press Release)16:01 20-Nov-25
The UK will never recognise Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and deplores the worsening human rights situation: UK … GOV.UK (Press Release)15:50 20-Nov-25
Rapping jihadi 'Masked Menace' could get compensation after human rights breach ruling The Mirror20:53 19-Nov-25
Green politician quits party to 'protect free speech' BBC19:46 19-Nov-25
Religious education in Northern Ireland schools breaches human rights, Supreme Court rules Sky News17:12 19-Nov-25
Court rules Christian religious education in Northern Ireland breaches human rights The Impartial Reporter, Northern Ireland16:52 19-Nov-25

      
            
      
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