Civil Liberties (UK)

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Yesterday

UK approves China's largest European Embassy amid security, human rights concerns AniNews.in13:18 21-Jan-26

NIHRC holds human rights workshop at North West Regional College Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (Press Release)12:27 21-Jan-26

Government moves to restore legal rights and remove unlawful immunity provisions GOV.UK (Press Release)00:04 21-Jan-26

In the last 7 days

Pensioner who saved London's Freedom Pass warns fight may not be over Evening Standard16:39 20-Jan-26

Trans prison ban would violate human rights, Scottish Government argues STV14:29 20-Jan-26

'Blanket rule' for trans prisoners would violate rights, ministers to argue BBC13:34 20-Jan-26

SNP ministers: Banning trans prisoners from female jails would 'breach human rights' The Scottish Herald12:45 20-Jan-26

Trans prison ban would violate human rights, says Scottish Government The Scotsman11:18 20-Jan-26

Rally against ‘loss’ of parental rights in education Midlothian View10:24 20-Jan-26

Prince Harry and Elton John claim UK tabloids made them feel “paranoid” and “violated” in joint privacy lawsuit Malay Mail05:59 20-Jan-26

England’s official LGBTQ+ fan group to boycott World Cup over ‘dangerous’ US human rights rollbacks PinkNews.co.uk12:28 19-Jan-26

Steve Coogan says Reform UK threaten human rights The Independent09:18 19-Jan-26

Steve Coogan says Reform UK is 'anti-human rights' Manchester Evening News06:45 19-Jan-26

Fugitive migrant who fled to Britain after sexually assaulting girl, 15, in Germany and moved… MailOnline01:18 19-Jan-26

Alan Partridge star Steve Coogan says Reform UK is ‘anti-human rights’ The Irish News00:11 19-Jan-26

Qatar hired London-based PR firm to edit Wikipedia articles about its human rights violations Jerusalem Post12:40 18-Jan-26

Eighty Years of the UN General Assembly: Why a World of Security and Freedom Has Not been Achieved Ukrinform18:29 16-Jan-26

'I am deeply honoured': NI business leader awarded Freedom of the City of London News Letter18:13 16-Jan-26

Labour councils pledge to uphold Londoners’ Freedom Pass Inside Croydon14:20 16-Jan-26

UK has stressed human rights to Bangladesh’s interim govt: Campbell bdnews24.com05:31 16-Jan-26

Leading Arab human rights group calls for UK government to sanction Israeli prime minister DPG Law14:07 15-Jan-26

UK drops mandatory digital ID for workers after backlash and liberty concerns CoinJournal.net01:08 15-Jan-26

In the last month

Attorney General facing backlash over claims he lobbies Keir Starmer in the No 10 flat to water … MailOnline21:31 13-Jan-26

Musk ‘ideologically committed’ to pushing free speech boundaries – Louise Haigh Evening Standard09:36 13-Jan-26

New paper outlines effect of Creative Scotland policies on gender equality Third Force News09:04 13-Jan-26

‘To last, the child poverty strategy must be grounded in human rights’ LabourList06:38 13-Jan-26

The UK’s phoney war over human rights The Observer20:03 11-Jan-26

“We want protection for children and freedom for adults” – Badenoch ConservativeHome (Video)11:57 11-Jan-26

Fame vs freedom: Stop questioning why Virat Kohli chooses to stay in London India Today08:26 10-Jan-26

UK strengthens its commitment to protecting human rights defenders GOV.UK (Press Release)16:45 9-Jan-26

Labour's 'deeply alarming' attack on protest rights The Ecologist07:01 9-Jan-26

Group warns UK protest restrictions undermine democracy and human rights Jurist00:34 9-Jan-26

Assisted dying bill: MP slams Lords 'crackpot' amendments hampering right to die The Mirror19:53 8-Jan-26

Major human rights report condemns UK Government’s crackdown on protests The National, Scotland12:45 8-Jan-26

Privacy will be under unprecedented attack in 2026 ComputerWeekly16:57 6-Jan-26

Palestine Action: Police in Sheffield arrest 17 peaceful protesters against genocide as outrage at free speech gag grows Now Then21:20 5-Jan-26

Killer wins £240,000 legal case which ruled prison breached his human rights Metro.co.uk12:03 2-Jan-26

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches Sky News03:44 2-Jan-26

Gwyneth Paltrow will do 'whatever is within her means legally' to protect her privacy film-news.co.uk17:13 1-Jan-26

Ministers set for clash with backbenchers over plans to restrict special needs legal rights MailOnline12:48 1-Jan-26

How Scotland's biggest human rights scandal – the Witch Trials – shows the power of books The Scotsman12:09 1-Jan-26

The rights and health of UK hunger strikers must be protected to prevent avoidable tragedy British Medical Journal12:43 31-Dec-25

UK Gender Pay Gap Reporting Changes National Law Review20:05 29-Dec-25

UK opposition leaders demand activist be stripped of citizenship for past tweets ABC News12:10 29-Dec-25

UK opposition leaders demand human rights activist be stripped of citizenship for past tweets MailOnline11:50 29-Dec-25

UN Experts Urge UK To Protect Lives And Rights Of Pro-Palestinian Detainees On Hunger Strike Scoop00:39 29-Dec-25

Why are councils voting for 'rights' of rivers? BBC07:20 28-Dec-25

Greens urge governments to rethink trans human rights rollback Scottish Greens (Press Release)11:55 27-Dec-25

Judge blocks US from deporting UK official accused of attempting to censor American free speech Just The News21:47 26-Dec-25

UN experts urge UK to protect rights of pro-Palestinian detainees on hunger strike Anadolu Agency18:46 26-Dec-25

US judge blocks move to detain British social media campaigner accused of threatening… MailOnline16:12 26-Dec-25

'Let people self-declare they are legally male/female': Human Rights Commission News Letter12:45 26-Dec-25

Merry Christmas from the team at Right To Life UK Right to Life17:37 25-Dec-25

UK ‘committed’ to free speech after former Labour adviser sanctioned by US The Irish News15:40 24-Dec-25

Frank Bruno feels both happy and sad to receive Freedom of the City of London British Boxing News21:41 23-Dec-25

Black patients to gain stronger rights under newly approved Mental Health Act Voice Online11:26 23-Dec-25

Lib Dems say delaying local elections could breach voters' human rights ... but can't promise… MailOnline15:13 22-Dec-25

Lib Dems write to human rights watchdog over election delays BBC11:50 22-Dec-25

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