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Published in: openJusticeLegal aid cuts are a major human rights issue
Amnesty found that the recent sharp cuts to civil legal aid have hurt not only those people already in the most...
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Published in: openJusticeJumping aboard the gravy train
While commercial law firms continue to declare annual profits amounting to hundreds of millions, cuts to legal aid...
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Published in: openJusticeWhy human rights now matter more than ever
It’s Human Rights Day and, in these turbulent times, human rights are more important than ever.
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Published in: openJusticeChildren in custody need protection, not cruelty and bullying
Recent HMIC report found "inexcusably poor practices" by police towards children in custody. A cultural shift is...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBrexit has killed the sovereignty of Parliament
As Britain's Supreme Court hears the evidence on whether Parliament must trigger Brexit, it's all over for Britain's...
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Published in: openJusticeSlavery and access to justice
The uncomfortable truth is that modern slavery is rife. The British government could do much more to facilitate...
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Published in: openJusticeHungry, homeless and in need of a legal aid lawyer
Government plans to introduce a discriminatory test for legal aid were thwarted earlier this year. This is why that...
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Published in: openJusticeThe British Government is covering up its assistance to torturers and killers worldwide
The UK government is complicit in the execution of political prisoners and protesters abroad and there are serious...
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Published in: openJusticeTrump, the judiciary and politics
As the UK media react in anger against the High Court’s involvement in Brexit, America prepares to wave goodbye to...
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Published in: Shine A LightA conspiracy cooked up by ‘activist left-wing human rights’ lawyers?
Government and media have denied, dismissed and derided allegations of abuse by British soldiers in Iraq. Over 7...
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Published in: openJusticeFast-tracking medical justice is problematic. Let’s prevent tragedies in the first place.
The way justice is served to families of children damaged during birth is changing but the UK government’s proposals...
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Published in: openJusticeCrowdfunding and access to justice
Should members of the public make up the access to justice deficit?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Media Monarchy: the press versus the 'people'
Theresa May may come to regret picking a fight with the law.
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Published in: openJusticeDoes Britain still uphold the rule of law?
Our hard-won rule of law is being squandered in the name of austerity and a narrow view of national security.
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Published in: openJusticePrisons: places of harm and dehabilitation
Liz Truss promises penal reform but it places profits over people and punishment over rehabilitation.
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Published in: openJusticeJustice and Britain's democratic crisis
Why oD-UK launches openJustice, focusing on the dismantling UK justice system.
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageThe UK government cannot reconcile austerity measures with human rights
UK governments have claimed austerity measures are necessary while ignoring the disproportionate adverse effects on...
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Published in: openGlobalRights-openpageBrexit and human rights: winter is coming
Given 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 rights
It 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 accountability
What to make of a government that increasingly excuses its actions from legal accountability while demanding more...