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Scottish Human Rights Bill proposal laudable but complex, say solicitors

Plans for a Bill that would enshrine international human rights standards in Scots law have been described as “laudable” but “complex” by the legal profession. In its submission to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the Scottish Human Rights ...

10 Oct 2023 at 19:39

Inspiring graduate was first in her family to go to school after fleeing Taliban

A woman whose family fled the Taliban and who became the first person in her family to go to school has graduated with a master’s degree in human rights law. Gurvin Chopra, 23, whose parents fled religious persecution in Afghanistan, made a speech ...

22 Jan 2025 at 08:23

Cooper defends Government’s immigration tribunal criticism after judge’s rebuke

Yvette Cooper defended Government criticism of a decision allowing a Palestinian family to come to Britain after the country’s most senior judge rebuked Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch for political exchanges about the case. The Home Secretary ...

18 Feb 2025 at 18:04

Equalities watchdog issues interim guidance on single-sex spaces

The equalities watchdog has issued interim guidance in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling that the term woman is defined by biological sex. Trans women “should not be permitted to use the women’s facilities” in workplaces or public-facing ...

27 Apr 2025 at 14:55

ECHR must be reformed to restore ‘fraying’ public confidence – Lord Chancellor

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) must be reformed as public confidence in the rule of law across the continent is “fraying”, the Justice Secretary has said. Shabana Mahmood told the Council of Europe in a speech in Strasbourg ...

18 Jun 2025 at 15:34

Yusuf says mass deportation feasible as Reform to unveil small boats plan

Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf has insisted his party’s plans to tackle illegal migration are feasible, saying deporting asylum seekers en masse is “much more realistic operationally” than people have been led to believe. Reform UK is set to ...

26 Aug 2025 at 10:24

Ministers prepare to deport migrants as Reform unveils small boats plan

Ministers are reportedly ready to send more than 100 small boats arrivals back across the Channel, as Reform UK sets out its plans to grasp the migrant crisis. Sir Keir Starmer will implement his one in, one out migrant deal with ...

26 Aug 2025 at 00:01

Violent clashes break out at London protest in support of Palestine Action

Violent clashes have broken out at a central London demonstration in support of banned group Palestine Action. Tensions rose in Westminster as an estimated 1,500 people gathered for the rally – with the protest taking on an ...

06 Sept 2025 at 17:40

Palestine Action protest ‘peaceful’, organiser says as police claim abuse

The demonstration against the banning of Palestine Action as a terror group has been “the picture of peaceful protest”, organiser Defend Our Juries (DOJ) has claimed after the Metropolitan Police said its officers have ...

06 Sept 2025 at 20:13

Police ‘subjected to exceptional level of abuse’ at Palestine Action protest

The Metropolitan Police has said its officers have been “subjected to an exceptional level of abuse” at a central London protest in support of banned group Palestine Action. Officers have been punched, kicked, spat at ...

06 Sept 2025 at 18:17

Police condemn ‘intolerable abuse against officers’ at Palestine Action protest

The Metropolitan Police has condemned the “intolerable” abuse it claims its officers suffered while arresting more than 400 people protesting against the banning of Palestine Action as a terror group. The force also ...

07 Sept 2025 at 09:56

Daily Mail publisher wins ECHR bid over ‘excessive’ costs after lost cases

The publisher of the Daily Mail has won a legal battle at the European Court of Human Rights over the payment of “success fees” to lawyers representing people who have sued them. In 2021 Associated Newspapers ...

12 Nov 2024 at 14:04

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