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There are a number of Bills currently before Parliament with the potential to breach fundamental human rights. None have yet been finalised but we draw attention to them so that you can, where and when possible, take action. It is, for example, likely that the Bill of Rights – which we have featured in many…
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This webinar on 20 September had initially been planned to devise strategies to campaign against the proposed Bill. It was led by Laura Treveleyan, campaign manager – human rights team, and Ian Southerden, programme director – law and human rights, who began with some background. Reviewing the Human Rights Act has been in the Conservative…
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The good news is that this Bill, intended to replace the Human Rights Act, has been shelved for the time being. It would have given supremacy to the Supreme Court and explicitly entitled it to disregard the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights. The bad news is that the ‘principles and objectives’ have…
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The Queen’s Speech sets out the legislative agenda for the year to come. In all, 38 Bills were cited, several considered controversial and with an impact on human rights. These include the Online Safety Bill (dealing with harmful content online); the Victims’ Bill (to help victims have greater confidence in the criminal justice system); the…
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