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Good News Britain Former Iran detainee Anoosheh Ashoori ran the London Marathon in his Evin prisoner’s uniform on 2 October. He ran for hours each day in his cell hoping one day he would run the marathon as a free man. He dedicated his medal to the women of Iran, political prisoners and the freedom…
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This Bill has had its third reading in the House of Commons and is now at its second reading in the House of Lords. The Northern Ireland Troubles was a conflict that occurred c. 1968 to 1998 and claimed the lives of over 3,600 people and injured 40,000. In most cases, no one has been…
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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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On the day Liz Truss was announced as the leader of the Conservative Party and the next Prime Minister, Amnesty provided her with a to do list, including: keeping the Human Rights Act, abandoning the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill, starting to respect the rights of refugees and migrants, stopping the curbs on…
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The government estimates that at any one time there are 10,000 to 13,000 people in situations of slavery in the UK, but experts believe it is closer to 100,000. Government estimate the annual cost to be £4.3bn but, again, experts say it is nearer £32.9bn. The Modern Slavery Act 2015 provides measures for dealing with…
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