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March 16, 2018

Parliamentary Committee critical of manner in which Green Investment Bank sold off

The Chair of the Public Accounts Committee says the manner in which the Green Investment Bank was sold is "deeply regrettable".
January 19, 2018

Government to miss own deadline on revealing true owners of UK property

The government has delayed introducing a public register which would reveal the true owners of overseas companies buying UK property.
December 5, 2016

Refugee Council publishes 20 facts on asylum seekers and refugees

As the Government published its migration statistics for the first nine months of 2016, the Refugee Council has published 20 facts based on the latest statistics.
January 29, 2016

Liberty and René Cassin joint statement on human rights

The Jewish human rights charity, René Cassin, and the civil liberties and human rights organisation Liberty have marked Holocaust Memorial Day by emphasising the link between the Holocaust and the development of safeguards to protect human rights.
August 10, 2015

Anti-migrant rhetoric and the realities of terror

Are you more afraid of being tortured, shot, beheaded or forced to murder your neighbours to save your own life? If threatened, how far would you run to escape?
June 3, 2015

Privacy and free speech under threat, warns Liberty

Although the Government has delayed plans to replace the Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights and Responsibilities, many areas of concern remain, says Liberty.
March 28, 2015

Six children among 25 killed in Saudi Arabian-led airstrikes on Yemen

At least six children under the age of ten were among 25 people reported killed in Saudi Arabian-led airstrikes in the Yemeni capital Sana’a on 26 March 2015, says Amnesty.
August 23, 2014

Home secretary promise of crackdown on ‘non-violent extremism’

UK home secretary Theresa May has promised to get tough on “non-violent extremism” as well as terrorism. Unless this is narrowly defined, such measures may undermine civil liberties and do more to promote than to counter violence.
July 9, 2014

MPs to vote on legal aid cut which would shut torture victims out of court

MPs will tomorrow (9 July) vote on new legal aid cuts which could see torture victims denied their day in court, and leave the Government immune from legal challenges for wrongdoing overseas.
June 15, 2014

UK Government ‘needs more time’ to explain Kenya torture role

Lawyers for the Home Office, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Metropolitan Police have exceeded the deadline for responding to pre-action letters relating to a death sentence handed to a Kenyan citizen.