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accountability

January 8, 2018

MPs urged to halt Trade Bill 'power grab'

The Trade Bill currently gives MPs no power to scrutinise, amend or stop trade deals being signed, and fails to mandate public information, consultation or impact assessments.
December 29, 2017

Investigations open into latest death of a black man in police custody

Nuno Cardoso, a law student from Kentish Town, is the fifth black man to die following restraint by police officers in the UK during 2017.
December 18, 2017

Report reveals role of US digital media company in Kenyan presidential election campaign

A new investigation published by Privacy International reveals the role of an American data-based digital advertising company in the highly divisive online re-election campaign of Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta.
December 14, 2017

Home Office publishes police chiefs' pay packages

The Home Office and the police have set out a package of measures which will increase transparency around chief officer employment.
December 11, 2017

Justice 4 Grenfell welcomes EHRC intervention

The Justice 4 Grenfell campaign has welcomed the intervention of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, which will investigate the human rights and equality dimensions of the tragedy, and determine if the State is fulfilling its duties under human rights and equality law.
December 1, 2017

'No accountability within the academy system' says NEU

The National Education Union says schools should be returned to their local authority as the only way in which democratic oversight and accountability can be secured.
November 12, 2017

We need accountability for the harm of welfare reform

As Sarah Batty writes in an important but grim
October 18, 2017

Lords reforms are a start but dodge the real issue, say campaigners

The Electoral Reform Society says leaked proposals for reform of the House of Lords are 'hyper-cautious'and would not bring democratic accountability.
October 2, 2017

Expert group established to investigate human rights violations in Yemen

A resolution has been passed by the UN Human Rights Council, authorising the establishment of a group of international experts to investigate abuses by all parties to the conflict in Yemen.
August 28, 2017

NUJ welcomes call for London Mayor to stand up for local newspapers

The National Union of Journalists has welcomed a report by the London's Assembly's economic committee which calls on the Mayor of London to show real leadership in standing up for local news as local newspapers become "an endangered species".