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January 10, 2021

Far-right violence in USA: faith, nationalism, love and justice

As US lawmakers were meeting on 6 January 2021 to ratify the results of the presidential election, far-right supporters of the US president, Donald Trump, stormed the building.
November 12, 2020

Human rights of Black people not equally protected, say Committee

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has been unable to adequately provide leadership and gain trust in tackling racial inequality in the protection and promotion of human rights, says the Joint Committee on Human Rights.
September 16, 2020

ACLU launches campaign to encourage voting and educate on vote by mail

Voters need to know how to advocate for their constitutional right to cast a ballot when obstacles are thrown in their way, says the ACLU.
September 10, 2020

Democracy and faith in Hong Kong: a webinar with leading activists

London-based Union Chapel has announced a webinar with leading Hong Kong democracy advocates and activists Ray Wong, Samuel Chu and Ben Rogers.
August 24, 2020

Thailand urged to drop charges and free democracy activists

International pressure on the Thai government is urgently needed to end the crackdown on pro-democracy activists and peaceful protests, and release those arbitrarily detained, says Human Rights Watch.
August 19, 2020

Second wave of Lords donor list appointments must be stopped, say campaigners

There are reports that Conservative party donors will be given seats in the Lords in the coming months.
August 2, 2020

New peerages raise question of constraining prime ministerial appointments to Lords

Boris Johnson's new appointments to the House of Lords have caused controversy
August 1, 2020

UN Human Rights Committee publishes legal guidance on right of peaceful assembly

The UN Human Rights Committee has issued legal guidance on the fundamental right of peaceful assembly.
July 13, 2020

MPs challenge abolition of online Parliament as unlawful

Excluding shielding MPs from debate means disenfranchising 15.5 million voters, coincidentally the same number who voted for Brexit in the name of democracy, says Geraint Davies MP.
July 2, 2020

Parliamentary committee criticises inaction on UK’s analogue-age electoral law

The government needs to move swiftly on mdernising Britain’s ‘dangerously outdated’ electoral rules, according to a key Lords committee.