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March 8, 2018

Coalition of charities and civil society demands rethink on ‘dangerous’ voter ID trials

Over 40 leading charities and academics call on the government to urgently reconsider the decision to run pilot mandatory voter ID at the local elections in May.
March 3, 2018

Electoral fraud figures 'show voter ID trials to be unnecessary and overbearing’

New figures on electoral fraud raise major questions about ID restrictions to be trialed at elections this May, say campaigners.
February 27, 2018

Statement from Turkish human rights groups on military intervention in Northern Syria

Human rights groups in Turkey have released a statement, endorsed by War Resisters International, on the ongoing Turkish military operation in Northern Syria
February 27, 2018

High Court to hear landmark challenge to 'Snoopers' Charter'

Today the High Court will hear the first part of a landmark legal challenge to the Government’s flagship surveillance law, the Investigatory Powers Act.
February 16, 2018

Campaigners claim victory as PM reportedly drops plans for new peers

Campaigners have hailed a ‘victory for voters’, after the Prime Minister reportedly dropped plans to ‘stack’ the House of Lords with new peers.
February 8, 2018

Survivors of domestic abuse 'still face barriers to voting in 2018'

Women's AId says it can be too dangerous for victims of domestic abuse to sign up to an electoral register, which would reveal their location, and it is too difficult for them to register anonymously.
February 7, 2018

Welsh civil society throws weight behind Assembly reform plans

Civil society groups in Wales are calling on parties and the public to embrace plans to reform the Welsh Assembly, ahead of a vote to consult on new proposals.
February 3, 2018

Thailand democracy activists charged with sedition

Activists who peacefully protested military rule at a rally in Bangkok have been charged with sedition and, if convicted, face up to seven years in prison.
January 29, 2018

UK government must follow Wales and Scotland in backing ‘fairer franchise’, say campaigners

The Electoral Reform Society have called on Westminster to back a ‘fair franchise’ and give 16 and 17 year olds the vote for all elections in the UK ahead of Welsh Government plans to back votes at 16.
January 19, 2018

Government measures deepen crisis for campaigning

A survey has found that government measures such as the Lobbying Act have had a chilling effect on campaigning by charities and voluntary organisations.