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July 1, 2020

Suicide prevention charity launches pioneering online care service

A leading suicide prevention charity has launched a digital service to provide online care plans for young people across the UK
June 25, 2019

Trade unions and civil society call on G20 to protect whistleblowers

G20 High Level Principles on Whistleblowing should reflect best practice in the protection of whistleblowers in both the public and private sectors, regardless of their contractual relationship, the groups said.
February 13, 2019

Journalists say US border agents questioned them about migrant coverage

The Committee to Protect Journalists has expressed concern at reports that US Customs and Border Protection is harassing journalists or subjecting them to invasive questioning during secondary screening when they cross into the United States.
November 13, 2018

Legal victory ends sharing of NHS patient data with the Home Office

A deal allowing the Home Office to request patient data from the NHS to target people for deportation has been scrapped following a legal challenge.
September 22, 2018

More oversight needed on anti-terror legislation to protect fundamental legal rights

Fundamental legal rights could be put at risk if the government proceeds with the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill in its current form, the Law Society of England and Wales has warned.
April 17, 2018

BMA backs call to suspend sharing of patient data with Home Office

The BMA has backed calls for NHS Digital to suspend the sharing of patient data with the Home Office for immigration enforcement purposes.
February 16, 2018

Reproductive rights advocates file lawsuit challenging Ohio abortion ban

The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation have filed a lawsuit challenging a law criminalising abortions when one of the woman’s reasons for the abortion is a foetal diagnosis of Down syndrome.
February 2, 2018

Health Committee tells NHS Digital in England to stop sharing patient information with Home Office

The Health Select Committee has asked NHS Digital in England to immediately stop sharing data with the Home Office for immigration tracing purposes.
April 30, 2015

Investigatory Powers Tribunal orders GCHQ to destroy stolen documents

The UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has ordered intelligence agency GCHQ to destroy illegally collected communications of a Libyan rendition victim.
March 31, 2015

UK government ‘trying to prevent justice’ for rendition victims

The UK government is refusing to guarantee that it will not misuse the intercepted lawyer-client communications of two rendition victims in their cases against it.