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Human Rights Court adopts anti-coronavirus measures

16th March 2020 | human rights | Human rights
Hearings cancelled; application time limit suspended for a month

Terrorist release bill questioned in rule of law report

12th February 2020 | criminal law , human rights | Human rights
Bingham Centre raises issue over changed expectations of serving prisoners

Facial recognition tech not fit for police use, MSPs report

11th February 2020 | criminal law , human rights , information technology | Human rights
Committee calls for proper legal regulation of use

UK scores fewest human rights cases per head of population

31st January 2020 | human rights | Human rights
Annual analysis reveals growth in case backlog at Strasbourg court

Police practices among concerns raised in new human rights report

31st January 2020 | human rights | Human rights
Commission lists 200 points in report to UN

A long game, but human rights will prevail, Sands argues

17th January 2020 | human rights | Human rights
Philippe Sands QC delivers JUSTICE Scotland annual lecture

Trial not unfair because part heard in private: ECtHR

16th January 2020 | human rights , criminal law | Human rights , Criminal court work
UK held not in breach of Convention over national security decision

Commission to look at constitution, democracy and rights

19th December 2019 | human rights , government-administration | Human rights
Rights body expresses concern over Queen's speech announcement

Draft Gender Recognition Bill released for views

17th December 2019 | family-child law , human rights | Discrimination , Human rights
Ministers claim no adverse impact on women from new declaration system

Child restraint rules for schools to be clarified

16th December 2019 | education-training , family-child law , human rights | Education , Children , Human rights
Minister acts in face of court challenge
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