One headline dominated the news this week: Judges Uphold Parliament Sovereignty. But there was other really important news for human rights this week.
Human rights in the news
- Write for Rights 2016 [Amnesty]
- Government Loses Brexit Challenge – all the papers covered this [Daily Mail] [BBC]
- Mhairi Black: Labour calls for Saudi arms ban – and shoots itself in the foot [The National]
- Mother Awaits Ruling On Her Sick Son’s Right To Life [Express.co.uk]
- Abortion Case: Supreme Court hears NI women ‘second-class citizens.’ [BBC]
- Scottish Human Rights Commission report details [Scottish Legal News]
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UK: Modern Slavery Act encourages corporate leaders to take greater responsibility & progressive action [Business and Human Rights Resource Centre]
The week at RightsInfo
- 66 Years Of The European Convention On Human Rights [RightsInfo]
- 6 Important Ways The European Court Of Human Rights Protects Us [RightsInfo]
- Government Loses Brexit Challenge [RightsInfo]
- Video Explainer: The Uber Judgment And Workers’ Rights [RightsInfo]
- UK Detention Centres ‘Not Safe’ For LGBT Asylum Seekers [RightsInfo]
- The Uber Workers Rights Judgment In Plain English [RightsInfo]
- The Top 70 Human Rights Tweeters….Northern Ireland Edition! [RightsInfo]
The best of Twitter @rights_info
Lovely video from @AdamWagner1 @rights_info team to mark 66 yrs of the European Convention on Human Rights https://t.co/Q84BuNja1B
— Sarah Sackman (@sarahsackman) November 4, 2016
What the hell did the Uber Judgment mean?
Let @RightsInfo explain… https://t.co/0ByLTXKP3R— Paul Cruikshank (@PAShanky) October 31, 2016
Great plain language explainer about the difficulties LGBT asylum seekers face in UK detention centres https://t.co/lylUz1pF9h
— Donnchadh Greene (@dongreene) October 31, 2016
Quotes of the week
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