Big news this week that plans to repeal the Human Rights Act and bring in a new British Bill of Rights may be scrapped altogether.
Human rights in the news
- The Government falters on ideas to scrap the Human Rights Act [Independent] [Times]
- The Women and Equalities Parliamentary Committee has produced a report saying that Muslim women are the most economically disadvantaged group in the UK [New Statesman] [BBC]
- British police have been criticised for their role in training Bahrain’s police force, which has been accused of suppressing public protest [Guardian]
- Court of Appeal orders release of court judgment on Ellie Butler’s death [UK Human Rights Blog]
- Northern Irish human rights activist has launched a legal challenge against Brexit claiming that it would breach of the 1998 Good Friday peace deal [Reuters]
New on RightsInfo
- Video Explainer: Why The Human Rights Act May Not Be Replaced Post-Brexit [RightsInfo]
- Plans to scrap the Human Rights Act May Be Scrapped [RightsInfo]
- What Is #BlackLivesMatter And Why Has It Come To The UK? [RightsInfo]
- On International Youth Day, Inspiring Young People Promoting Human Rights [RightsInfo]
- Explainer: What Is Free Speech And Does It Mean You Can Say Whatever You Want? [RightsInfo]
Call Out To Our Readers: Human Rights Summer Reading
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Highlights From Twitter
The Human Rights Act is a pillar of our decent, compassionate society. The Tories must re-think plans to scrap it https://t.co/g8Mo7UhIGj
— Jeremy Corbyn MP (@jeremycorbyn) August 10, 2016
50 #humanrights cases that transformed Britain. #ExploreYourSubject w this interactive infographic from @rights_info https://t.co/Y7NKivGzME
— ThinkCamLaw (@thinkcamlaw) August 10, 2016
Get inspired for the weekend by these young people #youthday2016 https://t.co/UIQ4jSN6BL #RightsInfo via @rights_info
— ECNL (@enablingNGOlaw) August 12, 2016
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