The Secretary General of the Council of Europe published ‘State of Democracy, Human Rights and The Rule of Law in Europe’ in May 2014.
Thankfully most people never have to worry about their human rights. For many, they can seem fairly distant: something for lawyers and politicians to worry
In March 2014, EDF published a briefing for the Committee Stage of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill on the implications for access to justice of the proposed changes to judicial review.
On the 18 March 2014 the APPG on Equalities held a meeting in the House of Commons on Parliament’s role in the current review of the International
‘Human Rights Act: proposals for reform – Commons Library Standard Note’ by Joanna Dawson, was published on 17 February 2014.
Children’s outcomes should not depend on where they live, but there are huge disparities in the treatment of children in different London boroughs. Today the
A report from the UN Special Rapporteur outlines findings from a visit to the UK in 2013 to examine the realization of the right to adequate housing in the United Kingdom in light of international human rights standards.
On 5 February 2014, the Ministry of Justice published the Government response to the consultation ‘Judicial review: proposals for further reform’.
‘The ECHR in facts & figures’ was published by the European Court of Human Rights in January 2014.
On 6 February 2014 – International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation – the Government published a declaration to end Female Genital Mutilation in the UK and abroad.
