In brilliant defiance of an oppressive law, women have risked arrest by dancing in the streets
Women in Iran have risked arrest to dance in public on the streets. In a brave act of peaceful defiance, ...
Tag: Human rights
The UN has launched an almighty investigation into the Conservative government
The UN has launched an almighty investigation into the Conservative government, the Guardian has revealed. The UN’s special rapporteur on ...
NYU professor points out the company the US will keep by quitting the UN’s Human Rights Council
On 19 June, the US announced it was pulling out of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) - just as ...
Theresa May’s DWP minister just stood up in parliament and whitewashed a ‘human catastrophe’
In August 2017, the UN accused the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and successive Conservative-led governments of creating a ...
Just as the World Cup begins, Russia arrests a leading UK human rights activist
Russian police have arrested and charged a leading UK human rights activist with protesting near the Kremlin during the World ...
Diane Abbott blasts ‘tainted’ Prevent policy during terror bill debate
On 11 June, parliament discussed the counter-terrorism and border security bill in a Commons chamber that was almost entirely empty. The Canary ...
A minister’s resignation suggests Brexit amendment votes might be enough to topple the Tories
On 12 June, fifteen key Brexit amendments set by the House of Lords come up for debate in the Commons. On ...
Trump has hundreds of children in detention and hopes the world won’t notice
US authorities have over 11,000 migrant children 'in their care' after separating them from parents at border crossings. And hundreds of ...
A lawyer exposes the oppressive states that joined Israel in celebrating its new US embassy
An Israeli human rights lawyer has exposed the oppressive states that joined Israel in celebrating the recent relocation of the ...
Kurdish groups accuse Theresa May of ‘racism’ in the House of Commons
Kurdish groups have accused Theresa May of racism after her meeting with Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The groups were responding ...
A chilling video reveals Amazon’s ‘dangerous’ facial recognition software
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has revealed that Amazon has been test-piloting a facial recognition system, in collaboration with ...
‘One of the most repressive rulers on earth’ is spending the day with the Queen
On 12 May, the Queen will spend the day with King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa of Bahrain at the Royal Windsor ...
Pressure mounts to stop the Queen cosying up with human rights abusers
Pressure is mounting on the Queen and luxury brands to sever ties with the Bahraini-backed Royal Windsor Horse Show (RWHS). ...
The government has just been slammed by another court ruling. But it’s claiming victory.
The government just been slammed in the first round of a court case brought against it by a human rights campaign group. ...
Homelessness has reached ‘dramatic proportions’ in the UK, says new report
Homelessness has reached "dramatic proportions" in the UK, says a new report . For the lowest earning people, the cost ...
NATO ally Turkey found guilty of war crimes
A tribunal has found Turkey guilty of war crimes against Kurds. During the tribunal session on 15 and 16 March, ...
Court rules the DWP’s “cruel, unnecessary, and ineffective” benefit cap is lawful
On 15 March, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) won its appeal to maintain the benefit cap on single ...
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