Human Rights Day 10th December 2022
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk talks about the importance of the Human Rights Day on10th December The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts that have outraged the conscience of mankind. If leaders in politics Continue Reading
Legal Weekly Human Rights Roundup
A report by Baroness Casey has revealed that 20% of Metropolitan Police officers facing allegations of sexual misconduct, misogyny, racism and homophobia had more than one complaint raised against them. Only less than 1% of officers facing multiple allegations had been dismissed from the force. Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Continue Reading
Liberty Responce to delay of Bill of Rights
BILL OF RIGHTS IS DELAYEDPosted on 07 Sep 2022 Martha Spurrier, Liberty’s Director, said: “It is a relief to hear that the Government’s Bill of Rights is reportedly being shelved. Overhauling the Human Rights Act was not a manifesto commitment and would have been the biggest blow to human rights Continue Reading
Raif Badawi Update
Despite an international outcry and calls by Amnesty International for the Saudi Arabian authorities to quash the severe sentence and punishment of 1000 lashes for a charge of blasphemy, Saudi Arabian rights activist Raif Badawi was publicly flogged on Friday it is reported. This has been confirmed by Amnesty international Continue Reading
Amnesty – It Starts With a Letter
Amnesty International was started in 1961 by a lawyer called Peter Benenson who had heard of the arrest of two Portuguese students imprisoned for raising a toast to freedom. It has grown to an international movement – and it all started with putting a pen to paper to help another Continue Reading
Jabbar Savalan Released
Fantastic News! Jabbar Savalan the young activist from from Azerbaijan has been released and recieved a pardon for his detention. today. He is now at home with his family. This is fantastic news however, 16 prisoners of conscience remain in jail in Azerbaijan. He originally was detainedby Azerbaijan authorities after Continue Reading
