Stephen Kinzer, a New York Times journalist and author, has written a scathing article on the efforts of international human rights groups on Guardian.co.uk. The article has generated controversy but in fact keys into a long-standing debate with important implications for the future of the inter...
In late April, the government tabled a number ofamendments to the Illegal Migration Bill, including an order to domestic courts to ignore a potentialinterim measurefrom the European Court of Human Rights (‘the ECtHR’) to stop someone being removed from the UK if they bring forward a legal...
Summary The UK's Human Rights Act 1998, which incorporates into that country's law the European Convention on Rights and Freedoms, came into full operation on Oct 2, 2000. The Act imposes duties on public authorities, who must now justify their position if that is in conflict with a ...
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously granted an appeal by a district judge against the Court of Appeal’s decision that she did not qualify as a “worker” under the Employment Rights Act 1996 (the “1996 Act”), and therefore could not benefit from the whistleblowing protections it conferred...
parameters under which the Hamas authority has been operating in Gaza all interplayed to preclude a conducive environment for the rise of good governance in Gaza, while leaving the Hamas authority to an extent obliged to take certain action that has the effect of infringing upon human rights. Ye...
Environmental and human rights organisations seeking to block oil and gas company Shell from proceeding with a seismic survey in December have failed to make a case on urgency, a high court has heard. The Eastern Cape Division of the Makhanda High Court on Wednesday heard the case brought befo...
Claims in misuse of private information, data protection and for breach of the Human Rights Act, by a dismissed further education teacher against Tameside College and three employees are struck out/subject to summary judgment for the defendant. The claimant was initially suspended after evidence came...
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini expressed her regrets over Washington decision to pull out of the UN Human Rights Council. EU Regrets over US Withdrawal from UNHRC Last week, Cayetano requested a meeting with Icelandic Foreign Minister Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson fo...
Overall, we must reconcile the focus of the UK national data strategy, with a rights-based governance framework to move forward the conversation in ways that work for the economy and research, and with the human flourishing of our future generations at its heart. Education data plays a critical...
Summary of the human rights impact assessment In cooperation with CRT Japan to ensure objectivity and neutrality, we conducted on-site interviews with foreign workers and their managers employed at our business partners. These interviews were based on the Dhaka Principles for Migration with Dignity and...