Latest editorial
Britain ‘at Turning Point on Human Rights’
A ballot box, February 29, 2024
BRITAIN could be on the verge of renouncing its international human rights obligations, civil liberties campaigners united in warning yesterday.
Liberty, Amnesty International, Freedom from Torture, Inclusion London and Human Rights Watch came together to press for greater attention to human rights issues during the general election campaign.
The election is being watched around the world, since it represents a “fork in the road” in terms of the country sticking to its commitments, they said.
Similar stories
Starmer's ‘Organised Immigration Crime Summit’ fails to find the simple solution to upend human smugglers’ business model: safe routes
Campaigns hit out as Cooper tub thumps on migrant family life with public threat to human rights act
As Israel breaks ceasefire with air strikes on Gaza, killing 400, and ministers backtrack on acknowledging Israeli war crimes, campaigners ask ‘how many more Palestinians will be slaughtered before Britain stops sending arms to Israel?’