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Victoria McCloud 🏳️‍⚧️🌈‍♾️ @humanrightsvicky.bsky.social · 1d

such as in FCB v. Italy (1991) and Finucane v. UK (2003). We have requested that the Committee re-open the enforcement process against the United Kingdom and resume monitoring of execution of the judgment in Goodwin v. UK case until the UK government has appropriately reached compliance.

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Victoria McCloud 🏳️‍⚧️🌈‍♾️ @humanrightsvicky.bsky.social · 1d

Those purported rights were the basis on which the case of Goodwin was closed and enforcement ended.
We have called upon the Committee of Ministers to follow the precedent in similar cases of ongoing non-compliance in judgments that had previously appeared resolved,

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Victoria McCloud 🏳️‍⚧️🌈‍♾️ @humanrightsvicky.bsky.social · 1d

and the monitoring of the judgment was therefore closed prematurely in 2011. Lord Hodge gave a press interview on 12 September to the Times in which he admitted that the effect of the FWS case was that trans people had never had the rights they were led to believe by the State to have had.

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Victoria McCloud 🏳️‍⚧️🌈‍♾️ @humanrightsvicky.bsky.social · 1d

that the Equality Act was written in 2010 to refer to sex as 'biological sex', leading to ongoing violations of transgender people's Article 8 privacy rights that the Goodwin judgment set out to protect. As such, the UK has never been in compliance with the judgment,

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Victoria McCloud 🏳️‍⚧️🌈‍♾️ @humanrightsvicky.bsky.social · 1d

This submission details how the case has exposed the UK's non-compliance with the judgment made in the European Court of Human rights case of Goodwin v. UK (2002). This non-compliance did not begin in April 2025. The Supreme Court has made clear

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Victoria McCloud 🏳️‍⚧️🌈‍♾️ @humanrightsvicky.bsky.social · 1d

Today, the Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective and the Trans Exile Network have made a joint submission to the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law regarding the UK Supreme Court's judgment in the For Women Scotland v. Scottish Ministers case of April 2025.

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Izzy Kamikaze @izzykamikaze.bsky.social · 14h

"Library staff have been subjected to repeated harassment by far-right agitators over the past few years, with attempts to remove queer books from library shelves and threats of book burning."

Gay Community News @gcnmag.bsky.social · 16h

"We have a bright, collaborative, and strong future ahead of us." Read 👉 buff.ly/0l1n7ZZ #GCNnews

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Paul Thistoll @pault.bsky.social · 5d

New Zealand doesn’t have a First Amendment — we have Parliamentary sovereignty and NZBORA. Our Parliament banned conversion therapy because it harms people. If Stephen Franks wants US-style “freedom” to abuse LGBTQIA+ kids, he can move there.

Absolutely, this dude utterly sucks!

Many will know a parent who may be doomed to this desperate state - with no way out. Even if they’ve only permitted or aided their innocent child’s groomers without authorising surgery or drugs, some will be haunted. Can they undo the harm? Could they have prevented it?

My firm is trying to help a number of parents who are doing all they can while they can to protect their deluded children.
It is an outrage that the Parliamentarians who passed the conversion therapy ban, despite its direct conflict with freedom of speech, are tolerating the prevarication of Minister Doocey over dangerous ‘gender-affirming’ hormone ‘therapy’ for children

The US Supreme Court is likely to invalidate conversion therapy bans shortly, as contrary to the First Amendment (freedom of speech).

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Izzy Kamikaze @izzykamikaze.bsky.social · 14h

Ah, thanks Vonny! Either you are blocked by the person you've replied to, or I am, so I can't see what they're saying - but you, as usual, are too kind!

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Ben the Hammerhead @benhammerhead.bsky.social · 14h

When dog whistles become megaphones

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 20h

I just checked and this is real. It's on Border Patrol's official Instagram (I don't see it on Facebook) and is being celebrated by Nazis on Twitter, as you can see in the screenshot.

The clip is just 13 seconds long too, so it's a very intentional thing. We've got a Nazi government.

Twitter account: Uncensored @HmanQuotes1945: Official border patrol Facebook page is posting with the banned lyrics of Michael Jackson's song.
"Jew me sue me... Kick me k*ke me."
Epic

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Caffeine 🇺🇦 @caffeine.fellas.army · 16h

Whoa buddy when I said FREE speech, I didn’t mean you could just start saying things I don’t like

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 18h

Tl;Dr: lots of supposed free speech, anti cancel culture, activists are travelling to Oxford to try and cancel George Abaraonye for exercising his free speech.

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Eils_G 📎 @eils1.bsky.social · 17h

This would literally be a game changer for so many people. My wife has lymphoedema and hasn't been able to get an appointment for Manual Lymphatic Drainage in years.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 18h

Maynooth University graduate Zoë O'Sullivan has been shortlisted as a global finalist for the James Dyson Award for her invention "Lymphia", a device that allows patients to perform lymphatic drainage independently.

Maynooth graduate shortlisted for James Dyson Award

Maynooth University graduate Zoë O'Sullivan has been shortlisted as a global finalist for the James Dyson Award for her invention "Lymphia", a device that allows patients to perform lymphatic drainage...

www.rte.ie

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Uilliam Mac ᚒᚔᚂᚂᚔᚐᚋ @uilliammac.bsky.social · 1d

Inevitably the two breaches UK Labour are fighting with the Council of Europe about involve trans people and Gaza.

They're losing supporters to the LDs, Greens, SNP and Plaid at over 2.5x the rate that they are to Farage/Tories, but evidently they think they can boost that to 3x.

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 1d

Woah! So Labour's position really is, 'telling us off for breaching human rights undermines the case for human rights'? Proper Trumpian stuff from Labour's answer to Suella Braverman.

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Uilliam Mac ᚒᚔᚂᚂᚔᚐᚋ @uilliammac.bsky.social · 1d

Disabled people are pushed into institutions as it's easier for the State.

‘..the State's failure of disabled people through "systemic neglect, underfunding, and a lack of meaningful reform".. attitudes towards disabled people - which she described as "Dickensian" - had not changed in 30 years’

Donncha O’Connell @donnchalaw.bsky.social · 1d

New disability rights and equality organisation launched

www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...

New disability rights and equality organisation launches

A disability rights and equality organisation - which will be "upfront and uncompromising" in calling out matters impacting disabled people - has been launched.

www.rte.ie

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 1d

People had to complain to get Polanski an interview.

Weird nobody has to beg the BBC to give Farage airtime.

I mean, it's not actually weird. We all know what it is and why it happens.

Richard Sedgley @richardsedgley.bsky.social · 1d

BBC caves to complaints and agrees to major Zack Polanski interview

www.thenational.scot/news/2554271...

BBC caves to complaints and agrees to major Zack Polanski interview

ZACK Polanski will be interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg after the BBC received complaints from the public for the lack of coverage of the Green Party…

www.thenational.scot

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 19h

Labour is telling you VERY LOUDLY who to vote for if you value human rights. And it's definitely NOT LABOUR.

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 1d

Woah! So Labour's position really is, 'telling us off for breaching human rights undermines the case for human rights'? Proper Trumpian stuff from Labour's answer to Suella Braverman.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 19h

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.

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Izzy Kamikaze @izzykamikaze.bsky.social · 17h

Sign The Petition To Pass The Occupied Territories Bill.
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Pass the Occupied Territories Bill in Full - ActionAid

Visit the post for more.

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Izzy Kamikaze @izzykamikaze.bsky.social · 17h

Housing worker who lived in emergency accommodation as a child: We need to hear first-hand stories of the housing crisis share.google/lGUGLNPDTwJK...

Housing worker who lived in emergency accommodation as a child: We need to hear first-hand stories of the housing crisis

Rachel Lartey shares her own experience of living in emergency accommodation and how she’s now trying to record the stories of people she works with today.

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Izzy Kamikaze @izzykamikaze.bsky.social · 18h

The Irish love Palestine, but does our government? youtu.be/iC79UnT6-kA?...

Is Ireland As Pro-Palestine As You Think?

YouTube video by AJ+

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Victoria McCloud 🏳️‍⚧️🌈‍♾️ @humanrightsvicky.bsky.social · 1d

We have jointly applied to the Council of Europe formally to seek re-opening of enforcement of the case of Goodwin v UK under rule 9 of the Rules for the supervision of the execution of judgments and of the terms of friendly settlements, in the European Court of Human Rights. T

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Victoria McCloud 🏳️‍⚧️🌈‍♾️ @humanrightsvicky.bsky.social · 1d

ANNOUNCEMENT
This evening, 14/10/25 the Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective and the Trans Exile Network have taken the next step in the struggle to restore the human rights, dignity & safety of UK trans people.

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 1d

Milei looks like all the cast of Are You Being Served in one

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Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 1d

I can't get over this as an answer. Like, did she hear the question, or just not want to hear it?

#Áras25 #SpéirGhorm

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPE6YYm...

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