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We challenge injustice, defend freedom and campaign so everyone in the UK is treated with dignity and respect.
Join us. Stand up to power.
https://www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/
Join us. Stand up to power.
https://www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/
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· Jun 17
Government 'quietly drops' fight for tougher anti-protest laws used to arrest climate activist Greta Thunberg
LBC can reveal the government has backed down in its legal fight for tougher anti-protest laws, used to arrest hundreds of protesters including climate activist Greta Thunberg.
www.lbc.co.uk
🚨 BREAKING UPDATE
Labour has FINALLY accepted defeat in our legal challenge of anti-protest powers
We won this case in court twice - under both Conservative and Labour leadership
Gov must now commit to reviewing ALL arrests made under these unlawful powers
www.lbc.co.uk/news/exclusi...
Labour has FINALLY accepted defeat in our legal challenge of anti-protest powers
We won this case in court twice - under both Conservative and Labour leadership
Gov must now commit to reviewing ALL arrests made under these unlawful powers
www.lbc.co.uk/news/exclusi...
NEW INVESTIGATION 🚨
In October, ten student activists were convicted of aggravated trespass after occupying a university building in solidarity with Gaza.
Liberty Investigates journalist Aaron Walawalkar unpacks what the case means for the right to protest.
www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...
In October, ten student activists were convicted of aggravated trespass after occupying a university building in solidarity with Gaza.
Liberty Investigates journalist Aaron Walawalkar unpacks what the case means for the right to protest.
www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...
Inside the UK’s accelerating crackdown on student protests
In October, ten activists were convicted of aggravated trespass after occupying a university building in solidarity with Gaza. Here, Liberty Investigates unpacks what the case means for the right to p...
www.dazeddigital.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
NEW INVESTIGATION 🚨
In October, ten student activists were convicted of aggravated trespass after occupying a university building in solidarity with Gaza.
Liberty Investigates journalist Aaron Walawalkar unpacks what the case means for the right to protest.
www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...
In October, ten student activists were convicted of aggravated trespass after occupying a university building in solidarity with Gaza.
Liberty Investigates journalist Aaron Walawalkar unpacks what the case means for the right to protest.
www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...
BREAKING UPDATE:
Today, alongside @amnestyuk.bsky.social, we’re intervening in the Palestine Action hearing.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...
Today, alongside @amnestyuk.bsky.social, we’re intervening in the Palestine Action hearing.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...
Liberty tells court Palestine Action Proscription was disproportionate - Liberty
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:57 AM
BREAKING UPDATE:
Today, alongside @amnestyuk.bsky.social, we’re intervening in the Palestine Action hearing.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...
Today, alongside @amnestyuk.bsky.social, we’re intervening in the Palestine Action hearing.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...
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On the Prospect Podcast, investigative journalist Mark Wilding from @libertyhq.bsky.social explains how Peter Thiel’s tech giant Palantir has become embedded in the British state—and what it might mean for us in future: www.prospectmagazine...
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 AM
On the Prospect Podcast, investigative journalist Mark Wilding from @libertyhq.bsky.social explains how Peter Thiel’s tech giant Palantir has become embedded in the British state—and what it might mean for us in future: www.prospectmagazine...
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On the Prospect Podcast, investigative journalist Mark Wilding from @libertyhq.bsky.social explains how Peter Thiel’s tech giant Palantir has become embedded in the British state—and what it might mean for us in future: www.prospectmagazine...
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
On the Prospect Podcast, investigative journalist Mark Wilding from @libertyhq.bsky.social explains how Peter Thiel’s tech giant Palantir has become embedded in the British state—and what it might mean for us in future: www.prospectmagazine...
This week, we gave evidence in Parliament on the risks that #mandatoryid poses.
This system could deepen discrimination against already marginalised communities - unless the Government builds it with privacy and safety in mind.
action.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/178626/...
This system could deepen discrimination against already marginalised communities - unless the Government builds it with privacy and safety in mind.
action.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/178626/...
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This week, we gave evidence in Parliament on the risks that #mandatoryid poses.
This system could deepen discrimination against already marginalised communities - unless the Government builds it with privacy and safety in mind.
action.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/178626/...
This system could deepen discrimination against already marginalised communities - unless the Government builds it with privacy and safety in mind.
action.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/178626/...
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🎧: Peter Thiel’s company has worked with Trump’s ICE and the Israeli military. Now it’s embedded in the British state. @libertyhq.bsky.social investigative journalist Mark Wilding joins the Prospect Podcast to discuss.
How Palantir infiltrated the state
At a moment of national emergency, the government handed our data to Peter Thiel’s controversial company. Mark Wilding joins the podcast
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 12:13 PM
🎧: Peter Thiel’s company has worked with Trump’s ICE and the Israeli military. Now it’s embedded in the British state. @libertyhq.bsky.social investigative journalist Mark Wilding joins the Prospect Podcast to discuss.
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“As Palantir has expanded its influence over the UK public sector, critics have pointed to the company’s more morally ambiguous work as evidence that it is unsuitable as a government partner,” writes Mark Wilding from @libertyhq.bsky.social Investigates.
How Palantir infiltrated the state
At a moment of national emergency, the government handed our data to Peter Thiel’s controversial company
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
“As Palantir has expanded its influence over the UK public sector, critics have pointed to the company’s more morally ambiguous work as evidence that it is unsuitable as a government partner,” writes Mark Wilding from @libertyhq.bsky.social Investigates.
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Have you used a lawyer for a protest legal case? The list of recommended protest solicitors is based on the pooled experience of many activists over many years✊⚖️
📨 Email solicitors-list[at]netpol.org with feedback/ recommendations, to help keep the list up to date
@netpol.org @libertyhq.bsky.social
📨 Email solicitors-list[at]netpol.org with feedback/ recommendations, to help keep the list up to date
@netpol.org @libertyhq.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Have you used a lawyer for a protest legal case? The list of recommended protest solicitors is based on the pooled experience of many activists over many years✊⚖️
📨 Email solicitors-list[at]netpol.org with feedback/ recommendations, to help keep the list up to date
@netpol.org @libertyhq.bsky.social
📨 Email solicitors-list[at]netpol.org with feedback/ recommendations, to help keep the list up to date
@netpol.org @libertyhq.bsky.social
⚠️ We are witnessing a dangerous – and often highly secretive – increase in surveillance of the UK population.
We refuse to sleepwalk into a surveillance state.
Donate now to protect your right to privacy: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/protect-ou...
We refuse to sleepwalk into a surveillance state.
Donate now to protect your right to privacy: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/protect-ou...
Protect Our Privacy
Liberty is raising funds to fight back against the encroaching mass surveillance culture in the UK.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
⚠️ We are witnessing a dangerous – and often highly secretive – increase in surveillance of the UK population.
We refuse to sleepwalk into a surveillance state.
Donate now to protect your right to privacy: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/protect-ou...
We refuse to sleepwalk into a surveillance state.
Donate now to protect your right to privacy: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/protect-ou...
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The Govt announcement today risks taking us down a road of no return by jeopardising the legal framework that protects us all.
Undermining the ECHR or leaving as some propose, means dismantling a safety net that protects everyone.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...
Undermining the ECHR or leaving as some propose, means dismantling a safety net that protects everyone.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...
Liberty responds to government's planned asylum and returns policy - Liberty
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The Govt announcement today risks taking us down a road of no return by jeopardising the legal framework that protects us all.
Undermining the ECHR or leaving as some propose, means dismantling a safety net that protects everyone.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...
Undermining the ECHR or leaving as some propose, means dismantling a safety net that protects everyone.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...
The Govt announcement today risks taking us down a road of no return by jeopardising the legal framework that protects us all.
Undermining the ECHR or leaving as some propose, means dismantling a safety net that protects everyone.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...
Undermining the ECHR or leaving as some propose, means dismantling a safety net that protects everyone.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...
Liberty responds to government's planned asylum and returns policy - Liberty
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The Govt announcement today risks taking us down a road of no return by jeopardising the legal framework that protects us all.
Undermining the ECHR or leaving as some propose, means dismantling a safety net that protects everyone.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...
Undermining the ECHR or leaving as some propose, means dismantling a safety net that protects everyone.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/libert...
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REMINDER:
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) keeps us all safe and free.
Every. Single. Day.
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) keeps us all safe and free.
Every. Single. Day.
November 14, 2025 at 10:47 AM
REMINDER:
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) keeps us all safe and free.
Every. Single. Day.
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) keeps us all safe and free.
Every. Single. Day.
Government plans to introduce #digitalID, ramp up facial recognition tech, and weaken encryption software are sleepwalking us into a surveillance state.
Join us in the fight back
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/protect-our-privacy
Join us in the fight back
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/protect-our-privacy
November 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Government plans to introduce #digitalID, ramp up facial recognition tech, and weaken encryption software are sleepwalking us into a surveillance state.
Join us in the fight back
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/protect-our-privacy
Join us in the fight back
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/protect-our-privacy
REMINDER:
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) keeps us all safe and free.
Every. Single. Day.
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) keeps us all safe and free.
Every. Single. Day.
November 14, 2025 at 10:47 AM
REMINDER:
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) keeps us all safe and free.
Every. Single. Day.
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) keeps us all safe and free.
Every. Single. Day.
🔍 Liberty Investigates journalist Mark Wilding has been nominated for Best Investigation at the Write to End Violence Against Women Awards
We’re very proud to have one of our own recognised alongside other journalists doing such vital work
Read the nominated piece here: inews.co.uk/news/rape-vi...
We’re very proud to have one of our own recognised alongside other journalists doing such vital work
Read the nominated piece here: inews.co.uk/news/rape-vi...
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🔍 Liberty Investigates journalist Mark Wilding has been nominated for Best Investigation at the Write to End Violence Against Women Awards
We’re very proud to have one of our own recognised alongside other journalists doing such vital work
Read the nominated piece here: inews.co.uk/news/rape-vi...
We’re very proud to have one of our own recognised alongside other journalists doing such vital work
Read the nominated piece here: inews.co.uk/news/rape-vi...
PRIVACY UNDER ATTACK
Government plans to introduce digital ID, ramp up facial recognition tech, and weaken encryption services threaten us all.
Help us fight back: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/protect-our-privacy
Government plans to introduce digital ID, ramp up facial recognition tech, and weaken encryption services threaten us all.
Help us fight back: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/protect-our-privacy
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
PRIVACY UNDER ATTACK
Government plans to introduce digital ID, ramp up facial recognition tech, and weaken encryption services threaten us all.
Help us fight back: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/protect-our-privacy
Government plans to introduce digital ID, ramp up facial recognition tech, and weaken encryption services threaten us all.
Help us fight back: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/protect-our-privacy
🚨 NEW FROM LIBERTY INVESTIGATES
Palantir wants to become the ‘default operating system for data across the US government’.
It now appears to be pursuing the same ambition in the UK.
Read the full story on @prospectmagazine.co.uk ⤵️ www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...
Palantir wants to become the ‘default operating system for data across the US government’.
It now appears to be pursuing the same ambition in the UK.
Read the full story on @prospectmagazine.co.uk ⤵️ www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...
How Palantir infiltrated the state
At a moment of national emergency, the government handed our data to Peter Thiel’s controversial company
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🚨 NEW FROM LIBERTY INVESTIGATES
Palantir wants to become the ‘default operating system for data across the US government’.
It now appears to be pursuing the same ambition in the UK.
Read the full story on @prospectmagazine.co.uk ⤵️ www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...
Palantir wants to become the ‘default operating system for data across the US government’.
It now appears to be pursuing the same ambition in the UK.
Read the full story on @prospectmagazine.co.uk ⤵️ www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...
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Our latest issue has just hit newsstands! Here’s a peek at what’s inside... 🧵
For our cover story, Mark Wilding from @libertyhq.bsky.social investigates how the government handed our data to Peter Thiel’s controversial company Palantir: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...
For our cover story, Mark Wilding from @libertyhq.bsky.social investigates how the government handed our data to Peter Thiel’s controversial company Palantir: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...
November 12, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Our latest issue has just hit newsstands! Here’s a peek at what’s inside... 🧵
For our cover story, Mark Wilding from @libertyhq.bsky.social investigates how the government handed our data to Peter Thiel’s controversial company Palantir: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...
For our cover story, Mark Wilding from @libertyhq.bsky.social investigates how the government handed our data to Peter Thiel’s controversial company Palantir: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...
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🔊WE'RE HIRING!
We're looking for a Casework Trainee to join our team.
Application deadline: 14th November
🎯Full-time: 35 hours per week, 18 month fixed term contract
🎯Location: London
🎯Salary: £28,000 per annum
Please apply and share! Info ⬇️
www.migrantsorganise.org/were-hiring-...
We're looking for a Casework Trainee to join our team.
Application deadline: 14th November
🎯Full-time: 35 hours per week, 18 month fixed term contract
🎯Location: London
🎯Salary: £28,000 per annum
Please apply and share! Info ⬇️
www.migrantsorganise.org/were-hiring-...
We're Hiring: Casework Trainee! - Migrants Organise
Migrants Organise is hiring for the role Community Programme Casework Trainee, based in London, 35 hours per week. Apply by 14 November!
www.migrantsorganise.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
🔊WE'RE HIRING!
We're looking for a Casework Trainee to join our team.
Application deadline: 14th November
🎯Full-time: 35 hours per week, 18 month fixed term contract
🎯Location: London
🎯Salary: £28,000 per annum
Please apply and share! Info ⬇️
www.migrantsorganise.org/were-hiring-...
We're looking for a Casework Trainee to join our team.
Application deadline: 14th November
🎯Full-time: 35 hours per week, 18 month fixed term contract
🎯Location: London
🎯Salary: £28,000 per annum
Please apply and share! Info ⬇️
www.migrantsorganise.org/were-hiring-...
CALLING ALL COMMS PROFESSIONALS
We're #hiring a Media and Communications Manager to lead on our external media and digital outputs
💵 £52,115
⌛️Deadline: 9am Tuesday 25 Nov
👔 Interviews: 9 Dec
🏢 Hybrid (2 days a week in our Westminster office)
Apply now ⤵️
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/work-with-us/
We're #hiring a Media and Communications Manager to lead on our external media and digital outputs
💵 £52,115
⌛️Deadline: 9am Tuesday 25 Nov
👔 Interviews: 9 Dec
🏢 Hybrid (2 days a week in our Westminster office)
Apply now ⤵️
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/work-with-us/
Work with us - Liberty
Come and join our team
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
CALLING ALL COMMS PROFESSIONALS
We're #hiring a Media and Communications Manager to lead on our external media and digital outputs
💵 £52,115
⌛️Deadline: 9am Tuesday 25 Nov
👔 Interviews: 9 Dec
🏢 Hybrid (2 days a week in our Westminster office)
Apply now ⤵️
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/work-with-us/
We're #hiring a Media and Communications Manager to lead on our external media and digital outputs
💵 £52,115
⌛️Deadline: 9am Tuesday 25 Nov
👔 Interviews: 9 Dec
🏢 Hybrid (2 days a week in our Westminster office)
Apply now ⤵️
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/work-with-us/
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Protest is fundamental to democracy. We must protect it. ⬇️
🚨 BREAKING: The government has tabled their plan to restrict repeat protests.
Demonstrations could now banned based on the 'cumulative disruption' that previous protests have caused in the area - regardless of if they have been organised by the same people or not.
This is worse than we feared.
Demonstrations could now banned based on the 'cumulative disruption' that previous protests have caused in the area - regardless of if they have been organised by the same people or not.
This is worse than we feared.
Government's repeat protest restrictions worse than feared - Liberty
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Protest is fundamental to democracy. We must protect it. ⬇️
🚨 BREAKING: The government has tabled their plan to restrict repeat protests.
Demonstrations could now banned based on the 'cumulative disruption' that previous protests have caused in the area - regardless of if they have been organised by the same people or not.
This is worse than we feared.
Demonstrations could now banned based on the 'cumulative disruption' that previous protests have caused in the area - regardless of if they have been organised by the same people or not.
This is worse than we feared.
Government's repeat protest restrictions worse than feared - Liberty
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
November 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🚨 BREAKING: The government has tabled their plan to restrict repeat protests.
Demonstrations could now banned based on the 'cumulative disruption' that previous protests have caused in the area - regardless of if they have been organised by the same people or not.
This is worse than we feared.
Demonstrations could now banned based on the 'cumulative disruption' that previous protests have caused in the area - regardless of if they have been organised by the same people or not.
This is worse than we feared.
75 years ago, the European Convention on Human Rights was signed.
It’s why victims can seek justice, why people in care are treated with dignity, and why freedoms are balanced fairly.
It quietly keeps us all safe and free every day.
It’s why victims can seek justice, why people in care are treated with dignity, and why freedoms are balanced fairly.
It quietly keeps us all safe and free every day.
November 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
75 years ago, the European Convention on Human Rights was signed.
It’s why victims can seek justice, why people in care are treated with dignity, and why freedoms are balanced fairly.
It quietly keeps us all safe and free every day.
It’s why victims can seek justice, why people in care are treated with dignity, and why freedoms are balanced fairly.
It quietly keeps us all safe and free every day.
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We stand with nearly 300 orgs in defence of the ECHR & Human Rights Act.
Convened by @libertyhq.bsky.social, the statement condemns the weaponisation of human rights to target migrants & demands that rights are upheld for everyone, without exception.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/almost...
Convened by @libertyhq.bsky.social, the statement condemns the weaponisation of human rights to target migrants & demands that rights are upheld for everyone, without exception.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/almost...
Almost 300 organisations express support for ECHR on 75th anniversary - Liberty
https://www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/almost-300-organisations-express-support-for-echr-on-75th-anniversary/”
November 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
We stand with nearly 300 orgs in defence of the ECHR & Human Rights Act.
Convened by @libertyhq.bsky.social, the statement condemns the weaponisation of human rights to target migrants & demands that rights are upheld for everyone, without exception.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/almost...
Convened by @libertyhq.bsky.social, the statement condemns the weaponisation of human rights to target migrants & demands that rights are upheld for everyone, without exception.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/almost...
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Led by @libertyhq.bsky.social, almost 300 organisations across the UK have come together to defend the vital importance of the European Convention on Human Rights in protecting every person in the UK.
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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Leaving the ECHR won’t stop the boats, 300 organisations warn in rallying cry
Prime minister Keir Starmer urged to make positive case for ECHR after Kemi Badenoch pledged a Tory government would leave the treaty
www.independent.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Led by @libertyhq.bsky.social, almost 300 organisations across the UK have come together to defend the vital importance of the European Convention on Human Rights in protecting every person in the UK.
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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...