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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 8d

I’m sure they didn’t mean to eliminate the woman in this image.

Phil Armitage @philiparmitage.bsky.social · 13d

One of your best newsletters this morning (though depressing this is where our public discourse is at) - such moral clarity in the argument.

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Phil Armitage @philiparmitage.bsky.social · 15d

Really important article from @robertbuckland.bsky.social:
"Above all, it would betray a tradition of liberty under the law that Britain itself helped to shape"

Robert Buckland: Leaving the ECHR would be a grave mistake | Conservative Home

Withdrawal from the ECHR would upset the delicate political balance in Northern Ireland, compromise our extradition and security arrangements, and damage our moral authority abroad. Above all, it woul...

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@davidgauke @davidgauke.bsky.social · 15d

Half-baked tales of rulings turning on chicken nuggets are no basis for cutting Britain adrift. My Times piece on the Tories’ policy of leaving the ECHR based on spurious claims. www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

Leaving the ECHR won’t fix illegal migration

Half-baked tales of rulings turning on chicken nuggets are no basis for cutting Britain adrift

www.thetimes.com

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Phil Armitage @philiparmitage.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks for this David!

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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 19d

I was going to go to synagogue today, but I’m honestly too shaken now - I’ll pray at home

But I just checked my email to see the details of where I was meant to go, and remembered there was a whole document they sent me on safety and security if I visited

This is life for Jewish people in the UK

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Sarcophagus Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 19d

You don’t actually have to both sides this. The Jewish community in the UK is not the Israeli government. You can just condemn the murder of two British Jews killed in their place of worship and you don’t have to say a single other thing.

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JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social · 21d

This morning at #LabourConference, JUSTICE and APPEAL led a roundtable on compensating victims of miscarriages of justice, hosted by @bjcsolicitors.bsky.social

With @alexdaviesjones.bsky.social and @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social, we discussed reforming a regime forcing victims to prove innocence.

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Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · 21d

For human rights scholars and court-watchers, here's a thread of some forthcoming ECHR/HRA in the UK Supreme Court's docket for the upcoming legal year (2025-26).

I think there are (at least) six cases worth keeping an eye on.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 21d

I'm getting really really fed up at constant reassertion that welfare spending is "out of control" when it is the same as the average for the past few decades.

One reason disability benefit costs have risen is because core support has fallen.

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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 28d

The Home Office's appeal against this ruling has been refused

The judges threw it out in minutes, without hearing arguments from the man's lawyers, telling them "we don’t need to trouble you" after questioning Home Office barrister in an increasingly surreal exchange
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...

Asylum Seeker Wins Bid to Delay Deportation Under U.K.-France Treaty

www.nytimes.com

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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 28d

Important read. Refugees caught in a bureaucratic nightmare. Nothing to do for months or years. Cooking in the bathroom instead of eating constant chips and chicken nuggets. Forced to take taxis no matter the length of the journey, long or short.

CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social · 28d

Good BBC report on life in asylum hotels www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Behind the doors of asylum hotels - what I found when I went inside

A BBC reporter goes into four hotels and speaks to asylum seekers and staff about what daily life is like.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Phil Armitage @philiparmitage.bsky.social · 29d

Worth sharing the Govts position from the debate that:

"...the private provision of core children’s social care services would be considered to be within scope of the Human Rights Act."

If you have any examples that raise doubts about this, please get in touch.

JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social · Sep 19

Around 80% of children's homes are run by for-profit companies, but there is uncertainty if the Human Rights Act always applies to them. This week Peers debated this and we provided a detailed briefing. [1/3]

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JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social · Sep 19

Read more here: bit.ly/46n4MAh

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill | JUSTICE | UK Legal Reform Charity

Without reform, children in outsourced care may lack human rights protections. JUSTICE calls for changes to the Children’s Wellbeing Bill.

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JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social · Sep 19

We welcome the Govts position that human rights law should apply to outsourced children's care. But recent legal developments suggest this may be at risk and a law change is required to provide certainty for children in care. [3/3]

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JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social · Sep 19

Human rights law lets children (& their families) hold providers directly accountable for rights breaches & improve public services. The Human Rights Act is a crucial safeguard & should apply to all children, no matter how their care is provided. [2/3]

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JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social · Sep 19

Around 80% of children's homes are run by for-profit companies, but there is uncertainty if the Human Rights Act always applies to them. This week Peers debated this and we provided a detailed briefing. [1/3]

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JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social · Sep 17

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Conor Gearty KC (Hon), a towering figure in the human rights field and a long-standing JUSTICE member.

His legacy will shape the pursuit of justice for years to come.

justice.org.uk/blogs/in-mem...

In Memory of Conor Gearty KC (Hon) | JUSTICE | UK Legal Reform Charity

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Conor Gearty KC (Hon)

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JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social · Sep 19

Too often, families who lose people to public disasters like Hillsborough and Grenfell face defensiveness, not answers.

But the Public Office (Accountability) Bill is a vital step towards truth, accountability & justice.

Read more: bit.ly/41Zn1ZV

| JUSTICE | UK Legal Reform Charity

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Phil Armitage @philiparmitage.bsky.social · Sep 17

Worth reading this thread for some background to yesterday's hearing

Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · Sep 16

The High Court hearing was the most chaotic one I've personally been at since the first Rwanda challenges in 2022

It started at 4pm and the media was notified at 3.37pm. One of the core decisions for the claimant - on "reasonable grounds" for a modern slavery referral - wasn't given until 6.50pm

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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · Sep 16

The High Court hearing was the most chaotic one I've personally been at since the first Rwanda challenges in 2022

It started at 4pm and the media was notified at 3.37pm. One of the core decisions for the claimant - on "reasonable grounds" for a modern slavery referral - wasn't given until 6.50pm

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Phil Armitage @philiparmitage.bsky.social · Sep 9

Wasn't the biggest factor the return of Jens Stoltenberg, as an incredibly popular ex-PM to be Chancellor, last year? The "Jens bounce" as my in-laws have called it. Would be an *interesting* lesson to apply to the UK.

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JUSTICE @justicehq.bsky.social · Sep 4

📢 We’re hiring! JUSTICE is looking for an Interim Trusts & Foundations Fundraiser (15-month mat cover).

A great opportunity to lead on grant fundraising, for a friendly team & vital cause. Deadline: midday, Mon 22 Sept.

Learn more and apply: justice.org.uk/job-opportun...

Interim Trust and Foundation Fundraiser | JUSTICE | UK Legal Reform Charity

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · Sep 4

NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights.

The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system.

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Silhouettes of three people in front of a weathered British flag, with the headline: Misrepresentations around human rights and immigration fuelling calls to quit ECHR, Oxford report finds

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Donal Coffey @donalcoffey.bsky.social · Sep 1

There has been a lot of ink spilled about the substance of the Policy Exchange paper today. I just want to write a brief thread here on a point that I haven't seen mentioned today and what I think is likely to be a key target of the paper: the upcoming Supreme Court appeal in Dillon (UKSC/2025/0013)

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