Human rights

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17 May 2017

Lib Dems pledge LASPO review and more funding for criminal legal aid

Insurance for company directors to help fund justice spend, says party's manifesto

16 May 2017

Labour commits to restoring access to justice

Manifesto hints at bringing back legal aid and redesigning judicial review

20 Apr 2017

Prisons and Courts Bill abandoned

Government policies kicked into the long grass ahead of UK election

18 Apr 2017

Government prioritises 'speed before justice' with new asylum appeals plan

Rushing appeals risks unlawful removals, argues Law Society's vice president

12 Apr 2017

Appeal judges allow assisted-dying campaigner's case to proceed

Court distinguishes Noel Conway's circumstances from Nicklinson and says case is arguable

28 Mar 2017

Fighting the death penalty in Trinidad

Execution of the intellectually disabled is unconstitutional in Trinidad, but it remains for the president to give respite, explains Katherine Buckle

24 Mar 2017

Landslide vote for human rights lawyer

Glasgow University students send message of unity against hatred and bigotry

22 Mar 2017

Repeal of Human Rights Act would create 'two-tier protection system'

Government intent on weakening minorities' human rights protection, says Liberty director