Human rights

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3 Jul 2023

Court of Appeal rules Rwanda policy unlawful

The Court of Appeal of England and Wales ruled on 29 June that the UK Home Secretary's Rwanda removals process is unlawful on grounds of safety and that sending anyone to Rwanda would breach Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

28 Jun 2023

High Court confirms three fresh inquests in Gosport War Memorial Hospital case

The inquests will take place into the deaths of Arthur Denis Brian Cunningham, Gladys Mabel Richards and Robert Wilson who all died at Gosport War Memorial Hospital in Hampshire in 1998.

26 Jun 2023

Del Monte Kenya pineapple plantation at centre of human rights abuse allegations

Fruit giant Del Monte is accused of betraying its human rights pledges with allegations against security guards of violent beatings and the rape of villagers living near to its pineapple plantation in Kenya.

22 Jun 2023

Court of Appeal set to determine the decision-making duties the Foreign Secretary owes British citizens mistreated abroad

12 Jun 2023

Women getting to the top of the law: it doesn’t have to be either or

Kate McMahon and Tamlyn Edmonds discuss the barriers to women achieving their full potential in the business of law

18 May 2023

Revisiting Canute’s folly: the second reading of the Illegal Migration Bill in the Lords

The final instalment of Helen O'Nions' assessment of the UK's Illegal Migration Bill sheds light on the second reading in the House of Lords

17 May 2023

Law firms and preventing sexual harassment in the workplace

Despite various regulatory changes, firms can do more to prevent sexual harassment

20 Apr 2023

Ending 70 years of refugee protection: at what cost?

Dr Helen O'Nions scrutinises the legal foundation of the Illegal Migration Bill