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Repeal Of The Vagrancy Act: Decriminalising Homelessness

March 23, 2022 Louise Nethercott

The repeal of the Vagrancy Act by the UK Government is a huge step towards the de-stigmatisation and de-criminalisation of homeless people on British streets.

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In Legal Updates, Equality Tags United Kingdom, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Travellers, homelessness, Police, 1994 Criminal Justice Act, Equality Act

Use Of AI And Facial Recognition Technology In Policing In India

February 8, 2022 Jibran Khan

India has increased its reliance on the use of facial recognition technologies in policing which could deepen discriminatory treatment of minorities.

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In Community Contributions, Tech and Human Rights Tags automated facial recognition, Police, India, technology, artificial intelligence, criminal justice

The Proposed Policing Bill: A Confiscation Of Democracy?

December 11, 2021 Martha Hind

A new policing bill introduced by the United Kingdom Home Office could pose a threat to the right to protest, by widening police powers and lowering the threshold for intervention at protests.

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In Community Contributions, Peace and Security, International Law and Justice Tags protests, Police, UK, right to protest, freedom of assembly

UK Police Discriminated Against Women When Deploying Undercover Officers To Spy On Them Tribunal Finds

November 29, 2021 Ruaridh Owens

A tribunal has held that London’s Metropolitan Police Service discriminated against women and violated their human rights by failing to scrutinise its undercover officers.

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In Legal Updates, Equality, Peace and Security Tags UK, misogyny, Police, spy cops

Hillsborough Disaster: 32 Years And Still No Justice

October 17, 2021 Natalya McPartland

The collapse of a criminal trial arising out of the Hillsborough Disaster highlights the ongoing lack of justice and closure for the victims and their families.

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In Legal Updates, Peace and Security Tags Hillsborough, United Kingdom, Football, Police, justice
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The Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina Recognise The Victim Status Of “Invisible Children”
Jan 11, 2023
The Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina Recognise The Victim Status Of “Invisible Children”
Jan 11, 2023

Bosnia’s “invisible children” born as a consequence of sexual violence during the Yugoslav War have finally received legal recognition as civil victims of war.

Jan 11, 2023
How University Students Are Suffering From The International Struggle Between The US And China
Jan 11, 2023
How University Students Are Suffering From The International Struggle Between The US And China
Jan 11, 2023

Tension between China and the US has impacted on students who wish to study in American institutions, who now face suspicion and barriers to immigration. 

Jan 11, 2023
Alarming Conviction Of Minors Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law
Jan 11, 2023
Alarming Conviction Of Minors Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law
Jan 11, 2023

Hong Kong’s National Security Law puts democratic activists behind bars, these extensive powers to prosecute, detain, and imprison puts minors in danger.

Jan 11, 2023
Arab-Spring’s Unparalleled Gender-Based Crimes: A People’s Court To Bring Perpetrators To Justice
Jan 11, 2023
Arab-Spring’s Unparalleled Gender-Based Crimes: A People’s Court To Bring Perpetrators To Justice
Jan 11, 2023

Several Arab countries have witnessed major upheaval leading to protests against authoritarian regimes, known worldwide as the revolutions of the Arab Spring.

Jan 11, 2023
CJEU Rules Lithuanian Asylum Laws To Be Unlawful
Dec 18, 2022
CJEU Rules Lithuanian Asylum Laws To Be Unlawful
Dec 18, 2022

Belarus’ use of migrants as a political weapon against the EU has led to a swathe of anti-migrant laws in Lithuania. As EU courts condemn the legislation, the bloc is itself coming to blows with Lithuania.

Dec 18, 2022

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