Rights judges halt deportation of ‘killer monk’ – Daily Telegraph
“Ministers are facing a fresh challenge on human rights grounds to their ability to deport foreign criminals.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Category: human rights
Judge to decide if defendant can wear niqab – The Guardian
“Decision due on Monday on whether woman must show face in court or will be allowed to wear full-face veil.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Veils in Court, Grayling and the Left & Legal Aid Anxieties – The Human Rights Roundup
“Welcome back to the UK Human Rights Roundup, your regular breakfast cereal variety box of human rights news and views. The full list of links can be found here. You can find previous roundups here. Post by Sarina Kidd, edited and links compiled by Adam Wagner.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 16th September 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
British terror suspect will face extradition despite human rights victory – Daily Telegraph
“A British al-Qaeda suspect still faces extradition to America despite winning a human rights battle, the Home Secretary has vowed.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Haroon Aswat extradition block upheld by European Court – BBC News
“The government has failed to overturn a European Court ruling blocking the extradition of a British terror suspect accused of conspiring with Abu Hamza.”
BBC News, 11th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Shocking’ bedroom tax should be axed, says UN investigator – The Guardian
“Housing expert Raquel Rolnik says policy could constitute a violation of the human right to adequate housing.”
The Guardian, 11th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
The rule of law and the prosecutor – Attorney General’s Office
“Attorney General emphasises the prosecutor’s role in making sure that trials are fair, politically neutral & human rights are defended. Originally given at the 18th Annual Conference and General Meeting of the International Association of Prosecutors, Moscow.This is the text of the speech as drafted, which may differ slightly from the delivered version.”
Attorney General’s Office, 9th September 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Judicial Review and Legal Aid under threat… and a Human Rights Birthday – The Human Rights Roundup – UK Human Rights Blog
“Welcome back to the UK Human Rights Roundup, your regular Olympic opening ceremony of human rights news and views.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th September 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Criminal who burned woman’s face can stay in Britain because of his human rights – Daily Telegraph
“A violent foreign criminal who burned a woman’s face with melted plastic and scalded her with boiling water has defeated a bid to deport him from Britain because of his human rights, the Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police in firing line over growing use of Tasers – The Guardian
“Human rights groups call for restriction on weapons as change in law leads to mass rollout of stun guns.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK judge defends ‘demonised’ Strasbourg court – Law Society’s Gazette
“Sir Nicolas Bratza, until last year president of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, said that although the court has been ‘demonised in the popular press and elsewhere as the elephant in the room, a kangaroo court and a Mickey Mouse tribunal’, the work of UK courts in applying the ECHR has been ‘exemplary.’ ”
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th September 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Red Caps’ families take legal action for public inquiry – BBC News
“The families of four Royal Military Police NCOs killed by an Iraqi mob are to bring a Human Rights Act claim to try to force a public inquiry.”
BBC News, 5th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK judges have breathed new life into Human Rights Convention, says former court president – UK Human Rights Blog
“Yesterday Sir Nicolas Bratza spoke candidly about the responsibility of certain UK politicians and media outlets in tarnishing this countries human rights legacy. He called on lawyers and NGOs to help rekindle the fire for human rights at home.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 4th September 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Expecting business to respect human rights without incentives or Sanctions – UK Human Rights Blog
“Cross-government coordination on an issue that affects trade, international development, foreign affairs, business activity and human rights is remarkable, especially at such a difficult economic time. So the UK’s Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, which is the government’s long-awaited strategy for implementing the 2011 UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, is to be applauded for this achievement. Yet, while the Plan establishes clear expectations that UK companies should respect human rights, there are no effective legal requirements placed on them to do so.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 4th September 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
UN to investigate impact of ‘bedroom tax’ on human rights of low-income households – The Independent
“The impact of the so-called ‘bedroom tax’ on the human rights of low-income households is being examined by a senior United Nations official.”
The Independent, 4th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Why we would be mad to leave our European Convention on Human Rights – UK Human Rights Blog
“Six decades ago today, the European Convention on Human Rights came into force. It all started brightly, as a post-war, British-led pact against Fascism and Communism. Now, human rights are under heavy, relentless attack. Politicians, press and public seem to have an endless appetite for tales of human rights gone wrong. The Justice Secretary has recently said ‘all options are on the table’ for ‘major change’ on human rights, and it is likely that the future of the ECHR will be a major general election issue in 2015. In short, the UK may soon withdraw from the longstanding international human rights system which it was instrumental in creating.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd September 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Beghal v Director of Public Prosecutions – WLR Daily
Beghal v Director of Public Prosecutions [2013] EWHC 2573 (Admin); [2013] WLR (D) 341
“The provisions in Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 conferring powers to stop, question, and detain a person at a port or border for up to nine hours for the purpose of determining whether he appeared to be a person concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism were not incompatible with article 5, 6 or 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms; or with the right to freedom of movement under articles 20 and 21 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.”
WLR Daily, 28th August 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
More than 300 foreign criminals use ‘right to family life’ to escape deportation – Daily Telegraph
“More than 300 foreign criminals escaped deportation last year after they argued it would breach their human rights.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Grayling refuses to delay legal aid cuts – Law Society’s Gazette
“The justice secretary has indicated that he will press on with ‘far-reaching’ legal aid cuts, ignoring pleas from MPs, peers and the Law Society to delay them to enable parliamentary scrutiny.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 28th August 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
More developments under Schedule 7 – UK Human Rights Blog
“In a judgment with implications for the detention of David Miranda, the High Court has today dismissed an appeal against a conviction for wilfully failing to comply with a duty imposed by virtue of Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th August 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
