Category: human rights

Bye bye Abu Hamza – but why did it take so long? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 25th, 2012 in extradition, human rights, news, terrorism, torture by sally

“The European Court of Human Rights has refused the request of Mustafa Kamal Mustafa (Abu Hamza) and four others to refer their extradition appeal to its Grand Chamber for another hearing. This means that their case, which was decided in the Government’s favour in April (see our post) is now final. There are therefore no remaining barriers to their extradition to the United States to face terrorism charges.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 25th September 2012

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Sex offender doctors can’t be banned in case it breaches human rights – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 25th, 2012 in disciplinary procedures, doctors, human rights, news, sexual offences by sally

“The GMC said it could not impose an automatic ban on doctors convicted of sex offences as this would risk breaching human rights legislation.”

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Daily Telegraph, 25th September 2012

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Abu Hamza loses fight against extradition to the US – The Guardian

Posted September 25th, 2012 in extradition, human rights, news, terrorism by sally

“The European court of human rights has cleared the way for the extradition to the United States of five terrorism suspects, including Abu Hamza al-Masri and Babar Ahmad, after legal battles dating back to 2004.”

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The Guardian, 24th September 2012

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Court of Appeal orders disclosure of secret accuser’s identity in contact proceedings – Family Law Week

Posted September 24th, 2012 in anonymity, appeals, child abuse, disclosure, human rights, news, sexual offences by sally

“The Court of Appeal has ordered that a young person who made sexual abuse allegations against a father of an 8 year old girl, which were considered in contact proceedings concerning her, must be identified.”

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Family Law Week, 24th September 2012

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A legal right to gay marriage? – Family Law Week

Posted September 24th, 2012 in equality, homosexuality, human rights, marriage, news, sexual orientation discrimination by sally

“Andrew Commins, barrister, associate member of St John’s Chambers in Bristol analyses the legal issues relating to the question of gay marriage.”

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Family Law Week, 24th September 2012

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When indefinite becomes arbitrary: James, Wells and Lee v UK – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 24th, 2012 in EC law, human rights, imprisonment, news, parole, public interest, rehabilitation, sentencing by sally

“As Andrew Tickell noted in his post on Wednesday the European Court of Human Rights this week ruled that the UK violated the Article 5(1) ECHR rights of three prisoners sentenced to indeterminate prison sentences for public protection, where reasonable provision for their rehabilitation was not made.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 24th September 2012

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Article 8 and Possession – NearlyLegal

Posted September 24th, 2012 in appeals, complaints, EC law, housing, human rights, judicial review, landlord & tenant, local government, news, travellers by sally

“The ECtHR’s recent decision in Buckland v UK demonstrates again how wonderfully delphic the subject of housing and Article 8 rights has become.”

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NearlyLegal, 23rd September 2012

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Will the Bill of Rights Commission achieve anything at all? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 20th, 2012 in consultations, diversity, EC law, human rights, news by sally

“It’ll all be over by Christmas: that’s what the coalition promised when it established the Commission on a Bill of Rights to, among other things:

‘… investigate the creation of a UK Bill of Rights that incorporates and builds on all our obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights, ensures that these rights continue to be enshrined in UK law, and protects and extends our liberties.'”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 19th September 2012

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Tony Blair’s ‘disastrous’ wars to blame for secret courts, says Ken Clarke – The Guardian

Posted September 20th, 2012 in Afghanistan, bills, closed material, compensation, courts, detention, disclosure, human rights, intelligence services, Iraq, news, war by sally

“Ken Clarke has blamed Tony Blair’s ‘disastrous war on terror’ for the need to introduce secret courts to protect sensitive intelligence material.”

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The Guardian, 19th September 2012

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The UK and Strasbourg: a victim fantasy – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 19th, 2012 in human rights, news, prisons, sentencing, statistics by sally

“Another defeat for the United Kingdom in Strasbourg yesterday. In James, Wells and Lee v. the United Kingdom, a chamber of the Court’s Fourth Section held that indeterminate sentences of imprisonment for public protection infringed Article 5 of the Convention.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 19th September 2012

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‘The disappeared’: prisoners on indeterminate sentences – The Guardian

Posted September 18th, 2012 in human rights, news, sentencing by sally

“The European court of human rights has ruled that indeterminate prison sentences (IPPs) breached prisoner’s human rights. There are over 6,000 IPP prisoners in England and Wales currently without a release date, leading a senior high court judge to describe them as ‘the disappeared’. 3,500 of these prisoners have already served their time but have no idea when they will leave prison.”

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The Guardian, 18th September 2012

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Strasbourg court orders payout to woman evicted from Welsh caravan site – The Guardian

Posted September 18th, 2012 in compensation, human rights, news, travellers, Wales by sally

“The European court of human rights has ordered the government to pay £6,500 in compensation to a mother who was forced to leave a council’s Gypsy site in Wales.”

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The Guardian, 18th September 2012

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Indefinite sentences ruled unlawful – The Independent

Posted September 18th, 2012 in human rights, news, rehabilitation, sentencing by sally

“Jailing dangerous prisoners indefinitely on the grounds of risk without giving them access to rehabilitation courses breaches their human rights, European judges ruled today.”

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The Independent, 18th September 2012

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Indeterminate sentences ruling due from European Court – BBC News

Posted September 18th, 2012 in compensation, courts, human rights, news, rehabilitation, sentencing by sally

“The European Court of Human Rights is set to rule later on whether indeterminate prison sentences in England and Wales are lawful.”

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BBC News, 18th September 2012

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Might Royal Mail’s plans to leave post with a neighbour breach human rights? – The Guardian

Posted September 17th, 2012 in human rights, news, postal service, privacy by sally

“Joshua Rozenberg responds to a reader about whether proposals to leave undeliverable items with neighbours infringes privacy rights.”

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The Guardian, 17th September 2012

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Is the UK listening to the European Court of Human Rights? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 13th, 2012 in human rights, judgments, news, reports by sally

“The Ministry of Justice has published its annual report to the Joint Committee on Human Rights on the Government response to human rights judgments 2011–12. By signing up to the European Convention on Human Rights, the UK has committed to ‘abide by’ judgments of the court. This commitment is monitored by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers. The report presents a snapshot of the current state of play in relation to the European Court of Human Rights, makes for very interesting reading (trust me!). Here are some tidbits.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 12th September 2012

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A bluffer’s guide to human rights courts – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 11th, 2012 in courts, human rights, news by sally

“Back to basics, then, as the new academic year starts. Which courts decide human rights cases, when, and by what rules?.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 10th September 2012

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Are Christians really marginalised in this country? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 10th, 2012 in belief discrimination, Christianity, human rights, news by sally

“We will have to wait some time before Strasbourg hands down its judgment in the religious discrimination cases it heard earlier this week. Whatever the outcome – which is perhaps predictable – the Court’s ruling will have a significant influence on the place of religion in public life and on how the relationship between religion and the state should be structured to reflect the aims of fairness and mutual respect envisaged in the Convention.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 7th September 2012

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Keyu and others v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Secretary of State for Defence – WLR Daily

Posted September 7th, 2012 in human rights, inquiries, law reports, ministers' powers and duties by sally

Keyu and others v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Secretary of State for Defence: [2012] EWHC 2445(Admin) ;   [2012] WLR (D)  261

“There was no duty under article 2 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms on the Secretary of State to conduct an inquiry into deaths occurring before the Convention was adopted and the United Kingdom acceded to the Convention. Likewise because there was no common law right to an inquiry no duty arose under customary international humanitarian law.”

WLR Daily, 4th September 2012

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Religious freedom in UK to be considered by Strasbourg Court – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 5th, 2012 in belief discrimination, employment, homosexuality, human rights, news, religious discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination by sally

“Tomorrow (4 September) the Strasbourg Court will hear complaints in four applications that UK law has failed adequately to protect the applicants’ right to manifest their religion, contrary to Articles 9 (freedom of religion) and 14 (prohibition of discrimination).”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd September 2012

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