Right wingers say the UK should leave the ECHR – but is that realistic?
As the right wing advocates for leaving the European Court of Human Rights, is this more a reactionary fantasy than a potential reality?
As the right wing advocates for leaving the European Court of Human Rights, is this more a reactionary fantasy than a potential reality?
The European Court of Human Rights may have a mandate to intervene against the Conservatives’ anti-strike proposals
It’s not just that we’re denied space to make the argument, it’s that we’ve failed to make a convincing case for human rights, argues Andrew Noakes.
According to yesterday’s Mail on Sunday, under a future Conservative government Britain would pull out of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Mail implies that such a move would allow Britain to deport foreign criminals without fear of being censored for breach their human rights. There are a number of problems with this position.
The Equal Love campaign has taken the cause of legal recognition of same-sex marriage and different-sex civil partnerships to the European Court of Human Rights
Holding the government to account and exposing bad policies is what opposition is about; poor Gavin Shuker MP has to do this for DEFRA, so never has a quiet day.
Isabella Sankey, director of policy at the human rights group Liberty, explains the fatal flaws behind the police tactic of kettling.