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UN calls on Labour to increase benefits and scrap two-child limit in UK poverty crisis warning

UN calls on Labour to increase benefits and scrap two-child limit in UK poverty crisis warning
The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights also called for the UK to set to measurable targets to eradicate poverty in line with the Big Issue’s Poverty Zero campaign
'Dictators die, the people live on': What Syria's revolution means for those who fled Assad's regime

'Dictators die, the people live on': What Syria's revolution means for those who fled Assad's regime
Being a survivor of torture in the UK is hard – but writing gave me back my boldness and courage

Being a survivor of torture in the UK is hard – but writing gave me back my boldness and courage
'Shameful' Saudi Arabia to be 2034 World Cup hosts. It's a 'moment of great danger' for human rights
'Shameful' Saudi Arabia to be 2034 World Cup hosts. It's a 'moment of great danger' for human rights
Hunger is a violation of our basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK's food bank crisis
Hunger is a violation of our basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK's food bank crisis
Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people's ignorance to the rainforest

Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people's ignorance to the rainforest
Healthcare for trans youth is a human right – it should matter to us all

Healthcare for trans youth is a human right – it should matter to us all
My family faced hell on earth in Gaza. Leaving was their only option for survival

My family faced hell on earth in Gaza. Leaving was their only option for survival
DWP faces 'outrage' and 'paranoia' if it continues plans to 'spy' on bank accounts

DWP faces 'outrage' and 'paranoia' if it continues plans to 'spy' on bank accounts
Tens of thousand sign petition against DWP plan to snoop on benefit claimants' bank accounts

Tens of thousand sign petition against DWP plan to snoop on benefit claimants' bank accounts
'I urinated myself in the opticians': UK's public toilet crisis makes disabled people feel like 'prisoners'

'I urinated myself in the opticians': UK's public toilet crisis makes disabled people feel like 'prisoners'
Britain becoming more liberal-minded – but less tolerant of trans people, survey finds

Britain becoming more liberal-minded – but less tolerant of trans people, survey finds
Brassic FM: How 90s rave crackdowns foreshadowed attacks on our right to protest

Brassic FM: How 90s rave crackdowns foreshadowed attacks on our right to protest
Pride marches, football matches, and vigils: The ordinary activities that could get caught up in the government’s new slow walking crackdown

Pride marches, football matches, and vigils: The ordinary activities that could get caught up in the government’s new slow walking crackdown
Voter ID: Everything you need to know about how to vote in May’s elections, and the controversies

Voter ID: Everything you need to know about how to vote in May’s elections, and the controversies
A disabled woman has been left without a toilet or shower for months by her healthcare provider

A disabled woman has been left without a toilet or shower for months by her healthcare provider
The government’s anti-protest bill is back. Here’s what you might not know about it

The government’s anti-protest bill is back. Here’s what you might not know about it
Exclusive: Controversial new laws forced through to restrict noisy protests haven't been used by police

Exclusive: Controversial new laws forced through to restrict noisy protests haven't been used by police
Shami Chakrabarti: The best new year’s resolution for 2023? Defend our human rights

Shami Chakrabarti: The best new year’s resolution for 2023? Defend our human rights
Here's what people in Dover really think about UK immigration

Here's what people in Dover really think about UK immigration
Essential voices of protest must not be compromised

Essential voices of protest must not be compromised
Homeless people are being ‘disproportionately criminalised’ by anti-social behaviour laws

Homeless people are being ‘disproportionately criminalised’ by anti-social behaviour laws
Why are anti-monarchy protesters being arrested after the Queen’s death?

Why are anti-monarchy protesters being arrested after the Queen’s death?
Rwanda scheme protesters fear treatment of refugees will worsen under Liz Truss

Rwanda scheme protesters fear treatment of refugees will worsen under Liz Truss
Met Police banned a man from Shoreditch 'after he filmed a stop and search'
