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Human rights

We took the UK government to court to defend the right to protest – and won. Here's what it means
Liberty protesters outside the Court of Appeal after protest law success
Katy Watts

We took the UK government to court to defend the right to protest – and won. Here's what it means

The government lost a legal challenge to its anti-protest law at the Court of Appeal last week. It could have big implications for protesters in the UK – including those who have already been jailed, writes Liberty lawyer Katy Watts
Israel's aid blockade is pushing people in Gaza to the brink of survival. It must be lifted – now
destruction in gaza
Riham Jafari

Israel's aid blockade is pushing people in Gaza to the brink of survival. It must be lifted – now

Femi Kuti on Afrobeat, protest and his legendary father: 'The trumpet felt like an Uzi'
Music

Femi Kuti on Afrobeat, protest and his legendary father: 'The trumpet felt like an Uzi'

UK's 'cruel' benefits system is 'ruining lives' and 'violating human rights', Amnesty report finds
Benefits

UK's 'cruel' benefits system is 'ruining lives' and 'violating human rights', Amnesty report finds

Labour wants to use 'Minority Report' AI to predict murder. This could have chilling consequences
Jake Hurfurt

Labour wants to use 'Minority Report' AI to predict murder. This could have chilling consequences

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?
Modern slavery

I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?

The UN's damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change
UK prime minister Kier Starmer
Jen Clark

The UN's damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change

UN calls on Labour to increase benefits and scrap two-child limit in UK poverty crisis warning
Prime minister Keir Starmer
Human rights

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

'Dictators die, the people live on': What Syria's revolution means for those who fled Assad's regime
Syria

'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
a group of people reading and writing
Tanya

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
Sportswashing

'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
People collecting food at a food bank
Alex Firth

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
Nemonte Nenquimo

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
trans rights human rights
Chiara Capraro

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
gaza/ roba
Israel-Gaza war

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
Department for Work and Pensions

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
dwp/ spying
Department for Work and Pensions

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'
public toilet
Public toilets

'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
Transgender rights

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 - a DJ and a woman dancing
opinion

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
London Pride 2019
Public Order Act

Pride marches, football matches, and vigils: The ordinary activities that could get caught up in the government’s new slow walking crackdown

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Voter ID: Everything you need to know about how to vote in May’s elections, and the controversies
voter ID uk
Politics

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
Faith/ disabled/ hoist
Disability

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
public order bill
Public Order Bill

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
Policing bill
Protest

Exclusive: Controversial new laws forced through to restrict noisy protests haven't been used by police

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