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Sep 8 2023 11:23AM
Reflections on teaching Human Rights Education and the DfE guidance on ‘political impartiality in schools’.

In February 2022 the DfE released new non-statutory guidance on political impartiality in schools which made it clear that ‘teaching about political issues, the different views people have, and the ways pupils can engage in our...

Sep 5 2023 3:56PM
Bangladesh: Increasing repression of Freedom of Expression and the Right to Protest

This blog was written by Jerry Allen, Country Coordinator for Sri Lanka and Bangladesh Freedom of expression and the right to protest are being repressed in Bangladesh in the build-up to the elections in January 2024.

Sep 3 2023 8:00AM
The one thing you need to know about the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)

It's simple: the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) protects us all. We all want a society where our families are protected by the law. No matter our postcode, where we come from or what we look like, in the UK the ECHR...

Aug 30 2023 7:00AM
From Darkness to Light - Hope for Syria's Disappeared

Ahmad Helmi, human rights defender, survivor & manager of Ta'afi, writes on the historic win at the United Nations to find the 100'000+ missing Syrians since 2011 for International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances 2023

Aug 24 2023 1:37PM
Human Rights in Venezuela

Written by James Baird, Country Coordinator for Venezuela Criticizing the government in Venezuela takes courage. The authorities are infamous for persecuting and harassing journalists and human rights activists, with Venezuela being...