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Act now: A solution is possible for refugees in Calais and DunkirkThe UK and French governments must ensure that people living in Calais and Dunkirk are given access to proper legal advice so that those with family in the UK can be there. We need you to add your voice – let them know that this human rights crisis…
Blog post 15 Feb 2016 -
Why we should all love human rights this Valentine’s DayThere’s little love for the European Court of Human Rights from the UK government at the moment. Yet the Court and Convention itself is vital in protecting us and our LGBTI rights, and for our sense of security at home and abroad. This relationship…
Blog post 14 Feb 2016 -
10 ways you help us respond to a crisisDuring war and conflict, crisis researcher Joanne Mariner is the first on the ground to gather evidence of serious human rights crimes. She tells us how your support makes her life-changing work possible.
Blog post 10 Feb 2016 -
Charity, solidarity and heroism in Calais and Dunkirk – but UK government's response still dismalLast week we visited the makeshift camps at Dunkirk and Calais. We saw volunteers and community leaders working tirelessly to deliver food, healthcare, information and friendship. It is high time the UK government showed as much compassion and action.
Blog post 09 Feb 2016 -
Northern Ireland: Contact your MLA to urge a vote for abortion law reform
We're calling for Northern Irish law to follow international human rights standards, including full decriminalisation of abortion, and access to safe and legal abortions - at a minimum - on grounds of severe or fatal foetal abnormality, or in…
Blog post 08 Feb 2016 -
Between a rock and a hard place: refugee women from Syria seeking a safe placeBlog post 04 Feb 2016
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The UK must recognise Eritreans as the refugees that they areTorture, arbitrary detention, forced military conscription, no independent media. It is little wonder that thousands of people continue to flee the country in large numbers. So why is the UK government rejecting so many Eritreans seeking asylum in the UK?
Blog post 02 Feb 2016 -
The importance of family at this time of crisisThere is an urgent need among all societies to respond with hospitality rather than hatred towards refugees. Expanding family reunion opportunities for refugees to join family already settled here in the UK would provide the safe and legal route they…
Blog post 29 Jan 2016 -
Denmark: We’ll take your valuables but not your familyDenmark has just passed asylum laws to give authorities the power to search refugees and migrants, and take their cash and valuables. Under this mean-spirited new law, the Danish police will be able to search asylum seekers and seize what they think is…
Blog post 27 Jan 2016 -
Tweet the Greek PM: Don’t leave refugees out in the coldThousands of people, including babies and the elderly, are sleeping outside a petrol station at the Macedonian border with Greece. Just 20km away in Idonemi, Greece, there is an NGO-run camp with heated shelter and other basic services – yet the Greek…
Blog post 26 Jan 2016 -
Syria 2016: Why the UK government must do moreMillions of Syrians have left their country after experiencing horrific things - all in the hope of something better. Our new Government Relations Manager blogs on what needs to be done for the people of Syria in 2016.
Blog post 20 Jan 2016 -
Danger at every turn: women refugees seeking safety in EuropeWomen and girl refugees face violence, assault, exploitation and sexual harassment at every stage of their journey, including on European soil.
Blog post 18 Jan 2016 -
Four reasons the UK needs a New Year’s resolution on Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia executed 47 people last week, yet the UK government continues to put business before human rights - refusing to criticise its trade ally. From prison contracts to arms sales, its clear where our government's priorities are with Saudi Arabia.
Blog post 05 Jan 2016 -
Thank you for everything in 2015Happy 2016! We've got a lot to do this year, but first let's celebrate what we achieved together in 2015.
Blog post 31 Dec 2015 -
Broken by its own champion – a very un-happy birthday to the Global Arms Trade TreatyThe global Arms Trade Treaty came into force last Christmas Eve. In many ways a very familiar story of a miracle birth, heralded as a new chapter for humankind. One year on and it’s already been broken. More shockingly still, by its own self-declared…
Blog post 17 Dec 2015 -
Our top winter reads for childrenThis year our top winter reads for children include an exciting quest in search of a naughty Snow Beast, an adventure across the frozen heart of Antarctica and the story of a young girl who just wants to dance!
Blog post 15 Dec 2015 -
Summary of IPCC Complaint re My Arrest during Xi Jinping's UK VisitBlog post 11 Dec 2015
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China: You have Conspiracy, We Have SolidarityBlog post 10 Dec 2015
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Why the UK government must remain a human rights championBlog post 10 Dec 2015
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Even from prison, you can still light a candleBefore the Saudi Arabian authorities imprisoned him for his human rights activism, Waleed Abu al-Khair wrote this blog about freedom.
Blog post 10 Dec 2015
