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August 23, 2019

130,000 families forced to live in one-bed flats, research finds

Homes are considered to be overcrowded if a child has to share their bedroom with two or more other children, sleep in the same room as their parents, or share with a teenager of the opposite sex.
August 19, 2019

Women detained in Iran accused of flouting stadium ban

Iranian women should not be spending a second in prison because authorities accuse them of peacefully attempting to defy a ban that denies women and girls equal rights to attend a football match, says Human Rights Watch.
August 12, 2019

Leaked FBI documents raise concerns about targeting of black activists

Documents suggest that the FBI continues to prioritise criminalising Black dissent while minimising the threat of white supremacy, says the American Civil Liberties Union.
July 10, 2019

West African governments 'the least committed' to reducing inequalities

A new report says West African governments are exacerbating inequality by underfunding public services, such as healthcare and education.
June 17, 2019

Insinuation that GPs are complicit in fraud is shocking, says RCGP

The Royal College has responded to reports that the NHS Counter Fraud Authority has launched an investigation into 'ghost patients' on GP lists.
June 15, 2019

MPs and Lords urge Government to protect migrant women in Domestic Abuse Bill

MPs have called for migrant women reporting domestic abuse to be protected and supported as victims, before any consideration of their immigration status.
May 18, 2019

Refugees in Sri Lanka living in fear following Easter Sunday attacks

More than 1,100 refugees and asylum-seekers were forced from their homes by violent mobs in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday massacre.
May 4, 2019

Action needed urgently to protect access to cash, says Treasury Committee Chair

Action is needed from Government, regulators and industry to ensure that cash access and acceptance is maintained in the UK.
April 30, 2019

BMA supports revision of DWP letter to GPs on Employment and Support Allowance

The BMA says if a patient is denied ESA but is in the process of appealing, their GP should continue to provide them with fit notes so they are able to continue receiving payments.
April 24, 2019

US Quaker group divests from fossil fuel industry

The American Friends Service Committee, a 102-year old Quaker peace and justice organisation, has announced its divestment from the fossil fuel industry.