by Agency Reporter | Nov 4, 2023 | Briefing
THE UK government’s flagship counter-terrorism policy Prevent is “fundamentally incompatible” with the country’s international human rights obligations. says Amnesty International It disproportionately violates the human rights of young minoritised people,...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 4, 2023 | Briefing
BLACK and minority ethnic (BME) women are now nearly three times as likely to be on zero-hours contracts as white men (6.8 per cent compared to 2.5 per cent), according to new analysis published by the TUC. The analysis shows that BME workers are significantly...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 3, 2023 | Briefing
HOMELESSNESS charity Crisis is calling on the Westminster Government to stop the freeze on housing benefit as new statistics reveal rental properties across Wales are out of reach for those on the lowest incomes. New data analysis by Crisis and property website Zoopla...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 3, 2023 | Briefing
THE World Council of Churches (WCC) is standing in solidarity with the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which issued a statement on 31 October condemning the Israeli military’s bombardment of the Orthodox Cultural Centre in the Tel Al Hawa neighbourhood of Gaza. In this...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 2, 2023 | Briefing
LIBERTY, along with over thirty organisations and individuals working on mental health, the criminal justice system, racial justice and civil liberties, has called for a rethink of the UK’s approach to responding to mental health crises. The statement’s release...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 2, 2023 | Briefing
THE Bank of England should introduce a lower “green interest rate” for net-zero investments as the UK enters an age of climate finance instability, according to new analysis from the New Economics Foundation (NEF). The costs of financing the transition to net...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 1, 2023 | Briefing
AS the Government’s Autumn cost of living payment starts to hit doormats this month, Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and the Changing Realities project warn that they will not be enough to prevent more hardship for families with children this winter. New analysis...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 1, 2023 | Briefing
MORE than 100 civil society organisations from across the UK and the world have branded the government’s AI Summit as “a missed opportunity”. In an open letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the groups warn that the “communities and workers most affected by AI have...
by Savitri Hensman | Oct 31, 2023 | Commentary
AMIDST an alarming escalation of violence in the Middle East, the legality and morality of actions by governments or quasi-governmental bodies has been a key issue. This includes Western states, especially the USA but also the UK. With deepening tragedy and...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 31, 2023 | Briefing
RESPONSES from European governments to the hostilities between Israel and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza are having harmful effects on human rights in Europe, says Human Rights Watch. Concerns include inadequate responses to growing reports of antisemitism and...
