by Agency Reporter | Feb 8, 2023 | Briefing
AN INSULATE BRITAIN SUPPORTER was sent to prison for eight weeks yesterday (7 February) after being convicted of contempt of court and refusing to apologise for telling a jury that fuel poverty and the climate crisis had motivated his actions. The offence was...
by Agency Reporter | Feb 8, 2023 | Briefing
SIGNIFICANT SOCIETAL TRENDS risk compromising the social, economic and cultural rights of people in England and Wales, in particular, according to a report to the United Nations from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). Economic, social and cultural rights...
by Agency Reporter | Feb 7, 2023 | Briefing
UK BENEFIT REFORMS in recent decades have followed a consistent pattern of resulting in higher employment than the system they replaced – but usually in part-time, low-paid work which rarely leads to career progression. As a result, those encouraged to enter paid work...
by Agency Reporter | Feb 7, 2023 | Briefing
HONG KONG’S biggest national security law trial of 47 democracy advocates began on 6 February, with defendants facing charges of ‘conspiracy to commit subversion’. Hana Young, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director, said: “This case has...
by Agency Reporter | Feb 6, 2023 | Briefing
FOLLOWING a conclusive and robust ruling from the Court of Appeal, two severely disabled men known as TP and AR have called on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to compensate up to 50,000 vulnerable benefits claimants who have been unlawfully stripped of...
by Staff Writer | Feb 6, 2023 | Briefing
INVOLVING FAMILIES more proactively in prisoners’ healthcare would reduce deaths in custody, relieve pressure on the NHS and the criminal justice system, and cut crime. This is the conclusion and recommendation of a new report published by the Prison Advice and Care...
