by Agency Reporter | Aug 26, 2024 | Briefing
MIGRANT fishermen who have been recognised as victims of modern slavery on UK vessels are seeking compensation from the Government, after human rights lawyers took up their case. Leigh Day partner Stephanie Hill represents a small group of Ghanaian fishermen in legal...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 25, 2024 | Briefing
THE United Nations Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has said that there needs to be a suspension of the UK government’s controversial Prevent strategy. Amnesty has long campaigned for Prevent to be abolished due to the considerable evidence that...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 24, 2024 | Briefing
NEW data from the NSPCC shows that contacts to their Helpline about children being physically punished have tripled in the last year. Between April 2023 and March 2024, the NSPCC Helpline handled 1,451 child welfare contacts from across the UK where physical...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 24, 2024 | Briefing
TRANSPORT ACTION NETWORK (TAN) has welcomed the publication of the Rail and urban transport review, led by Juergen Maier. The review was commissioned by Labour when in opposition, to help the UK deliver rail and urban transport infrastructure for the next 50 years....
by Agency Reporter | Aug 23, 2024 | Briefing
THE TUC has warned that companies are advertising vacancies that pay below the minimum wage, on online job boards. The TUC believes this could be the tip of the iceberg, with dozens of non-compliant jobs being posted on boards every week. The union body is calling on...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 23, 2024 | Briefing
GLOBAL JUSTICE NOW has commissioned Sam Fowles of Cornerstone Barristers to provide a legal opinion on whether the UK could be in breach of international law for wrongs committed by the Israeli state or Israeli personnel. The possible breaches come as a result of...
