Parallel Westminster bills calling for same sex marriage in Northern Ireland represent the biggest step in the ongoing campaign to lift the ban, activists have said. Identical private members’ bills
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Victims of sexual harassment at work need better protection because their voices have been silenced by “corrosive” cultures, a report has said. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) called
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Thousands of older people in low and middle-income countries are at risk of abuse and human rights violations when being admitted to care homes, according to new research led by
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Thirteen NHS bodies have been threatened with legal action over policies which “breach the human rights of patients”. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is launching legal action against
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The European Court of Human Rights has rejected a request by Ireland to find that people detained by the UK during the Troubles in the so-called Hooded Men case suffered
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In October 2017, Scotland became the only part of the UK where women are given the choice to take abortion medication at home. The decision by the Scottish government means
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The UK violates women’s human rights by criminalising abortions in Northern Ireland, a UN committee has said. The country has strict restrictions covering cases like rape, incest or fatal foetal
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The British Government should urgently introduce measures addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s violent past, Amnesty International said. Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley is to consult on mechanisms for investigating
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Motor neurone disease sufferer Noel Conway said the voices of the terminally ill “deserve to be heard” as he won the first stage of his Court of Appeal challenge to
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A social worker who was criticised by a family court judge investigating child sex abuse allegations is set to take her case to the European Court of Human Rights after
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