A London landmark is being lit up in bright orange to mark a campaign aimed at tackling violence against women. The colourful spectacle at Marble Arch on Monday is being
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Mental health legislation must be overhauled to stop the “horrific” and inappropriate detention of young people with autism or learning disabilities, MPs said. The human rights of many young people
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Racial harassment is taking place at an “alarmingly high rate” across British universities, an inquiry has found. At least 24% of ethnic minority students have experienced racial harassment on campus,
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Northern Ireland’s strict abortion law breaches the UK’s human rights commitments, the High Court in Belfast has ruled. Sarah Ewart (pictured), 29, hailed a “massive victory” following a six-year legal
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The Government has confirmed it will have a “duty” to legislate on same-sex marriage and abortion reform in Northern Ireland if an executive is not formed by next month. Northern
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Parliament’s human rights committee has called for urgent change on the issue of sending mothers to prison, saying the needs of their children have been too often neglected. After taking
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The Government has rejected calls for a time limit on immigration detention as an MP said Home Office detention is “arbitrary” and “unfair”. Harriet Harman, chairwoman of the Human Rights
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A disabled man who says a High Court judge acted unlawfully when he gave medics permission to take him from home to hospital and authorised the use of force has
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MPs have voted to force the Government to liberalise access to abortion and allow same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland if devolution is not restored. Gay marriage is illegal in Northern
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Abortion and equal marriage in Northern Ireland are “out of scope” of new legislation, an MP has said, amid calls for a focus on “rights, not policy”. Tory MP Fiona
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