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Norway, Denmark, and human rights groups challenge UK over abortion deletion

Over 20 human rights, pro-choice, and international aid groups, and the Norwegian and Danish Governments, have called on the UK Government to reverse its decision to arbitrarily strip ‘sexual and reproductive health and rights’ and ‘bodily autonomy’ from an international human rights statement it – and 22 other countries – signed only two weeks ago…. Read more »

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Treasury must reinvest up to £1bn of potential savings from the next state pension age rise to help people adversely affected, says think tank Phoenix Insights

Longevity think tank Phoenix Insights, part of Phoenix Group, is today calling for the Government to reinvest up to £1billion of the potential savings that will come about if it raises the state pension age again, to support those most negatively impacted by a rise. The last rise in state pension age did not simply… Read more »

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Human Rights Watch says government is undermining torture ban
Govt accused of undermining torture ban

The government has been accused of “actively trying to undermine” the global ban on torture in its efforts to tackle terrorism. Campaign group Human Rights Watch says efforts to return suspected terrorists to countries where they might be tortured are in direct contradiction with the government’s public opposition to torture. However, the Home Office has… Read more »

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Lord Falconer launches guidance into interpretation of Human Rights Act
Human rights ‘as British as beer’

Human rights are “as British as bitter beer” but people have to understand them better, the lord chancellor has said. Lord Falconer said the idea that human rights were imposed from Europe was wrong saying they were “British to the core” and if anything, had been transferred to Europe. But a review into the Human… Read more »