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Keir Starmer’s Government Is ‘Failing to Uphold Democratic Freedom’ to Protest, Says Human Rights Watch
The right to protest remains “curtailed and punished” despite a change in Government, the leading human rights group warned
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‘More Empty Promises on Health and Social Care Let Disabled People Down Again’
Do I really need to keep saying that this is where the personal is the political? writes Penny Pepper
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‘The Pelicot Rape Trial Shows How Pornography is Contributing Towards an Epidemic of Sexual Violence Against Women’
The law must be changed to tackle the impact of easily available sexually violent imagery, says Criminal Barrister Gareth Roberts
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Conservative MPs Want to Scrap Workers’ Rights to Paid Holiday and Annual Leave
They are also seeking to overturn workplace protections from sexual harassment, calling them an attack on “free speech”
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The LGBTQ+ People Fleeing Donald Trump’s America
“We don’t feel safe here. It’s not just Trump, it’s the fact half our country voted for him”
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If the Government Wants to ‘Get Britain Working’, Why Is It Ignoring All the Learning Disabled People Who Want to Find Jobs?
Less than 5% of people with learning disabilities are employed, while 86% want to be. The Government must think about which Brits it values as being worthy of work
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Nigel Farage Teams Up With Extreme Anti-Abortion Group and Calls for Debate on Restricting Abortion Rights in UK
The Reform Leader is joining forces with a US-based Christian legal group, which campaigns for abortion to be outlawed around the world
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Britain’s Failure to Stand up for International Law in Gaza is ‘Shameful’, Says Tony Blair’s Former International Development Secretary
Clare Short tells Keir Starmer’s Government to stand up for its principles and end Britain’s role as a “lieutenant” for the United States
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For Jamal Khashoggi’s Widow, his Brutal Murder was Just the Start of her Nightmare
Hanan El Atr Khashoggi’s engagement was the start of a nightmare that would involve murder, global espionage, and a years-long fight for justice
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‘Can my Husband Find out who I Voted for?’ – How Women Being Pressured by Men to Change their Vote in the US Presidential Election is a Common Experience
Women who have been coerced by “angry” men are reaching out to support others in a new campaign called ‘Vote Without Fear’.
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Unions Fear Big Business Will use Consultations to ‘Water Down’ new Workers Rights
The Employment Rights Bill continues to face huge opposition from some employers
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The Government has a Way of Tackling Entrenched Health Inequalities Ready To Go – Will It Implement It?
An evidence-led, long-called for, but under-used programme of checks for people with a learning disability has the potential to help ease health inequalities more widely, Saba Salman reports
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Indifference for the Disabled: A Traumatising Night Affecting My Every Day
In her monthly column, Penny Pepper describes the aftermath of a terrifying break-in, which she fears may have been a disability hate crime
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Clean Water Protesters to March on Parliament Launch as They Urge Labour to Review ‘Failing, Greedy’ System
A clean water coalition is calling for the new Government to enforce existing laws and comprehensively review the UK’s entire water infrastructure and will march on parliament on 3 November
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Labour’s Workers’ Rights Bill: Nearly 50 Changes Could be in Government’s Plan for Employment Rights Law Shakeup
Behind the noise and spats in No 10, the Government is pushing ahead with laws that could define its time in office
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Call for Palestine Solidarity Marchers to ‘Pay to Protest’ Slammed by London Assembly Members as ‘Completely Unworkable’
A renowned lawyer said the proposal, put forward by Lord Walney, shows ‘a real misunderstanding’ of the Human Rights Act
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‘The Higher Education Act is a Culture War Tactic Designed by Right-Wingers to Ensure Their Views are Heard’
‘It is difficult not to regard the Act as a classic piece of doublethink designed to censor freedom of expression in the guise of protecting it’
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Activists to Launch Fresh Wave of Protests Against ‘Draconian’ Anti-Protest Laws as Leading Actress Speaks Out
Campaigners plan civil disobedience outside courts, demanding meeting with Attorney General over harsh sentencing of peaceful protesters
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‘Unsurprising Seasonal Anxieties for the Disabled and Elderly’
In her monthly column, Penny Pepper wonders what new threats disabled and elderly people will face as the season turns
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Climate Activists Accuse ‘Billionaire Media’ of Driving Protest Crackdown
The Director of the Climate Media Coalition explained the role of media moguls in demanding a crack down on climate protesters
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‘For Too Long, Men Have Been Invisible in a Media Conversation Focusing on “Violence Against Women”, Not “Male Violence”
The latest episode of the hit Media Storm podcast focuses on how journalism is still failing to challenge the structural forces of patriarchy and misogyny
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‘When Peaceful Protesters Face Harsher Sentences Than Violent Racists, Something has to Give’
Politicians have justified crackdowns on protest by claiming public support. But a new Demos report shows the reality is more nuanced.
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Human Rights Group Demands Review into Policing of Unfairly ‘Criminalised’ Gold Mine Protestors
Campaigners say the police failed to properly investigate an alleged campaign of intimidation against them
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‘The Paralympics not Being Broadcast on the BBC Shows the Underlying Societal Bias Against People With Disabilities’
Examining the ‘lazy framing’ around disability in sport where the focus is often on ‘the accident, the drama, the blood, the pain’ and not the competition
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Explained: The Six Triggers that Spark Civil Unrest
These factors do not exist in isolation but interact and act as force multipliers for each other and are ripe to be manipulated through identity politics
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How US Religious Groups are Exporting Conversion Therapy to Europe
Facing increasing opposition in America from LGBTQ rights activists, growing numbers of US Christian organisations are looking further afield to countries in Europe where their ex-gay message has a better reception. A conference is due to take place in Poland in October
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Just Stop Oil’s ‘Whole Truth Five’ to Appeal Years-Long Sentences after Sun Journalist Exposed M25 Disruption Plans
The five activists face the “longest ever” jail terms for peaceful protest, and international NGOs have rallied behind them
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‘The Tories Are Out But We’re Still Fighting for Our Disabled Community’s Rights’
Disabled people may have been cheering the end of Tory rule – but their trust has not been won by Labour, writes Penny Pepper
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Neurodiverse Mother and Daughter Sue Birmingham Council for ‘Wrongful’ Separation
They claim the council was negligent in pursuing a care order and breached their human rights
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Outspoken Former Footballer Joey Barton ‘Cancelled’ From ‘Free Speech’ Event After Legal Issues
The former footballer has been charged with malicious communications over tweets he sent about ex-England player, Eni Aluko.
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Labour Government Urged to End ‘Do As I Say, Not As I Do’ Attitude of Conservatives to Help Reverse Global Shift Towards Authoritarianism
Campaigners call on Keir Starmer to stop the ongoing erosion of civic space in the UK
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Government May Fight Human Rights Group And Defend Suella Braverman’s Anti-Protest Law in Court
New Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has a decision to make over the weekend
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Black Women Are Three Times More Likely to be Rejected for Jobs at UK Police Forces
During a three-year recruitment of 20,000 officers, police were able to achieve gender parity – but when it came to black women, ‘acute discrimination’ was clear
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Disability Pride Month: Would You Dare Ask Any Other Marginalised Group What That Is?
Every change that improves the lives of disabled people has been predominantly led by disabled people themselves, whose stories are overlooked or misappropriated, writes Penny Pepper
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Barriers to the Ballot: How Voter ID Marginalises Disabled People Who Feel It’s ‘Another Way Their Voice is Suppressed’
‘They have voted at every opportunity and have actively sought out and studied the various political parties, claims and policies. Once voter ID came to this country, they found the ID process a challenge’
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Rainbow-Washing and Not Enough Real Reporting: Pride Month and the Media
The latest episode of the hit Media Storm podcast focuses on the shortcomings of Pride Month when it comes to journalism and the corporate world
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Having Outlawed Foreign Influence, Georgian Dream Initiates Anti-LGBTQ+ Law
Tbilisi Pride says that it is in the ‘ultimate battle for our lives… and if we lose, we will have to go into exile’
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‘The Media’s Role in Contributing to a Culture that Humiliates Victims of Rape and Sexual Assault’
The latest episode of the hit Media Storm podcast focuses on the most common mainstream myths around women and sexual assault that are perpetuated through journalism
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‘Lord Walney Wants to Stop the Public From Acquitting Protesters – to Safeguard Those Making Money From the Issues They Demonstrate Against’
He wants juries to stop finding defendants not guilty and to prevent judges from applying laws “differently” when they involve issues like climate change and anti-racism
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‘Disabled People Must Have the Capacity and Freedom to Vote’
There are 14 million disabled people in the UK – are politicians even considering them in this election campaign?
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Policing of Pro-Palestine Protests is ‘Racist and Islamophobic’ and Driven By Media and Government Pressure, Report Warns
Policing was driven by politicians and media furore, with pressure on police to ‘do more’ resulting in confused and inconsistent decision-making, Netpol argues
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‘OpenAI’s Scarlett Johansson Update Wasn’t About Bridging the Gap Between Tech and Creatives – It Was Just Sexist’
The CPT-4o update was removed just a week after going live and led to the A-lister releasing a statement
