Explainers

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19 Dec 2023

UK Government's "Safety of Rwanda Bill" passes second reading

What does the UK Government's "Safety of Rwanda Bill" mean for human rights in the UK?

02 May 2023

Rolling Back on Rights: The Refugee Ban Bill & Rights Removal Bill

This blog looks at some of the ways these Bills attempt to limit government accountability and roll back on our legally protected rights.

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03 Mar 2023

Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2023: Human Rights in Treatment

Read about the right to life, the right to be free from inhuman or degrading treatment and the complicated case law around nasogastric feeding in eating disorder treatment.

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01 Mar 2023

Report Recap: “Legislative Scrutiny: Bill of Rights Bill”

Read our plain-language recap of the Joint Committee on Human Rights' legislative scrutiny report of the Rights Removal Bill.

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18 Nov 2022

The Human Rights Act & the Right to Protest

As with all rights in the Human Rights Act, rights to protest are about enabling ordinary people to hold those in power to account. With this right seemingly at risk in other areas of law, it is more essential than ever that the foundational protections under our Human Rights Act are not weakened – whether through the Rights Removal Bill or any other manner of reform.