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Lemi Limbu, who was convicted of murdering her daughter, has severe intellectual disabilities and ‘absolutely should not be in prison’, say campaignersPressure is mounting on the Tanzanian government to release a woman with severe intellectual disabili…
Chung, one of youngest people to get jail sentence under security law, posts Home Office letter agreeing he has ‘well-founded fear of persecution’The Hong Kong independence activist Tony Chung says he has been granted asylum in the UK, two years after …
Former home secretary praises Keir Starmer’s success on world stage and says PM can win over sceptical UK publicKeir Starmer and his ministers must not “panic” about the threat of Nigel Farage, the former home secretary Jack Straw has said, adding that…
EHRC calls for clearer guidance for officers to avoid a ‘chilling effect’ on freedom of expressionThe UK’s official human rights watchdog has written to ministers and police expressing concern at a potentially “heavy-handed” approach to protests about …
Campaigners tell attorney general that proceeding with trials before judicial review raises legal and moral questionsUK politics live – latest updatesProtesters arrested for supporting Palestine Action should not be prosecuted until a legal challenge t…
Families of victims and advocacy groups condemn law that covers internal armed conflict from 1980 to 2000Human rights groups and families of victims of Peru’s two-decade internal armed conflict have expressed outrage after the country’s government gran…
US state department says Labour government ‘repeatedly intervened to chill speech’ online after Southport attackThe Trump administration has accused the UK of backsliding on human rights over the past year, citing antisemitic violence and “serious rest…
Letter from rights groups says RedBird Capital’s proposed takeover threatens media pluralism and transparencyA group of nine human rights and freedom of expression organisations have called on the culture secretary to halt RedBird Capital’s proposed £5…
Former minister says Tories are ignoring heartland voters and risk losing ground to Reform in next electionThe Conservatives are “not close to recognising” how badly they are positioned for the next election, the former cabinet minister David Gauke has…
More than 200 writers request cessation of all trade until people of Gaza given adequate food, water and aidMiddle East crisis – live updatesZadie Smith, Michael Rosen, Irvine Welsh and Jeanette Winterson are among more than 200 writers who have signed…