29/04/2024

A social worker who faced disciplinary action following complaints about her gender critical beliefs will be awarded over £50,000.

18/04/2024

UNISON has welcomed a landmark Supreme Court ruling that found UK trade union law ‘encourages and legitimises unfair and unreasonable conduct’ by employers.

11/01/2024

A bill aimed at banning local authorities from boycotting Israel has passed the Commons despite being branded as ‘illiberal and draconian’.

18/12/2023

Baroness Drake, chair of the House of Lords Constitution Committee, discusses how implementation of the new voter ID requirement could be improved.

18/12/2023

Concerns over conditions inside some asylum accommodation intensified last week, after the death of an asylum seeker onboard the Bibby Stockholm barge.

13/12/2023

Mayor Khan has been criticised after Saudi adverts appeared on the TfL Network despite advertising restrictions on countries with poor human rights records.

16/11/2023

Nearly 130 councillors have urged the Government to respect the Supreme Court’s ruling on its controversial plans to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda.

02/10/2023

Employment tribunal will today begin the first case in Britain where a worker will argue that menopause symptoms amount to a disability under the Equality Act.

17/08/2023

The UK and Welsh governments are failing to protect disabled people from discrimination and the situation is worsening due to the cost-of-living crisis.

02/08/2023

A union representing private hire drivers has claimed victory in a court case that has clarified the legal status of ride-hailing services and their drivers.

18/05/2023

There is no requirement for children to be in the care of a local authority for the obligations under the Human Rights Act to arise, Court of Appeal rules.

19/04/2023

Social housing tenants in seven cities are to be offered a place on a Government-funded training scheme aimed at helping them hold their landlords to account.

14/02/2023

Campaigners have published an open letter calling on Nottingham City Council to end its relationship with a city in China.

01/12/2022

Human rights should be at the centre of all council services, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has said.

27/06/2022

Feminist writer Julie Bindel has threatened to sue Nottingham CC after the council banned her from giving a talk because of her views on transgender rights.

07/06/2022

The right to housing should be protected in law, human rights groups says as nearly one in three adults report they are concerned about homelessness.

10/05/2022

Government will reform mental health laws to make it harder to detain people and to stop the disproportionate use of the laws against BAME communities.

26/04/2022

Local government minister, Michael Gove, has been urged to clarify his position on buying surveillance cameras from tech company Hikvision.

18/03/2022

Government has launched a consultation on Liberty Protection Safeguards to ensure the freedom of people who may need decision-making assistance is protected.

02/03/2022

Suffolk County Council has decided to end its contract with the Russian-owned energy supplier Gazprom in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

18/01/2022

Children in London growing up in ‘uninhabitable’ temporary accommodation due to Government-imposed austerity and the housing crisis, human rights group warns.

11/10/2021

A new report has called for a step-change in the way asylum seekers are supported in Scotland.

07/06/2021

Vulnerable children in Scotland may have been detained unlawfully in secure accommodation, a new investigation has revealed.

26/01/2021

A local government trade union has called for new laws to stop PPE being supplied by companies that exploit workers.

02/10/2019

Councillors in Brighton have called on the Government to stop a local business from manufacturing ‘deadly bombs and weapons’ after the company was named in a UN report.

27/09/2019

Sue Chadwick urges local authorities to think hard before using Automatic Facial Recognition technology on publicly owned land and buildings.

13/03/2019

The residents of Grenfell Tower had their human rights breached by the council and public services before the fire started, a watchdog has warned.

23/01/2019

A court has ruled that Walsall Council’s decision not to allow a Muslim man to install a marble edge around his father’s grave was ‘appropriate and fair’.

30/05/2018

Councils wanting to restrict protests outside abortion clinics have been challenged by a group of campaigners, including human rights activist Peter Tatchell.

09/04/2018

Local authorities often threaten to take children into care if their parents do not have the proper documentation to remain in the country, human rights groups warn.

11/12/2017

The harm suffered by those who survived or witnessed the Grenfell Tower fire may constitute ‘inhumane and degrading treatment’, according to human rights watchdogs.

21/08/2017

Deaf and disability organisations have accused the Government and local authorities of human rights violations due to policies which prevent disabled people living independent lives.