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Woman Jailed For Taking Abortion Pills After UK Legal Limit

hwaltonh13 — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:50:22 +0000

A mother of three has been jailed for over two years after taking abortion pills later than the UK limit, sparking outrage amongst MPs and campaigners.

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Is the UK set to leave the European Convention on Human Rights?

Ellie Henderson — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 21:45:44 +0000

After Rishi Sunak raised the possibility of the UK withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights to halt asylum seekers attempting to cross the Channel, Downing Street has stated that there are in fact “no plans” for the government to do so.

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UN urges Elon Musk to prioritise human rights during twitter job cuts

HannahFeeney — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 21:35:37 +0000

Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter has sent shock waves across the world as staff, users and commentators have reacted to his plans for the company.

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Afghanistan One Year On: UN’s re-commitment to women and girl’s rights amid humanitarian crisis

alanya — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 19:33:39 +0000

Following one year of the Taliban’s occupation of Afghanistan, the United Nations has reasserted its commitment to supporting and protecting the rights of women and girls from the Taliban’s expanding oppressive regime.

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UN declares access to healthy environment a universal human right

Michaela Cullen — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 09:33:03 +0000

The United Nations has officially declared that access to a healthy environment is now a universal human right, as the General Assembly claims climate change and environmental degradation were some of the most ‘pressing threats to humanity's future.’

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Social Media Reacts To Overturning of Roe v. Wade

Khushboo Malhotra — Sat, 09 Jul 2022 16:30:01 +0000

Are we entering a "new era" or stepping into the "dark future?" On 24 June, the United States Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade, a seminal ruling from 1973 that had established national reproductive rights for over five decades, and decimated the right to abortion in the United States.

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Unpacking the Rwanda Asylum Plan

Siobhan R — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 23:42:49 +0000

In the months leading up to Refugee Week in June, the UK partnership with Rwanda has affected the lives of asylum seekers hoping to find safety in the UK.

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Legal Action Cancels Rwanda Asylum Flight

Megan Geall — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:45:43 +0000

The first flight scheduled to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda in the government's new plan to deal with asylum seekers has been cancelled last minute due to legal action and intervention from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg.

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