UK record on torture subject to scrutiny In May 2013, the UN Committee against Torture will question UK Ministers and officials about the UK’s compliance with the UN Convention against Torture (UNCAT). In advance of this hearing, JUSTICE has written to the committee to raise our concern that a number of key issues continue to […]
UK record on torture subject to scrutiny
May 1, 2013
In May 2013, the UN Committee against Torture will question UK Ministers and officials about the UK’s compliance with the UN Convention against Torture (UNCAT). In advance of this hearing, JUSTICE has written to the committee to raise our concern that a number of key issues continue to undermine the UK’s commitment to UNCAT, including […]
JUSTICE urges Peers to reject Government rewrite of the Secret Courts Bill
March 25, 2013
JUSTICE considers that that the operation of CMP is inherently unfair and that normalising the use of these controversial and previously exceptional hearings will undermine the credibility of our judges and public confidence in the civil justice system. Allowing one party – usually the Government – to present its case to the Court largely unchallenged […]
Justice and Security Bill: JUSTICE urges MPs to act now to stop the expansion of Secret Evidence
March 1, 2013
Monday afternoon will see the Justice and Security Bill return to the House of Commons for some key votes. The “Secret Courts” Bill would introduce closed material procedures (CMP) – where one party is excluded from a claim, together with his or her legal team, from part or all of a case, their interests represented […]
JUSTICE urges Supreme Court to extend human rights protection to UK troops
February 15, 2013
On Monday morning, the Supreme Court will begin a four day hearing set to determine whether the protection of the European Convention on Human Rights extends to the activities of UK troops overseas. JUSTICE has intervened in this case to urge the Supreme Court to find that the relationship between the UK and its forces […]
JUSTICE and others condemn Government’s rewrite of the Secret Courts Bill
February 6, 2013
Today, JUSTICE joins together with other leading human rights organisations, Amnesty, Liberty and Reprieve, to regret the Government’s decision to reverse cross-party changes to the Justice and Security Bill made in the House of Lords. JUSTICE considers that the expansion of closed material procedures (or CMP) remains unfair, unnecessary and unjustified. That Ministers reject the […]
Commission on a Bill of Rights for the UK
September 4, 2012
This brief document is designed to supplement our first response to the Commission’s earlier consultation. In summary, JUSTICE considers that: Fundamental rights and liberties must be protected and respected by each of the institutions of Government in the UK. Individuals should have a right to an effective remedy in our domestic courts for violation of those rights and, in practice […]
The Government is not for turning: Justice and Security Bill still unfair, unnecessary and unjustified
May 30, 2012
JUSTICE’s Human Rights Director reacts to the publication of the Justice and Security Bill in a guest piece for the UK Human Rights Blog. Despite widespread coverage of changes to the proposals since the publication of the Justice and Security Green Paper, the Bill represents a challenge to the UK’s longstanding traditions of open, adversarial […]
The right to vote is not a privilege: Time for Parliament to act says JUSTICE
May 23, 2012
Building on Brighton: JUSTICE’s Director of Human Rights Policy reflects on the Brighton Declaration
April 23, 2012
In an article published today by Public Service Europe, JUSTICE’s Director of Human Rights Policy welcomes the focus on national implementation in the Brighton Declaration. The Declaration makes a positive commitment to the right of individuals to take their case to the Strasbourg Court and makes proposals to secure that right for future generations. We […]