JUSTICE today wrote to the Lord Chancellor pointing out that his oath of office under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 requires him to ‘respect the rule of law’. Press Release, Prisoners’ votes JUSTICE letter to the Lord Chancellor

JUSTICE Scotland has submitted a response to the Scottish Government on its review of criminal justice following the Cadder case and Lord Carloway’s inquiry into the way the system functions. Press Release, Carloway Consultation

Andrea Coomber has been appointed the new director of JUSTICE. Andrea is currently legal director of the international human rights organisation, INTERIGHTS. Press Release, New JUSTICE Director  

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JUSTICE reacts to the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights confirming the need for reform of the UK bar on prisoners’ voting. Press Release, The right to vote is not a privilege

JUSTICE welcomes highly critical conclusions of parliament’s human rights committee Today Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights publishes a damning report critical of the Government’s Justice and Security Green Paper. Their conclusion that there is no convincing case for change echoes JUSTICE’s view that the expansion of secret evidence is unfair, unnecessary and unjustifiable. Press […]

Marking the publication of the latest joint NGO statement as proposals on the draft Brighton declaration on the future of the European Court of Human Rights come to a close, JUSTICE calls on States to focus on better national implementation of human rights standards over measures likely to undermine the long-term future of the European […]

This week, as diplomats gather in Strasbourg to begin negotiations on the future of the European Convention on Human Rights, JUSTICE – together with other leading international NGOs – publishes its critical response to the Draft Brighton Declaration. Press Release, Reform of the Court

The Lord Chancellor should keep out of the process of judicial appointment until names are advanced by the Judicial Appointments Commission, JUSTICE said today in its response to a Ministry of Justice consultation. The consultation proposes that, for a number of senior judicial appointments, the Lord Chancellor should be part of the appointment process. This […]

Abdel Hakim Belhaj, now head of the Tripoli Military Council, today announced his decision not to appear before the Government’s Detainee Inquiry, led by Sir Peter Gibson.  In proceedings against the Government, Mr Belhadj claims that, following intervention by UK security and intelligence agencies, he was held and tortured in Tripoli under the Gaddafi regime. […]