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
‘No case for secret courts’
April 4, 2012
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 […]
JUSTICE urges states to treat UK European Court proposals with caution
March 13, 2012
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 […]
JUSTICE criticises UK shopping list of reforms for the European Court of Human Rights
March 6, 2012
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
Judicial appointments: Ministers should decide on recommendations not participate in process
February 9, 2012
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 […]
JUSTICE calls on the Prime Minister to show “moral leadership” on torture inquiry
January 6, 2012
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. […]
Strasbourg Court ruling on Hearsay
December 15, 2011
The European Court of Human Rights today clarified a long standing debate between the UK Supreme Court and Strasbourg on when hearsay evidence should be admitted. In the case of Horncastle the UKSC had declined to follow the Strasbourg Court’s requirement that in order to rely on hearsay it could not be the sole and […]
Winners of the JUSTICE Human Rights Awards 2010
December 10, 2011
Press Release, Human Rights Awards 2010
Carloway reports: Safeguards enhanced at the police station but removed at trial
November 17, 2011
Press Release, Carloway reports
Freedom from Suspicion
November 4, 2011
Surveillance Reform for a Digital Age In this new major report, supported by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, JUSTICE calls for a fundamental overhaul of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act in order to protect the right of individual privacy from unnecessary, unwarranted and unchecked state intrusion. Press Release, Suveillance Reform for a Digital Age […]