JUSTICE and 40+ other experts today urge the govt to remove the power to imprison people for their own protection while they await trial. Prisons are not places of care, and this practice worsens issues such as homeless, addiction & mental health crises. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

JUSTICE is hiring! We’re recruiting for two paid internships, offering hands-on experience working alongside our policy team on important law reform, research and drafting work. 📅 3 months (full-time or part-time) 📍 UK wide Read more & apply: bit.ly/3JCjElq

Leaving the ECHR won't stop people risking their lives through Channel crossings but it WOULD harm the rights of both migrants in the UK & our wider communities. On 75th Anniversary of ECHR, we call on politicians to stop scapegoating & defend human rights. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

📰 In this week’s Monday Mail, I reflect on the European Convention on Human Rights; what it does, why it's important, and why it must be protected. Read here: prod.cdn.everyaction.com/emails/van/L...

A day ahead of its 75th anniversary, nearly 300 UK-based organisations have spoken out in defence of the European Convention on Human Rights👇 🔗 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... via @the-independent.com #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms #ECHR75

I’m sure they didn’t mean to eliminate the woman in this image.

Really important article from @robertbuckland.bsky.social: "Above all, it would betray a tradition of liberty under the law that Britain itself helped to shape"

Half-baked tales of rulings turning on chicken nuggets are no basis for cutting Britain adrift. My Times piece on the Tories’ policy of leaving the ECHR based on spurious claims. www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

I was going to go to synagogue today, but I’m honestly too shaken now - I’ll pray at home But I just checked my email to see the details of where I was meant to go, and remembered there was a whole document they sent me on safety and security if I visited This is life for Jewish people in the UK

You don’t actually have to both sides this. The Jewish community in the UK is not the Israeli government. You can just condemn the murder of two British Jews killed in their place of worship and you don’t have to say a single other thing.

This morning at #LabourConference, JUSTICE and APPEAL led a roundtable on compensating victims of miscarriages of justice, hosted by @bjcsolicitors.bsky.social With @alexdaviesjones.bsky.social and @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social, we discussed reforming a regime forcing victims to prove innocence.

For human rights scholars and court-watchers, here's a thread of some forthcoming ECHR/HRA in the UK Supreme Court's docket for the upcoming legal year (2025-26). I think there are (at least) six cases worth keeping an eye on.

I'm getting really really fed up at constant reassertion that welfare spending is "out of control" when it is the same as the average for the past few decades. One reason disability benefit costs have risen is because core support has fallen.

The Home Office's appeal against this ruling has been refused The judges threw it out in minutes, without hearing arguments from the man's lawyers, telling them "we don’t need to trouble you" after questioning Home Office barrister in an increasingly surreal exchange www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...

Important read. Refugees caught in a bureaucratic nightmare. Nothing to do for months or years. Cooking in the bathroom instead of eating constant chips and chicken nuggets. Forced to take taxis no matter the length of the journey, long or short.

Worth sharing the Govts position from the debate that: "...the private provision of core children’s social care services would be considered to be within scope of the Human Rights Act." If you have any examples that raise doubts about this, please get in touch.

Read more here: bit.ly/46n4MAh

We welcome the Govts position that human rights law should apply to outsourced children's care. But recent legal developments suggest this may be at risk and a law change is required to provide certainty for children in care. [3/3]

Human rights law lets children (& their families) hold providers directly accountable for rights breaches & improve public services. The Human Rights Act is a crucial safeguard & should apply to all children, no matter how their care is provided. [2/3]

Around 80% of children's homes are run by for-profit companies, but there is uncertainty if the Human Rights Act always applies to them. This week Peers debated this and we provided a detailed briefing. [1/3]

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Conor Gearty KC (Hon), a towering figure in the human rights field and a long-standing JUSTICE member. His legacy will shape the pursuit of justice for years to come. justice.org.uk/blogs/in-mem...

Too often, families who lose people to public disasters like Hillsborough and Grenfell face defensiveness, not answers. But the Public Office (Accountability) Bill is a vital step towards truth, accountability & justice. Read more: bit.ly/41Zn1ZV

Worth reading this thread for some background to yesterday's hearing

The High Court hearing was the most chaotic one I've personally been at since the first Rwanda challenges in 2022 It started at 4pm and the media was notified at 3.37pm. One of the core decisions for the claimant - on "reasonable grounds" for a modern slavery referral - wasn't given until 6.50pm

📢 We’re hiring! JUSTICE is looking for an Interim Trusts & Foundations Fundraiser (15-month mat cover). A great opportunity to lead on grant fundraising, for a friendly team & vital cause. Deadline: midday, Mon 22 Sept. Learn more and apply: justice.org.uk/job-opportun...

NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights. The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system. 🧵 [1/8]

There has been a lot of ink spilled about the substance of the Policy Exchange paper today. I just want to write a brief thread here on a point that I haven't seen mentioned today and what I think is likely to be a key target of the paper: the upcoming Supreme Court appeal in Dillon (UKSC/2025/0013)

Exclusive: After a significant breakthrough in talks, there is real hope that campaigners and the government can agree on a new Hillsborough Law in the coming weeks www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Quoted in the @bigissue.com yesterday on the importance of the ECHR.

The ECHR remains critical to Northern Irish peace & UK-EU cooperation on cross-border crime. Only 2 countries have ever left: Russia after invading Ukraine & Greece under military dictatorship. We mustn't be the 3rd. ECHR membership is vital to protecting all our rights (2/2)

After WW2, the UK co-founded the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to give ordinary people tools to defend their rights. It’s since been used by: - Victims of John Worboys - LGBT military personnel - People mistreated in care - Journalists defending press freedom (1/2)

The public sees the potential of AI in policing, but they’re not handing over a blank cheque. @sciencewise.bsky.social and @ukhomeoffice.bsky.social new report provides key insights and recommendations to policymakers about the strengths and weaknesses of using AI in policing: bit.ly/3GZIn1S

We're rushing through the last game of one of the best test series in recent years, with key players missing through workload injuries, so the ECB can have clear weeks for Crisps "Cricket"™ in August. It's madness.

Disgusted to see this beautiful landscape ruined by wind turbines.

The Prosperity Institute's report on 'Why and How to Leave the ECHR' makes for interesting reading. A short 🧵 /1 t.co/3GPYLqsDW5

Come join us - always a great event and line-up (if we do say so ourselves!)

The Home Office #Windrush Compensation Scheme is failing, with 66% of claimants refused any compensation after a ‘torturous’ process. Our new report, with @jowilding.bsky.social ky.social & Dechert LLP, calls for funded legal advice so survivors can claim what they’re owed: bit.ly/408C8z0

There's nothing better than Test cricket that goes five days. A T20 game will never, ever give you that much drama.

Public bodies win around two thirds of cases before the Admin Court. But does the presence of senior counsel make a difference? What about the judge deciding the case? This is a snapshot of a (hopefully) much larger empirical study delving into how the Admin Court decides cases.

Everyone deserves a fair trial, & jury trials help protect that right. New proposals may replace some jury trials with an ‘intermediate court’ where judges & magistrates decide alone. This could impact public trust, especially for racialised communities: bit.ly/4eXdt73

I’m petrified about today’s science news. Genetically modifying crabs to have cheetah genes? This could go sideways fast.

In case you missed it: Briefing: the sorry state of the UK asylum system | Colin Yeo

Do we have a right to a human judge? In their new paper, JUSTICE’s AI lead EllenLefley and Prof Mimi Zou argue that we do. Find the paper here (already in the top ten downloaded papers from Law & Society: Courts eJournal on SSRN!): bit.ly/42yFgWx

There is one message for the government on this anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster No watering down, no ifs or buts, no more delays. It is time to deliver a Hillsborough Law in full in the name of 97 football fans who were unlawfully killed

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked, "If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?" Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

🎉 This year’s JUSTICE Annual Conference marks 25 years of the Human Rights Act. Join us as we reflect on its progress and look ahead to its role in shaping justice and equality in the face of future challenges. Stay tuned for more details and early bird info!

The new Elton John/ Brandi Carlile album is a bombastic riot, guaranteed to shake off any cobwebs. Elton playing the piano like some crazed game of Whack-a-mole.

Forgot I was on a phone call about council tax Them: What band are you in Me: Erm, The Charlatans Them: Your council tax band? 😬

It’s ok to take a break from social media 💙

Some music I've been enjoying recently: Laura Marling - Once, Matt Berninger - Bonnet of Pins, Katherine Priddy & Simon Armitage - Daybreaker, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory - Something Ain't Right, Bruce Springsteen - Independence Day, Sam Fender - Something Heavy.