Leaving aside the legal problems of rescinding refugee status, frankly, given the levels of capacity and competence currently existing in UKHO, the idea that they will be a)able to reassess refugee claims b) be able to fairly assess the situation in a person’s country of origin and make a non

I mean it’s almost like they haven’t considered the devolved legal context at all. 🧐🤔🫠 www.gov.uk/government/p...

Ok so not the most technical of exercises but can find no mention of ‘Northern Ireland’, ‘Windsor Framework’, ‘devolution’ or ‘Article 2’ in a quick search: www.gov.uk/government/p...

Probability of UK Gov having considered Article 2 considerations? What do you reckon? www.gov.uk/government/p...

We wanted to share some more updates following April’s Supreme Court ruling on the meaning of ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010, and some ways that you can help. Read our full update here: www.scottishtrans.org/supreme-cour...

Applications for the School for Everyday Democracy CLOSE on Sunday! 🎓 This is a UK-wide programme that empowers people with the skills, connections and opportunities they need to bring about positive change locally and beyond. 🔗 Find out more and apply here: everydaydemocracy.org.uk

Responding to Gavin Robinson’s decision to back Rupert Lowe’s Early Day Motion calling for ‘mass deportation’ on today’s @stephennolan.bsky.social: x.com/stephennolan...

It’s actually very refreshing to see two independent pieces in different newspapers in support of maintaining the UK’s membership of the Council of Europe & adherence to the European Convention on Human Rights in one week, one by @stephengethins.bsky.social and the other by @peatworrier.bsky.social

“The same people who routinely contend that the UK isn’t protecting freedom of expression are proposing to abolish the only scant protection in law currently available for it- and apparently haven’t noticed the glaring contradiction in their position.” www.thenational.scot/politics/255...

“The Council of Europe is a lynchpin of the defence of democracy & rule of law in Europe & beyond. To sell out one’s rights to the snake-oil salespeople who claim leaving will solve the UK’s woes is a dash to the bottom” Good piece by @stephengethins.bsky.social www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

80% of women murdered between 2007-2019 in Northern Ireland were killed at home by someone they knew. Of the 29,000 cases of domestic abuse prosecuted, 66% of perpetrators received a non-custodial sentence. Since 2020 28 women were murdered by their partners or former partner.

Gosh I wonder what the implications of this are for the way that far-right, racist activity is policed? 🤔 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Good grief. 🫠 As A3 torture carries an absolute prohibition not just at ECHR level, there is in interpretation a deliberately high threshold to show cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Starmer vows rethink on international law to tackle migration www.bbc.com/news/article...

In a week where civil society organisations @cajni.bsky.social @ppr-org.bsky.social @colinmurray.bsky.social responded to claims that the ECHR was not integral to the Good Friday Agreement, it’s perhaps worth hearing directly from one of many women who fought hard to get those protections and why:

Significant intervention from some of NI's leading civil society groups working on rights and peacebuilding in response to today's Policy Exchange report claiming that the GFA does not restrict the UK's from withdrawing from the ECHR and on the importance of the ECHR for NI:

Friends and neighbours. Chefs and makers. Grafters and campaigners. Mums and Dads. Students and teachers. We are the #KindEconomy and our currency is kindness. We stand every day in solidarity against those who seek to tell us that anyone is less than human.

Thanks to @belfasttelegraph.co.uk for covering the struggle for support by shopkeepers whose businesses were destroyed by violent racists in last year's organised August attacks. To lend them your solidarity, sign up to our Take Action now: www.nlb.ie/take-action/unkept-promises

In August 2024, two Black and Minority Ethnic owned businesses were destroyed in August racist violence in Belfast.

They went on to state that Irvine “is a trusted interlocutor who has directly engaged with loyalist paramilitaries”, omitting to mention that this is because he is a paramilitary leader. m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/colu...

These amazing young people launched ‘Stranded Dreams’ yesterday, their proposal for a flexible rolling programme of English and other subjects in Northern Ireland. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A surprising duo argue for the repatriation of Shamima Begum. Alf Dubs &Jacob Rees-Mogg: citizenship stripping is fundamentally unBritish Let’s hold Rhys Mogg to his new found understanding of rights: ‘Defence of our rights cannot be abandoned simply because it is politically convenient.’

Along with @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social, we've published our reaction to the judgement in the UK Supreme Court today. There will be more we want to say to trans people directly once we have a chance to catch our breath. www.equality-network.org/uk-supreme-c...

Disabled people have urged the government to fund “welfare not warfare,” after the chancellor confirmed plans for benefits cuts alongside an uptick in defence spending at the Spring Statement. 🚫 💷 Advocates have warned that the “cruel” cuts will harm the most vulnerable. ⬇️ buff.ly/ptK7c9O

So very sad to hear of the passing of @christinasnp.bsky.social. She was kind, approachable and cared so much about furthering human rights and equality in Scotland. A tremendous loss.

It’s nice to see Tunnock’s Teacakes sponsoring the return it earth of those stranded NASA astronauts. They’ve no doubt been hankering after one for a while. m.youtube.com/watch?v=IDYt...

It’s almost like the last 15 years of austerity, cuts to public services, underfunding of councils and the NHS, poor and unregulated housing, minimal regulation of ultra processed food, pollution, the pandemic and lack of opportunities might be taking their toll on people. But let’s blame them.

Fascinating to read the account of Harriet Blessley, one of the NUWSS members who walked from Portsmouth to Hyde Park in 1913 demanding the right to vote, courtesy of Portsmouth University. All the tensions of being part of a movement set out in her diary- combating misogyny, managing the police

Wonderful to see recognition of Inez and all the badass women she inspired recognised in the @belfasttelegraph.co.uk yesterday. Although not sure about this @ppr-org.bsky.social “supported” malarkey. @ppr-org.bsky.social “supports” marginalised communities actively and enthusiastically to this day!

Listening to Rishi Sunak talking about Conservative Party policy on immigration, framing the issue around his purported sense of fairness and ‘limitless compassion.’ Comparing his narrative with the experiences of impacted people under the hostile environment, enforced destitution, arbitrary

Two poweful films on the work of @ppr-org.bsky.social, Grow NI, Anaka, Forthspring, Glór Na Mona and local families & kids in creating spaces of solidarity, resistance and hope through community gardens across Belfast. #GairdíníAnPhobail #TakeBackTheCity www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Hassan’s family received an eviction notice when his wife was 9 months pregnant. Exactly a week out from this eviction date, the Housing Executive cannot tell the family where they will be moved to, or for how long. What if this was your family?

‘The cruelty is the point’ Blistering column by @neilmackay.bsky.social for @heraldscotland.bsky.social in response to UK Gov decision to continue in practice the worst parts of the Illegal Migration Act- the most egregious law passed by UK Parliament www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

💗 Spread love, not cruelty, this Valentine’s Day 💗 The recent changes to UK Home Office guidance on refugees who arrive in the UK through irregular routes will have a devastating on thousands of refugees. Here are some ways to support asylum seekers and refugees in Belfast👇

🚨We are hiring!🚨 We have two exciting roles currently open in PPR. We are hiring a Full Time Coalitions Organiser to work on the #TakeBacktheCity campaign 👉 www.communityni.org/job/coalitio... As well as a Sessional Organiser for the #NewScript campaign👉 www.communityni.org/job/sessiona...

The 2025 #ICESCR review of the UK will be published later this week. PPR submitted a report to the UN, detailing the state of economic, social & cultural rights in NI. One issue we addressed was that of poverty and lack of access to services amongst newly recognised refugees.

‘The competition between the 2 largest parties is, of course, an agreed scam. Each privately allows the other to play to its own gallery over flags & sectarian symbolism That power is replicated at every administrative level…in various public bodies.’ www.irishnews.com/opinion/stor...

Unless we take steps to invest heavily in supply, this story will never change. Our kids will carry on growing up in hostels and single lets. People will live and die on the list. We need something new #TakeBackTheCity m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/nor...

After years of ignoring this family's pleas for repairs, leaving them to deal with mould & damp, the management company have now given them notice to quit in order to carry out repairs. Should this be the reality of private renting for those on the social housing waiting list?

Great to see @ppr-org.bsky.social #NewScript for mental health campaign namechecked at last night’s @lseinequalities.bsky.social event! Thanks to @claremacg.bsky.social for giving us a shout out. m.youtube.com/watch?v=yAAE...

Really good to see the Scottish Human Rights Commission lending their power and credibility to people with learning disabilities stuck in institutions. www.scottishhumanrights.com/media/2947/d...

“I know how to challenge effectively what is wrong. The real trick is when you create shapes of right.” Today, as we remember Inez on her anniversary, all of us at PPR are thinking of the ways we try to create ‘shapes of right’ with our work. nlb.ie

Come along to a Traditional Skills Taster Session at Gairdín an Phobail this Friday 17th January, 10am-1pm! 🌱 Dyes from vegetables, spoons from trees, medicine from weeds 🪵 Free coffee from Anam, come and learn more in the garden!

❗ INTIMIDATION POINTS 🏛️ | Gordon Lyons said the process of awarding of housing points for intimidation is set for review. ⚖️ | Judicial review proceedings brought by the NI Human Rights Commission in relation to the practice are also set to reconvene in February. 📰 | @belfasttelegraph.co.uk

New year, new you? ✨ If you’re looking for a new challenge in 2025, have a read of the job listing for PPR’s new Assistant Director - Programmes! If you want for a fast paced and rewarding role, this could be the role for you! www.communityni.org/job/assistan...

Well worth listening to @danielhewittitv.bsky.social @stephmcgovern.bsky.social @itvpeston.bsky.social on The Rest is Money for analysis of housing crisis, slow repairs, right to buy, spiralling temporary accommodation costs, homeless people kicked out of hotels…https://overcast.fm/+ABDRSnKDr_U

Marwa and her family have a 5 hour round trip to school and back every day after gaining refugee status. She is urging common sense: use public land for homes. “It doesn’t make sense that there is a large empty site where they are not building houses.” m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

Last weekend, the BBC reported that a record-breaking 4,500 households were in temporary accommodation from the Housing Executive. More than £34m was spent on temporary accommodation last year. But where is this money going, and what is the reality for families placed there? 🧵