Human rights

Conflict and the constitution

By: Dexter Govan

Last Monday on BBC One, Panorama broadcast allegations that a Special Air Service (SAS) squadron operating in Afghanistan repeatedly killed detainees and unarmed men in suspicious circumstances from November 2010 to April 2011.[1] The grave … [Read more...] about Conflict and the constitution

The government’s Human Rights Act consultation: omissions and opportunities

By: Tatiana Kazim, Mia Leslie and Lee Marsons

This is the second of a two-part set of blogs which consider the government’s Human Rights Act (HRA) consultation, which closes on 8 March 2022. The first blog, available here, examined how the government’s consultation differs from the original … [Read more...] about The government’s Human Rights Act consultation: omissions and opportunities

The government’s Human Rights Act consultation: divergence, context and evidence

By: Tatiana Kazim, Mia Leslie and Lee Marsons

On 14 December 2021, after a year of work engaging with experts from across the political spectrum, the Independent Human Rights Act Review (IHRAR) published its thorough and carefully evidenced report. On the same day, the government published its … [Read more...] about The government’s Human Rights Act consultation: divergence, context and evidence