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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Anahita Hossein-Pour

European human rights watchdog triggers row with Government over warnings

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to respond to the letters in full (Ben Whitley/PA) - (PA Archive)

The European human rights watchdog has triggered a row with the Government after issuing warnings over the treatment of transgender people and the policing of pro-Palestinian protests.

Michael O’Flaherty published letters on Tuesday to parliamentary committee chairs and the Home Secretary raising his concerns and indicated both issues must be considered in line with the European Convention on Human Rights.

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