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Human rights laws need 'tightening,' says Cabinet minister amid Tory move to quit ECHR to cut immigration

Environment Secretary Steve Reed’s comments came as the head of the Council of Europe, whose role includes promoting human rights, argued the ECHR needed to be ‘adapted’ for the modern world

Evening Standard

Convention on human rights must adapt, says Council of Europe head

Alain Berset acknowledged growing criticism of the 75-year-old treaty, but said any changes must also respect ‘our core values’

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch to launch probe into UK exiting European Convention on Human Rights

The Tory leader will use a speech on Friday to set out her plans for a commission on whether the UK should leave the European Convention on Human Rights

The Independent UK

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Badenoch ‘increasingly’ supportive of leaving ECHR as she launches exit probe

The Conservative leader is expected to set out her plans for a commission about whether the UK should leave the European Convention on Human Rights.

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on the Conservatives and international law: a party trapped inside its own destructive obsessions

Editorial: Kemi Badenoch’s European human rights withdrawal plan would weaken Britain, delight authoritarians and achieve none of the goals the Tories imagine

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch to launch review examining whether UK should pull out of ECHR

It comes ahead of a speech Conservative leader Mrs Badenoch is expected to make on Friday.

Evening Standard

Labour minister backs down after comparing Reform and parts of media to Nazis

A LABOUR minister and close ally of Keir Starmer has drawn a parallel between calls to ignore international law from within both Westminster and the…

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Attorney General ‘regrets’ comparing calls to leave ECHR with 1930s Germany

Lord Hermer faced criticism from Tory leader Kemi Badenoch for a speech he made on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Lord Hermer ‘regrets’ comparing Reform and Tories’ policy to Nazi Germany

Attorney general acknowledges his ‘choice of words was clumsy’

The Independent UK

Two Britons to challenge UK’s ‘weak’ response to climate crisis in Strasbourg court

Doug Paulley and Kevin Jordan say their lives being ruined, and lack of effective strategy infringes their human rights

The Guardian - UK

Lorraine Kelly Breaks Silence with Blunt Three-Word Bombshell on Meghan Markle Title Row

Lorraine Kelly didn’t mince her words when the conversation turned to Meghan Markle and her use of the HRH title during Tuesday’s episode of Lorraine on ITV.

The Fashion Central

Top KC claims assisted dying bill is not compatible with human rights convention

Exclusive: The legal opinion obtained by a campaign group opposed to assisted dying comes as the government is expected to publish its impact assessment for Kim Leadbeater’s legislation

The Independent UK

New Deportation Crisis Erupts—Starmer Blasted for 'Hollow Words' as ECHR Clash Sparks Public Fury

The Government’s latest promise to stop foreign s*x offenders from claiming asylum in the UK is already facing heavy backlash.

The Fashion Central

UK's only transgender judge plans to take government to ECHR over biological sex ruling

A controversial decision recently issued by the UK's Supreme Court ruled that existing equalities legislation does not protect trans people from sex discrimination according to their preferred gender.

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The Guardian - UK

Françoise Hampson obituary

Human rights lawyer who argued cases challenging the territorial limits of responsibility for military operations

The National (Scotland)

Trans judge to take UK Government to top European court over sex and gender ruling

The UK's first trans judge has announced she is planning on taking the UK Government to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over the Supreme…

International Business Times

France Failed To Protect Rights Of Teen Rape Victims: Europe Court

The European rights court condemned France on Thursday for failing to protect the rights of three teenagers who reported rape, including one who accused 14 firemen of abuse.

Radio France Internationale

EU court condemns French failure to protect rights of underage rape victims

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that France failed to protect the rights of three teenage girls who reported being raped, as the country debates changing how the crime of rape is defined.

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Top European court condemns France for failure to protect girls who reported rape

France is in the midst of a long-running debate on expanding the definition of rape to include the absence of consent.

The Independent UK

Top European court condemns France over failure to protect girls who reported rape

The European Court of Human Rights has sided with three women who said they were raped when they were aged 13, 14 and 16 and argued that French authorities did not protect them well enough

Evening Standard

Irish rape victim Hazel Behan takes case to European Court of Human Rights

She alleges Portuguese authorities failed to properly investigate the 2024 attack on her.

The Guardian - UK

Sir Philip Green loses legal case against UK over use of parliamentary privilege

Tycoon was named in Lords as having obtained injunction against Telegraph to stop publication of misconduct allegations

Evening Standard

'Callous' murderer who shot student and aunt at East Finchley home had human rights breached, court rules

The ECHR has ruled that Obina Christopher Ezeoke liberties were breached because his conviction took so long

Evening Standard

British peacekeeping troops in Ukraine must have ‘lawfare’ protection, MPs told

The UK is working with allies to develop plans for troops to be deployed to safeguard any peace deal between Ukraine and Russia.

The Independent UK

Conservatives to push for Human Rights Act to not apply to immigration decisions

The party has tabled an amendment to the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.

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