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Blind Justice

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:00 +0100

Here in the UK it’s a fundamental constitutional principle that no-one is above the law – including the Government. But as feared last week’s Queen’s Speech featured the ironically-titled Justice and Security Bill, which seeks to change all that. This is no longer just a Green Paper. We need your support for our For Their Eyes Only campaign more than ever.

Queen's Speech 2012: Privacy and Open Justice in the firing line but progress on Free Speech

Wed, 9 May 2012 12:00:00 +0100

Today Liberty responded with dismay as plans for a new Snooper’s Charter and Secret Courts were included in this year’s Queen’s Speech. But it welcomed the proposed Defamation Bill as advancing freedom of speech.

Free Speech: A valuable reminder

Fri, 4 May 2012 12:00:00 +0100

The very day after we celebrated World Press Freedom Day, Article 10 of the Human Rights Act has once more hit the headlines – and again for all the right reasons.

World Press Freedom Day

Thu, 3 May 2012 12:00:00 +0100

Today is World Press Freedom Day. Every year, on May 3, the fundamental principles of press freedom are recognised and celebrated. The state of press freedom across the globe is evaluated and people remember and pay tribute to journalists who’ve lost their lives doing the job they loved, like Marie Colvin who died covering the conflict in Syria earlier this year.

Time to embrace true equality

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0100

Over recent years we’ve made significant strides when it comes to discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation in this country. Only a few decades ago, such prejudice and intolerance was the norm.

Brighton Progress

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0100

The Brighton Declaration on reform of the Court of Human Rights, due to be finally agreed tomorrow morning, will make clear that primary responsibility for protecting human rights in the Council of Europe must rest with member countries themselves.

Belhadj, rendition and the truth about Secret Justice

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0100

Anyone still unsure as to what’s really behind the Government’s terrifying plans for Secret Justice should just take a look at the case of Abdel Hakim Belhadj.

Liberty welcomes prestigious committee’s damning verdict on Government secret justice plans

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0100

Liberty today welcomed the Joint Committee on Human Rights’ damning assessment of the Government’s terrifying Secret Justice Green Paper.

Is anybody listening?

Mon, 2 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0100

Yesterday's papers revealed a bid to resurrect plans for a major expansion of Government powers to monitor the phone calls, email exchanges and website visits of every person in the UK. This is a return to a policy opposed by both Coalition parties in opposition and abandoned by the last Government.

Sheffield Steel

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100

There may have been a few tears as Julia O'Dwyer - mother of Sheffield student Richard - addressed a Liberty crowd to tell her son's nightmare extradition story. However there was also a gritty resolve to make our parliamentarians understand the growing weight of public opinion against British laws that allow instant extradition without evidence, discretion or compassion.