3 d. ago Legal challenge imminent over Labour's VAT raid on private schools in Scotland

Claimants want High Court to say legislation is incompatible with human rights law

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6 d. ago British and French military chiefs meet ahead of Ukraine peacekeeping talks

The heads of the British and French armed forces met to discuss deeper military ties between the two countries

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6 d. ago 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.

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6 d. ago Fears Putin will abuse human rights laws against British peacekeepers in Ukraine

Calls for prime minister Keir Starmer to create exemption from the European Convention on Human Rights

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1 week ago BREAKING: No10 shoots down speculation over UK troops in Ukraine pledge

Downing Street said 'nothing is off the table' when asked if Keir Starmer was shifting focus away from deploying British troops to enforce a peacekeeping operation in Ukraine if a deal is reached

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1 week ago Lawyers say ICE ‘disappeared’ 48 New Mexico residents: ‘Serious human rights violation’

Attorneys are pressing for answers about the whereabouts of three dozen people arrested in immigration raids

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2 w. ago Starmer willing to keep British peacekeeping troops in Ukraine 'for years' amid fears of Trump concessions in looming call with Putin

Officials said that UK troops' mission in the country's under any ceasefire agreement would be open-ended because of the need to deter Vladimir Putin from resuming fighting.

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2 w. ago A brave girl stood up to her friend’s violent ex. Minutes later she was murdered in front of horrified friends

An aspiring human rights lawyer, Elianne Andam’s family said the ‘vibrant’ and ‘beautiful’ beautiful girl ‘would have changed the world’ but her life was stolen

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2 w. ago Killer who stabbed schoolgirl Elianne Andam in ‘white hot anger’ in row over teddy bear jailed for 23 years

Hassan Sentamu, 18, murdered aspiring human rights lawyer Elianne Andam, 15, as she stood up for a friend

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3 w. ago Tories to seek law change to stop illegal migrants making human rights claims to prevent deportation

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the change was 'critical to shift immigration powers from the courts to Parliament', but they will need the support of Labour MPs to get it passed.

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3 w. ago In numbers: Is the UK ready to put boots on the ground in Ukraine?

Keir Starmer’s commitment to deploy British peacekeepers to Ukraine has raised questions over whether the UK is ready for conflict, Alicja Hagopian writes

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3 w. ago As Trump pulls military aid, is the UK ready to put boots on the ground in Ukraine?

Keir Starmer’s commitment to deploy British peacekeepers to Ukraine has raised questions over whether the UK is ready for conflict, Alijca Hagopian writes

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3 w. ago UN human rights chief ‘deeply worried by fundamental shift’ in US

Volker Türk alarmed at growing power of ‘unelected tech oligarchs’ and warns gender equality is being rolled backThe UN human rights chief has warned of a “fundamental shift” in the US and sounded the alarm over the growing power of “unelected tech oligarchs”, in a stinging rebuke of Washington just weeks into Donald Trump’s presidency.Volker Türk said there had been bipartisan support for human rights in the US for decades but said he was “now deeply worried by the fundamental shift in direction that is taking place domestically and internationally”. Continue reading...

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