Home Secretary’s 'dangerous' rhetoric against lawyers 'is what you see in patterns of abusive behaviour by states around the world’
Creeping authoritarianism in Britain rolls on. They are targeting the immigration lawyers, but they won’t stop there. theguardian.com/global-develop…
Creeping authoritarianism in Britain rolls on. They are targeting the immigration lawyers, but they won’t stop there. theguardian.com/global-develop…
This is not just about headlines.
It’s part of a deliberate Number 10 strategy to wind back civil liberties for all of us, under cover of “border control”.
Attacks on judicial review have already started. Next comes the Human Rights Act. Then withdrawal from the ECHR.
It’s part of a deliberate Number 10 strategy to wind back civil liberties for all of us, under cover of “border control”.
Attacks on judicial review have already started. Next comes the Human Rights Act. Then withdrawal from the ECHR.
Be wise to this playbook and we can defeat it - by standing with those they are targeting first:
- Asylum seekers and other marginalised migrants
- the lawyers who defend their rights
And resisting every single move to put ministers beyond the reach of our fine Courts.
- Asylum seekers and other marginalised migrants
- the lawyers who defend their rights
And resisting every single move to put ministers beyond the reach of our fine Courts.
Oh, and did I mention they’re trying to de-criminalise torture by our troops abroad?
*** Even Donald Trump hasn’t gone that far ***
freedomfromtorture.org/why-torture-su…
*** Even Donald Trump hasn’t gone that far ***
freedomfromtorture.org/why-torture-su…
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