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25 Feb, 4 tweets, 6 min read
Gov says it wants to build back better – but the road map does nothing to #ProtectEveryone already left behind.

We’ve teamed up with expert charities, NGOs + lawyers to present a new way forward that supports people to stay safe:

THE PROTECT EVERYONE BILL
We’ll only get through this pandemic if we #ProtectEveryone without exception.

In a few weeks MPs can reject Gov's Coronavirus Act – which has stripped away rights and left people behind.

And they can replace it with the Protect Everyone Bill.
libertyhumanrights.org.uk/fundamental/co…
🆕#ProtectEveryone Bill:

🔘Suspends the racist hostile environment
🔘Respects disabled people’s rights
🔘Ensures everyone has safe housing
🔘Makes sure everyone can meet their basic needs
🔘Protects protest rights
🔘Guarantees MPs vote on lockdown restrictions

And more.
The Bill exists thanks to:
@ACORNunion
@ALLFIEUK
@BIDdetention
@blkprotestlegal
@FocusOnLabour
@GypsyTravellerM
@GypsyTravellers
@InclusionLondon
@INQUEST_ORG
@JCWI_UK
@lawrsuk
@LSWUnited
@Medact
@NACCOMnetwork
@OpenRightsGroup
@Project17UK
@TransformJust1
@WIP_live
@womensaid

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26 Feb
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Supreme Court has overturned previous ruling over Shamima Begum’s right to return to the UK to participate in her case.

The right to a fair trial protects all of us. Stripping someone’s citizenship without due process sets a dangerous precedent.
Citizenship-stripping is among the most extreme powers available to Gov. Making someone stateless is against international law.

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She was born in UK and has never held a Bangladeshi passport.
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11 Nov 20
Protest ban is the latest attempt to limit our rights.

Elite sports = allowed
Schools & unis = open
Film & TV = going ahead

But without justification or explanation, Gov took this chance to ban protest - and within days there were more than 200 arrests. libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/protest-…
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BREAKING | #StopAndSearch

We've uncovered new figures showing the Met Police dramatically increased use of the most discriminatory form of stop and search during lockdown.
theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/j…
Section 60 orders allow police to stop and search people without any suspicion - a recipe for discrimination.

It's only supposed to be used if there has been violence or when serious violence may occur in a specific area.

Met police issued 65 in May - up from 13 in April.
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28 Aug 19
#FacialRecognition is being used by police and private companies in public places. It’s use is discriminatory and authoritarian. We need to ban it.

Sign the petition now
👇👇👇
liberty.e-activist.com/page/46698/pet…
Facial Recognition cameras scan everyone within range, making a biometric map of their face – which is more like taking a fingerprint than a photo. This is hugely disproportionate surveillance.
Facial recognition cameras will make us more likely to self-censor, affecting where we go and who with.
We shouldn’t have to change how we live our lives to protect ourselves from unwarranted surveillance.
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20 May 19
The first-ever UK court case against police use of #FacialRecognition tech on our streets starts tomorrow.

South Wales Police has used the rights-abusing, discriminatory tech on the public over 50 times. We’re going to put an end to it.

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