Thread by @EachOtherUK

1/12 "The UK is performing worse than other wealthy countries in its respect for #CivilLiberties and #PoliticalFreedoms, according to new data for 2021 from @rightsmetrics." eachother.org.uk/political-free…

2/12 "@rightsmetrics is a global project that tracks #HumanR rights performance in 199 countries based on the opinions of human rights experts. Respect for freedom of association, opinion & expression in the UK has been declining from 2017 - 2021, according to experts."

3/12 "The tracker shows that the UK is performing less well than the other six countries included from [group of nations] the @OECD, including the United States and South Korea."

https://twitter.com/rightsmetrics/status/1539547378675437569

4/12 "Experts highlighted that protests such as the vigil for #SarahEverard and demonstrations in support of #BlackLivesMatter were met with 'significantly more violence' than protests against #Covid19 vaccinations in 2021." eachother.org.uk/inquiry-finds-…

5/12 "A parliamentary inquiry last July found that the police response to the #SarahEverard vigil had breached #Article11 of the #HumanRightsAct, which protects the #RightToProtest."

6/12 "#FreedomOfExpression is protected under #Article11 the #HumanRightsAct. Citizens have a right to hold and voice their own opinions, except in certain circumstances such as when opinions encourage racial or religious hatred."

7/12 "Freedom of opinion & expression was especially restricted for people with critical opinions about #Covid19 regulations, women and girls discussing male violence, homeless groups, Black people and people of colour."

8/12 "Experts said that disabled people lacked access to information about voting & voting venues, & other marginalised groups, like older people in care homes, Gypsy, Roma, & Traveller communities, prisoners & homeless people faced restrictions to their political participation."

9/12 Thalia Kehoe Rowden of @rightsmetrics said “Race, culture, & ethnicity are key factors in who gets to enjoy their #HumanRights in the UK. Black & minority ethnic communities are at particular risk of rights violations..."

10/12 [cont.] "...for all economic and social rights, and also all the democratic empowerment rights we measure, as well as the right to #FreedomFromTorture and ill-treatment.”

11/12 “["Rowen from @rightsmetrics] added that people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities are at particularly at risk of rights violations, as well as refugees, people seeking asylum, people with disabilities and homeless people.”

12/12 You can read the full story by our journalist @EllaFHopkins here: eachother.org.uk/political-free…