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February 19, 2024 Government agrees to protect confidential journalistic material after legal challenge Government agrees to protect confidential journalistic material after legal challenge View this
February 13, 2024 HARMS OF GANGS MATRIX SET TO BE REPEATED, GROUPS WARN Gangs Matrix / HARMS OF GANGS MATRIX SET TO BE REPEATED, GROUPS WARN View this
January 27, 2024 Over 260 charities and expert organisations call on House of Lords to reject shameful Rwanda Bill Human Rights Act, ECHR and Government accountability / Immigration and migrants' rights / Over 260 charities and expert organisations call on House of Lords to reject shameful Rwanda Bill View this
January 24, 2024 Akiko Hart takes over from Martha Spurrier as permanent Director of Liberty Akiko Hart takes over from Martha Spurrier as permanent Director of Liberty View this
January 17, 2024 Met Police issues apology and admits officers acted unlawfully after homeless people’s tents removed and destroyed Homelessness and public spaces / Met Police issues apology and admits officers acted unlawfully after homeless people’s tents removed and destroyed View this
December 6, 2023 Liberty response to Rwanda Emergency Legislation Human Rights Act, ECHR and Government accountability / Immigration and migrants' rights / Liberty response to Rwanda Emergency Legislation View this
November 28, 2023 EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS WITH THE BIG GIVE CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE 2023 EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS WITH THE BIG GIVE CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE 2023 View this
November 15, 2023 Govenment’s Rwanda Plan Ruled unlawful Human Rights Act, ECHR and Government accountability / Immigration and migrants' rights / Govenment’s Rwanda Plan Ruled unlawful View this
October 31, 2023 Liberty and thirty organisations and individuals call for a rethink of the UK’s approach to responding to mental health crises Policing / Liberty and thirty organisations and individuals call for a rethink of the UK’s approach to responding to mental health crises View this
October 20, 2023 We must not let the government use the situation in Israel and Gaza to erode our civil liberties Protest rights / We must not let the government use the situation in Israel and Gaza to erode our civil liberties View this
October 12, 2023 IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ASSEMBLE OR PROTEST THIS WEEKEND – KNOW YOUR RIGHTS, KNOW THE RISKS AND KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE Protest rights / IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ASSEMBLE OR PROTEST THIS WEEKEND – KNOW YOUR RIGHTS, KNOW THE RISKS AND KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE View this
October 5, 2023 Liberty responds to plans for police to access passport database Facial recognition / Police surveillance technology / Policing / Liberty responds to plans for police to access passport database View this

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