Human rights

R (on the application of Purdy) v Director of Public Prosecutions [2009] UKHL 45, [2009] All ER (D) 335 (Jul)

Is the most recent attack on the Burqa a sign of religious hostility behind a veil of liberalism? asks Tim Welch

House of Lords closes with landmark ruling on assisted suicide

Mediators should be employed to ease tensions between police and protesters, the Joint Committee on Human Rights has recommended.

Geoffrey Bindman argues the case for preserving our freedoms

Banks & customers are potential victims in an unhappy balance,
says David Hislop

Human rights now have relevance in social housing agreements, reports Louise Curtis

Keith Soothill & Brian Francis question the scientific argument for keeping innocent people on the DNA database

Roger Smith on the rights & wrongs of human rights

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