Human rights
DWP faces ‘outrage’ and ‘paranoia’ if it continues plans to ‘spy’ on bank accounts
DWP faces ‘outrage’ and ‘paranoia’ if it continues plans to ‘spy’ on bank accounts
The government could be given powers to “spy” on benefit claimants’ bank accounts and any connected accounts. It claims it is cracking down on benefit fraud, but organisations fear it sets a “dangerous precedent”
Tens of thousand sign petition against DWP plan to snoop on benefit claimants’ bank accounts
Tens of thousand sign petition against DWP plan to snoop on benefit claimants’ bank accounts
Big Brother Watch has launched a petition calling on the government to stop pushing forward with a bill giving the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) powers to spy on bank accounts
‘I urinated myself in the opticians’: UK’s public toilet crisis makes disabled people feel like ‘prisoners’
‘I urinated myself in the opticians’: UK’s public toilet crisis makes disabled people feel like ‘prisoners’
More than a decade of austerity has led to a dramatic drop in public toilets. And it is having a heartbreaking impact on disabled, homeless and vulnerable people
Britain becoming more liberal-minded – but less tolerant of trans people, survey finds
Britain becoming more liberal-minded – but less tolerant of trans people, survey finds
Brassic FM: How 90s rave crackdowns foreshadowed attacks on our right to protest
Brassic FM: How 90s rave crackdowns foreshadowed attacks on our right to protest
Pride marches, football matches, and vigils: The ordinary activities that could get caught up in the government’s new slow walking crackdown
Pride marches, football matches, and vigils: The ordinary activities that could get caught up in the government’s new slow walking crackdown
Voter ID: Everything you need to know about how to vote in May’s elections, and the controversies
Voter ID: Everything you need to know about how to vote in May’s elections, and the controversies
A disabled woman has been left without a toilet or shower for months by her healthcare provider
A disabled woman has been left without a toilet or shower for months by her healthcare provider
The government’s anti-protest bill is back. Here’s what you might not know about it
The government’s anti-protest bill is back. Here’s what you might not know about it
Exclusive: Controversial new laws forced through to restrict noisy protests haven’t been used by police
Exclusive: Controversial new laws forced through to restrict noisy protests haven’t been used by police
Shami Chakrabarti: The best new year’s resolution for 2023? Defend our human rights
Shami Chakrabarti: The best new year’s resolution for 2023? Defend our human rights
Here’s what people in Dover really think about UK immigration
Here’s what people in Dover really think about UK immigration
Essential voices of protest must not be compromised
Essential voices of protest must not be compromised
Why are anti-monarchy protesters being arrested after the Queen’s death?
Why are anti-monarchy protesters being arrested after the Queen’s death?
Rwanda scheme protesters fear treatment of refugees will worsen under Liz Truss
Rwanda scheme protesters fear treatment of refugees will worsen under Liz Truss
Met Police banned a man from Shoreditch ‘after he filmed a stop and search’
Met Police banned a man from Shoreditch ‘after he filmed a stop and search’
Raja Shehadeh: We weren’t close in life, but in researching my father I finally understand him
Raja Shehadeh: We weren’t close in life, but in researching my father I finally understand him
Boris Johnson leaves with ‘trust in politics at an all time low’, say campaigners
Boris Johnson leaves with ‘trust in politics at an all time low’, say campaigners
The UK approach to replacing the Human Rights Act is just as worrying as the replacement itself
The UK approach to replacing the Human Rights Act is just as worrying as the replacement itself
Public Order Bill: Linking arms at a protest could mean a year in prison under proposed laws, warn MPs
Public Order Bill: Linking arms at a protest could mean a year in prison under proposed laws, warn MPs
Rwanda deportations: What is the European Court of Human Rights, and why did it stop the UK flight from taking off?
Rwanda deportations: What is the European Court of Human Rights, and why did it stop the UK flight from taking off?
Police forced to scrap order that banned a homeless man from carrying a cup
Police forced to scrap order that banned a homeless man from carrying a cup
Cadbury faces claims its chocolate is sourced from farms using child labour
Cadbury faces claims its chocolate is sourced from farms using child labour
Early ‘pills by post’ abortions service could be made permanent by MPs
Early ‘pills by post’ abortions service could be made permanent by MPs
Met Police drop court case against woman for begging after legal challenge