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IBA praises Ghana for abolition of death penalty

The International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has commended the Republic of Ghana for abolishing the death penalty for all crimes except high treason

‘Unlawful’ migration policies and potential legal challenges

Rubin Italia argues that despite its ascension, the Illegal Migration Bill faces significant challenges and legal controversies

UK sanctions six Russians over trial of dual British national

The sanctions target judges and prosecutors responsible for the trial of Vladimir Kara-Murza, who faces 25 years in a penal colony after an appeal was rejected

AG meets prosecutors who secured convictions for honour crime and forced marriage

In a meeting with Attorney General Victoria Prentis, prosecutors at CPS Thames and Chiltern explained how they achieved justice for victims of 'honour' crimes and forced marriages

Examining protestors rights: the retreat from Ziegler

Simon Parsons explores the balance between protest freedoms and criminal convictions

Walking a tightrope: policing and legislating public order

Emelia Bezant-Gahan analyses the UK's recent public order legislation, its implications for the right to protest and competing human rights issues

Human rights advocates condemn UK's Illegal Migration Bill

The bill will effectively extinguish the right to seek asylum in the UK, say lawyers who have examined the proposed legislation on behalf of human rights charity, Freedom from Torture

United Nations presses EC on UK exclusion from Lugano Convention

International human rights lawyers have welcomed a move by the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights (UN) to ask the European Commission (EC) to justify its position on excluding the United Kingdom (UK) from the cross-border legal cooperation international treaty, the “Lugano Convention”