All Civil liberties articles
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NewsCourt battle over anti-protest legislation paused
Appeal hearing adjourned as Liberty and Home Office prepare to meet 'to find a resolution'.
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NewsHigh Court finds anti-protest legislation unlawful
Lord Justice Green and Mr Justice Kerr uphold two of campaign group Liberty’s four grounds of legal challenge against government.
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OpinionSurveillance state: the dangers of CCTV
Have you ever felt as though you are being watched? Well, that is because you are.
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NewsUK ‘backsliding on human rights’ – Council of Europe
Human rights commissioner says Bill of Rights ‘sends the wrong signal’ to other countries.
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NewsAssange vows to appeal as Patel approves extradition
The Wikileaks founder, 50, faces US trial over the publication of leaked military documents a decade ago.
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NewsQueen’s Speech: Bill of Rights and Brexit freedoms
Government to ‘restore balance of power between legislature and courts’ with Bill of Rights.
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NewsReed denies political ‘pressure’ over departure from Hong Kong
Supreme Court president says ‘no compromise of judicial independence’ over decision.
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NewsPolice acted unlawfully over Everard vigil, court rules
Met showed ‘continued misunderstanding of the law’ on protests in lockdown – High Court.
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NewsCourt of Appeal rules police ‘hate incidents’ guidance unlawful
College of Policing’s guidance on recording ‘non-crime hate incidents’ violates Article 10 of the ECHR, court rules.
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NewsDechert lawyer’s notes about UAE human rights ‘no longer available’, High Court hears
Adviser to the ruler of one of the emirates of the UAE ’might want the notes … removed from the file’, the court was told.
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NewsNine Insulate Britain activists jailed for contempt
'None of the defendants has demonstrated any contrition or understanding of the seriousness of deliberately breaching a court order.’
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OpinionFreedom? You must be joking
We must defeat the government’s divisive and discriminatory plans to curb our rights and civil liberties.
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NewsBuckland receives mass petition opposing protest bill
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill continues its passage through parliament today.
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NewsCivil liberties group unveils bill to replace 'dangerous' Coronavirus Act
Draft legislation would require ministers to publish regular impact assessments on remote proceedings.
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News'Full-throated defence': young lawyers try raising public awareness of human rights review
Independent review's call for evidence was subject of latest Young Legal Aid Lawyers meeting.
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OpinionJR is the only route for challenging Covid restrictions
The Court of Appeal's criticism of 'rolling judicial review' is misplaced.
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NewsCivil liberties group campaigns to scrap Coronavirus Act
Liberty says parliament will shortly have an important opportunity to assert its concerns.
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NewsPolice could be sued over Black Lives Matter protests
Public Law Project conference hears concerns about use of kettling and facial recognition technology.
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OpinionLord Sumption is wrong on lockdown liberty
Former justices of the Supreme Court are intervening in public debate with increasing regularity: a note of caution.
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NewsThinktank warns of mission-creep in Coronavirus Act
’Prolonged exposure to draconian regulations will normalise illiberalism’.