Mental Health and Human Rights
Positive public discussion of at least some of the most common mental health has scarcely been higher. Tireless work by campaigning organisations such as Mind, Scope, the Time to Change initiative has started to gain traction in the movement to reduce the stigma...
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‘Five Ideas to Fight For’ – Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC in Conversation with Angela Patrick
By Michael Etienne Anyone who thought this event, Angela Patrick’s first since being appointed Chair of the HRLA, was going to be a cosy pre-Easter chat about Lord Lester’s latest book, “Five Ideas to Fight For: How Our Freedom Is Under Threat and Why It...
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April 5 saw the Human Rights Lawyers Association collaborate with the South Eastern Circuit to host a particularly pertinent discussion about the role of human rights in international criminal law. HRLA Executive Committee Member Michael Polak chaired a panel...
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What would you fight for? Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC in Conversation Clifford Chance, 11 April 2017 Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC should need no introduction to any room filled with practitioners and students of the law, nor to members of the Human Rights...
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Statute of Liberty: LIBERTY to prioritise safeguarding of the HRA
Statute of Liberty: LIBERTY to prioritise safeguarding of the HRA These are interesting, and challenging, times for human rights law in the UK. There has been a remarkable growth in awareness of human rights as offering protections to those throughout society, and on...
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