Chloe Trew
@chloeht.bsky.social
Director, Participation and the Practice of Rights, @ppr-org.bsky.social
The fact that Starmer is in talks to limit the human rights of destitute Black people fleeing war, on International Human Rights Day, tells you everything you need to know about him and the Labour Party.
Doing Farage’s work without him lifting a finger.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Doing Farage’s work without him lifting a finger.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
European nations to begin major talks on ECHR migration rule changes
The talks are the most significant sign yet that international human rights law could be reinterpreted.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 6:26 AM
The fact that Starmer is in talks to limit the human rights of destitute Black people fleeing war, on International Human Rights Day, tells you everything you need to know about him and the Labour Party.
Doing Farage’s work without him lifting a finger.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Doing Farage’s work without him lifting a finger.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Important and timely to in-depth discussion between @neilmackay.bsky.social and Angela O’Hagan, SHRC Chair on the need to defend human rights laws and the urgent need to use rights based tools to address poverty and inequality:
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567821...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567821...
Sickened human rights chief reveals how poverty is destroying Scotland
The head of the Scottish Human Rights Commission steps forward to say that poverty is robbing citizens of their dignity. She talks candidly to our…
www.heraldscotland.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Important and timely to in-depth discussion between @neilmackay.bsky.social and Angela O’Hagan, SHRC Chair on the need to defend human rights laws and the urgent need to use rights based tools to address poverty and inequality:
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567821...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567821...
From the other half
“Scotland can actively cultivate both the openness to disruption that drives growth and the institutional protections that safeguard dignity during periods of change.”
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567297...
“Scotland can actively cultivate both the openness to disruption that drives growth and the institutional protections that safeguard dignity during periods of change.”
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567297...
History shows importance of strong foundations as AI booms
Winners of Nobel prize for economics highlight continuing importance of key Adam Smith question
www.heraldscotland.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
From the other half
“Scotland can actively cultivate both the openness to disruption that drives growth and the institutional protections that safeguard dignity during periods of change.”
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567297...
“Scotland can actively cultivate both the openness to disruption that drives growth and the institutional protections that safeguard dignity during periods of change.”
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2567297...
The Ferret covering the increasingly threatening & well-organised activity of the far-right at sites across Scotland, frightening people seeking safety, sharing racist tropes & narratives & attempting to smear anti-racism activists through false accusations, a powerful read:
bsky.app/profile/thef...
bsky.app/profile/thef...
From Falkirk to Aberdeen, Dundee to Inverness. Far right groups are attending anti-asylum protests across Scotland.
We spent three months investigating. People doxxed, attacked, threatened. And communities standing firm.
Our first monthly long read.
bit.ly/ferret-long-...
We spent three months investigating. People doxxed, attacked, threatened. And communities standing firm.
Our first monthly long read.
bit.ly/ferret-long-...
December 1, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The Ferret covering the increasingly threatening & well-organised activity of the far-right at sites across Scotland, frightening people seeking safety, sharing racist tropes & narratives & attempting to smear anti-racism activists through false accusations, a powerful read:
bsky.app/profile/thef...
bsky.app/profile/thef...
Reposted by Chloe Trew
From Falkirk to Aberdeen, Dundee to Inverness. Far right groups are attending anti-asylum protests across Scotland.
We spent three months investigating. People doxxed, attacked, threatened. And communities standing firm.
Our first monthly long read.
bit.ly/ferret-long-...
We spent three months investigating. People doxxed, attacked, threatened. And communities standing firm.
Our first monthly long read.
bit.ly/ferret-long-...
December 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
From Falkirk to Aberdeen, Dundee to Inverness. Far right groups are attending anti-asylum protests across Scotland.
We spent three months investigating. People doxxed, attacked, threatened. And communities standing firm.
Our first monthly long read.
bit.ly/ferret-long-...
We spent three months investigating. People doxxed, attacked, threatened. And communities standing firm.
Our first monthly long read.
bit.ly/ferret-long-...
Leaving aside the legal problems of rescinding refugee status, frankly, given the levels of capacity and competence currently existing in UKHO, the idea that they will be a)able to reassess refugee claims b) be able to fairly assess the situation in a person’s country of origin and make a non
November 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Leaving aside the legal problems of rescinding refugee status, frankly, given the levels of capacity and competence currently existing in UKHO, the idea that they will be a)able to reassess refugee claims b) be able to fairly assess the situation in a person’s country of origin and make a non
I mean it’s almost like they haven’t considered the devolved legal context at all. 🧐🤔🫠
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Restoring Order and Control: A statement on the government’s asylum and returns policy
www.gov.uk
November 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I mean it’s almost like they haven’t considered the devolved legal context at all. 🧐🤔🫠
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Ok so not the most technical of exercises but can find no mention of ‘Northern Ireland’, ‘Windsor Framework’, ‘devolution’ or ‘Article 2’ in a quick search:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Restoring Order and Control: A statement on the government’s asylum and returns policy
www.gov.uk
November 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Ok so not the most technical of exercises but can find no mention of ‘Northern Ireland’, ‘Windsor Framework’, ‘devolution’ or ‘Article 2’ in a quick search:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Probability of UK Gov having considered Article 2 considerations?
What do you reckon?
www.gov.uk/government/p...
What do you reckon?
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Restoring Order and Control: A statement on the government’s asylum and returns policy
www.gov.uk
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Probability of UK Gov having considered Article 2 considerations?
What do you reckon?
www.gov.uk/government/p...
What do you reckon?
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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We wanted to share some more updates following April’s Supreme Court ruling on the meaning of ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010, and some ways that you can help.
Read our full update here: www.scottishtrans.org/supreme-cour...
Read our full update here: www.scottishtrans.org/supreme-cour...
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We wanted to share some more updates following April’s Supreme Court ruling on the meaning of ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010, and some ways that you can help.
Read our full update here: www.scottishtrans.org/supreme-cour...
Read our full update here: www.scottishtrans.org/supreme-cour...
Reposted by Chloe Trew
Applications for the School for Everyday Democracy CLOSE on Sunday!
🎓 This is a UK-wide programme that empowers people with the skills, connections and opportunities they need to bring about positive change
locally and beyond.
🔗 Find out more and apply here: everydaydemocracy.org.uk
🎓 This is a UK-wide programme that empowers people with the skills, connections and opportunities they need to bring about positive change
locally and beyond.
🔗 Find out more and apply here: everydaydemocracy.org.uk
October 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Applications for the School for Everyday Democracy CLOSE on Sunday!
🎓 This is a UK-wide programme that empowers people with the skills, connections and opportunities they need to bring about positive change
locally and beyond.
🔗 Find out more and apply here: everydaydemocracy.org.uk
🎓 This is a UK-wide programme that empowers people with the skills, connections and opportunities they need to bring about positive change
locally and beyond.
🔗 Find out more and apply here: everydaydemocracy.org.uk
Responding to Gavin Robinson’s decision to back Rupert Lowe’s Early Day Motion calling for ‘mass deportation’ on today’s @stephennolan.bsky.social: x.com/stephennolan...
Stephen Nolan on X: ""Extremely disappointing" and "political posturing" that risks real harm for people who are here legally Chloe Trew reacts as DUP leader backs motion for mass deportation of illegal immigrants from the UK https://t.co/LggIbjzY4J" / X
"Extremely disappointing" and "political posturing" that risks real harm for people who are here legally Chloe Trew reacts as DUP leader backs motion for mass deportation of illegal immigrants from the UK https://t.co/LggIbjzY4J
x.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Responding to Gavin Robinson’s decision to back Rupert Lowe’s Early Day Motion calling for ‘mass deportation’ on today’s @stephennolan.bsky.social: x.com/stephennolan...
It’s actually very refreshing to see two independent pieces in different newspapers in support of maintaining the UK’s membership of the Council of Europe & adherence to the European Convention on Human Rights in one week, one by @stephengethins.bsky.social and the other by @peatworrier.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 10:32 AM
It’s actually very refreshing to see two independent pieces in different newspapers in support of maintaining the UK’s membership of the Council of Europe & adherence to the European Convention on Human Rights in one week, one by @stephengethins.bsky.social and the other by @peatworrier.bsky.social
“The same people who routinely contend that the UK isn’t protecting freedom of expression are proposing to abolish the only scant protection in law currently available for it- and apparently haven’t noticed the glaring contradiction in their position.”
www.thenational.scot/politics/255...
www.thenational.scot/politics/255...
Andrew Tickell: Scrapping the ECHR would be a threat to our freedom of expression
I LIKE to think of them as Messiah policies: always promised but never appearing. The art of a good Messiah policy is that it should always be just…
www.thenational.scot
October 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
“The same people who routinely contend that the UK isn’t protecting freedom of expression are proposing to abolish the only scant protection in law currently available for it- and apparently haven’t noticed the glaring contradiction in their position.”
www.thenational.scot/politics/255...
www.thenational.scot/politics/255...
“The Council of Europe is a lynchpin of the defence of democracy & rule of law in Europe & beyond.
To sell out one’s rights to the snake-oil salespeople who claim leaving will solve the UK’s woes is a dash to the bottom”
Good piece by @stephengethins.bsky.social
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
To sell out one’s rights to the snake-oil salespeople who claim leaving will solve the UK’s woes is a dash to the bottom”
Good piece by @stephengethins.bsky.social
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
As UK flirts with leaving European Convention on Human Rights, SNP must stand by the rule of law
The quest for Scottish independence must adhere to democratic norms and Europe’s rules-based system – international recognition matters
www.scotsman.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
“The Council of Europe is a lynchpin of the defence of democracy & rule of law in Europe & beyond.
To sell out one’s rights to the snake-oil salespeople who claim leaving will solve the UK’s woes is a dash to the bottom”
Good piece by @stephengethins.bsky.social
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
To sell out one’s rights to the snake-oil salespeople who claim leaving will solve the UK’s woes is a dash to the bottom”
Good piece by @stephengethins.bsky.social
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
80% of women murdered between 2007-2019 in Northern Ireland were killed at home by someone they knew.
Of the 29,000 cases of domestic abuse prosecuted, 66% of perpetrators received a non-custodial sentence.
Since 2020 28 women were murdered by their partners or former partner.
Of the 29,000 cases of domestic abuse prosecuted, 66% of perpetrators received a non-custodial sentence.
Since 2020 28 women were murdered by their partners or former partner.
October 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
80% of women murdered between 2007-2019 in Northern Ireland were killed at home by someone they knew.
Of the 29,000 cases of domestic abuse prosecuted, 66% of perpetrators received a non-custodial sentence.
Since 2020 28 women were murdered by their partners or former partner.
Of the 29,000 cases of domestic abuse prosecuted, 66% of perpetrators received a non-custodial sentence.
Since 2020 28 women were murdered by their partners or former partner.
Gosh I wonder what the implications of this are for the way that far-right, racist activity is policed? 🤔
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Secret BBC filming exposes hidden culture of racism and misogyny inside Met Police
Panorama undercover investigation captures evidence that
www.bbc.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Gosh I wonder what the implications of this are for the way that far-right, racist activity is policed? 🤔
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Good grief. 🫠
As A3 torture carries an absolute prohibition not just at ECHR level, there is in interpretation a deliberately high threshold to show cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.
Starmer vows rethink on international law to tackle migration www.bbc.com/news/article...
As A3 torture carries an absolute prohibition not just at ECHR level, there is in interpretation a deliberately high threshold to show cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.
Starmer vows rethink on international law to tackle migration www.bbc.com/news/article...
Starmer vows rethink on international law to tackle migration
The PM gives the clearest sign yet the government wants to reform how human rights laws are applied in immigration cases.
www.bbc.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Good grief. 🫠
As A3 torture carries an absolute prohibition not just at ECHR level, there is in interpretation a deliberately high threshold to show cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.
Starmer vows rethink on international law to tackle migration www.bbc.com/news/article...
As A3 torture carries an absolute prohibition not just at ECHR level, there is in interpretation a deliberately high threshold to show cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.
Starmer vows rethink on international law to tackle migration www.bbc.com/news/article...
In a week where civil society organisations @cajni.bsky.social @ppr-org.bsky.social @colinmurray.bsky.social responded to claims that the ECHR was not integral to the Good Friday Agreement, it’s perhaps worth hearing directly from one of many women who fought hard to get those protections and why:
September 5, 2025 at 7:53 AM
In a week where civil society organisations @cajni.bsky.social @ppr-org.bsky.social @colinmurray.bsky.social responded to claims that the ECHR was not integral to the Good Friday Agreement, it’s perhaps worth hearing directly from one of many women who fought hard to get those protections and why:
Reposted by Chloe Trew
Significant intervention from some of NI's leading civil society groups working on rights and peacebuilding in response to today's Policy Exchange report claiming that the GFA does not restrict the UK's from withdrawing from the ECHR and on the importance of the ECHR for NI:
The ECHR is deeply embedded within the 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. This commitment does not allow the UK Government to formulate some version of what it regards as ECHR-equivalent protections.
Read our joint statement 👇
@ppr-org.bsky.social & Human Rights Consortium NI
Read our joint statement 👇
@ppr-org.bsky.social & Human Rights Consortium NI
September 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Significant intervention from some of NI's leading civil society groups working on rights and peacebuilding in response to today's Policy Exchange report claiming that the GFA does not restrict the UK's from withdrawing from the ECHR and on the importance of the ECHR for NI:
Reposted by Chloe Trew
Friends and neighbours.
Chefs and makers.
Grafters and campaigners.
Mums and Dads.
Students and teachers.
We are the #KindEconomy and our currency is kindness.
We stand every day in solidarity against those who seek to tell us that anyone is less than human.
Chefs and makers.
Grafters and campaigners.
Mums and Dads.
Students and teachers.
We are the #KindEconomy and our currency is kindness.
We stand every day in solidarity against those who seek to tell us that anyone is less than human.
June 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Friends and neighbours.
Chefs and makers.
Grafters and campaigners.
Mums and Dads.
Students and teachers.
We are the #KindEconomy and our currency is kindness.
We stand every day in solidarity against those who seek to tell us that anyone is less than human.
Chefs and makers.
Grafters and campaigners.
Mums and Dads.
Students and teachers.
We are the #KindEconomy and our currency is kindness.
We stand every day in solidarity against those who seek to tell us that anyone is less than human.
Reposted by Chloe Trew
Thanks to @belfasttelegraph.co.uk for covering the struggle for support by shopkeepers whose businesses were destroyed by violent racists in last year's organised August attacks.
To lend them your solidarity, sign up to our Take Action now: www.nlb.ie/take-action/unkept-promises
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June 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Thanks to @belfasttelegraph.co.uk for covering the struggle for support by shopkeepers whose businesses were destroyed by violent racists in last year's organised August attacks.
To lend them your solidarity, sign up to our Take Action now: www.nlb.ie/take-action/unkept-promises
To lend them your solidarity, sign up to our Take Action now: www.nlb.ie/take-action/unkept-promises