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We challenge injustice, defend freedom and campaign so everyone in the UK is treated with dignity and respect. Join us. Stand up to power. https://www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · Jun 17
🚨 BREAKING UPDATE

Labour has FINALLY accepted defeat in our legal challenge of anti-protest powers

We won this case in court twice - under both Conservative and Labour leadership

Gov must now commit to reviewing ALL arrests made under these unlawful powers

www.lbc.co.uk/news/exclusi...
Government 'quietly drops' fight for tougher anti-protest laws used to arrest climate activist Greta Thunberg
LBC can reveal the government has backed down in its legal fight for tougher anti-protest laws, used to arrest hundreds of protesters including climate activist Greta Thunberg.
www.lbc.co.uk
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 9h
NEW from Liberty Investigates:

UK universities have offered to monitor students social media accounts for arms companies concerned about campus protests

Full story below

www.theguardian.com/education/20...
UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show
Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests
www.theguardian.com
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 1d
Are you worried or confused about the proposed law to restrict 'cumulative protests'?

We've contributed to this article breaking down your protest rights and what this new law could mean

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
How would tougher powers for police affect protests in England and Wales?
The home secretary has announced plans to allow officers to consider the impact of repeated demonstrations
www.theguardian.com
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 2d
⚠️ Introducing new powers to restrict our fundamental right to protest is not the answer

During times of fear people understandably want to see action, but restricting protest further is likely to fuel tensions by taking away legal and safe ways for people to make their voices heard
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 4d
You can support @libertyhq.bsky.social’s
work to protect the ECHR here

secure.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/149287/...
Donate to Liberty
Donate to help us stand up to power.
secure.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 4d
Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to change how judges interpret the European Convention on Human Rights – a move that risks weakening everyone’s protections.  

The ECHR has become a convenient scapegoat for challenges around migration and sovereignty.

WE MUST PROTECT IT
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🚨THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTS US ALL. WE MUST PROTECT IT
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 3d
In times of fear people understandably want action - but restricting protest is likely to fuel tensions by removing legal and safe ways for people to be heard.

Being able to use protest to challenge govts and stand up for what we believe in is central to a healthy democracy. It must be upheld.
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 3d
Police already have huge powers to restrict protests.

Handing them more would undermine our rights further while failing to keep people safe from violence like the horrific and heartbreaking anti-Semitic attack in Manchester.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Police to get broader powers to crack down on repeated protests
The move is not a ban on protests but "about restrictions and conditions", Shabana Mahmood tells the BBC.
www.bbc.com
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 4d
JOIN TEAM LIBERTY 👋

We're #hiring a part-time Head of HR role

💸 £55,000 (FTE)
⏰ 14-17.5 hours per week
🏢 Hybrid (2 days/fortnight in our Westminster office)
⏳ Deadline: Midnight 19 October
👔 First interview: 3rd November

https://www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/work-with-us/
Work with us - Liberty
Come and join our team
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 6d
Mandatory digital ID would be a risk to our daily lives

JOIN US in opposing it

action.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/178626/...
I oppose mandatory digital ID
Mandatory digital ID will lead to discrimination and exclusion!
action.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 6d
Did you know that for the past 25 years, there's a law that's been quietly defending your rights every day?

That's the Human Rights Act at work

Happy Birthday to the HRA 🎉
Image of protesters from the Hillsborough disaster demanding justice. Text: 25 YEARS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 7d
The Prime Minister just announced plans to change how the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is interpreted by judges

⚠️ A dangerous move that risks weakening everyone's human rights in the UK

So here's a reminder:
Image of Keir Starmer. Text reads: THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTS ALL OF US. Liberty logo.
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UNGRIPP @ungripp.bsky.social · 7d
We would like to say an enormous thank you to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe @libertyhq.bsky.social & @inquest-org.bsky.social
for speaking on our panel about IPP sentences yesterday at the @UKLabour conference.

Your voices add a huge amount of weight to the campaign for change.
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 12d
Tech has advanced massively over the last 20 years

But it's also brought a greater risk to our privacy

Gov plans to introduce the #BritCard raise huge concerns about human rights, digital exclusion, and mass surveillance 👇
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UNGRIPP @ungripp.bsky.social · 13d
The uncertainty of my imprisonment could sometimes push me to the brink, something I sincerely believe will resonate very well with the IPP prisoners in Britain.’ Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Please tag your MP & ask them to attend this event
@inquest.bsky.social
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 13d
The Labour govt are planning to introduce digital ID cards 🪪

This raises huge concerns about human rights, digital exclusion, and mass surveillance by the government 👇

www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/digita...
LIBERTY'S POSITION ON DIGITAL ID - Liberty
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
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Tara Lai Quinlan @quinlantl.bsky.social · 14d
More than 150 UK lawyers and refugee NGOs report being ‘pressured into silence’ by far-right protesters. Organisations including @libertyhq.bsky.social, Greenpeace, @runnymedetrust.bsky.social sign statement in act of solidarity in the face of mounting threats. | www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
More than 150 lawyers and refugee NGOs report being ‘pressured into silence’ by far-right protesters
At least two groups supporting UK asylum seekers have closed their offices after credible threats to their safety
www.theguardian.com
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 15d
Based in the South West? Part of a community org fighting racial injustice? Join our free workshop on using the law for change.

📅 Wednesday 5 November 2025

🕙 11am–5:30pm

📍 Gather Round, 15-16 Brunswick Square, Bristol BS2 8NX

Register here 👉 forms.office.com/e/mQ5pLqMvgh
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 16d
Across the political spectrum, people are calling for protest rights to be protected.

Together we must resist laws that silence dissent - and stand up for freedoms that underpin our democracy.
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 16d
And @willmccallum.bsky.social warned that weakening protest rights today creates the conditions for deeper crackdowns tomorrow.

His message to MPs: resist the erosion of our fundamental freedoms.
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 16d
@luketaylorld.bsky.social made it clear that defending protest means defending all voices – including those we may disagree with.

That’s how democracy stays strong.
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 16d
Merry from @axedrax.bsky.social highlighted the chilling effect of new protest laws.

People have been arrested for simply carrying tape or string – a stark example of how vague offences are restricting peaceful protest.
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 16d
@lisasmartmp.bsky.social reminded us that protest is a cornerstone of democracy – and must be defended if we want a free and open society.
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 16d
Packed room at Lib Dem conference for our event with
@greenpeaceuk.bsky.social: Standing Up for the Planet – Protecting the Right to Environmental Protest.

Chaired by Liberty’s Director, Akiko Hart.

Here are the highlights 🧵
Audience watching five people in a panel discussion in a conference room.
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Adam Terry @adamterryfgf.bsky.social · 21d
Really timely piece from Akiko Hart, Director of @libertyhq.bsky.social, on the ECHR: context about what it does (and does not) do, options for reform at both UK and European level, and - most importantly of all - how progressives should talk about it

futuregovforum.substack.com/p/rewrite-th...
Rewrite the Story or Risk It All: Labour’s Test on Human Rights
Akiko Hart is the Director of Liberty.
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UNGRIPP @ungripp.bsky.social · 19d
If you have a Labour MP, please email them and ask them to attend one of these events. You can also tag them in this post.

@libertyhq.bsky.social @inquest-org.bsky.social @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
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