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Figures obtained by the BBC show that black people are 3 times more likely to be tasered

Hear DPG’s client, Daniel Sylvester, talk about his experience here, here and here.

Oiljustice on tour – education-law-politics-entertainment!

Gilberto Torres, the trade unionist who was kidnapped and tortured after he challenged oil companies in Colombia is coming to England, Scotland and Wales to tell his story. Oiljustice will be touring cities around the UK to educate, agitate and organise about the effects of...

Jane Deighton on BBC Radio 4 talking about the use of police body cameras

Jane Deighton was on BBC Radio 4 this morning talking about the use police body cameras.

Equality advice helpline contract challenge to be heard in the High Court on 29 September 2016

The challenge to the Government’s decision to award the contract for the national discrimination advice helpline to G4S is to be heard in the High Court on 29 September 2016.

High Court finds Sudanese military committing serious human rights violations but refuses to halt British-Sudanese military assistance

In a rare finding regarding foreign human rights violations, the High Court found in a judgment today that the Sudanese Armed Forces are “currently involved in serious human rights violations” and that the charge that they are responsible for appalling human rights violations including deliberate...

High Court considers that legal challenge to MoJ Saudi prison bid raises significant issue of public interest; Government facing mounting criticism over bid

A High Court Judge has ruled that the Gulf Center for Human Rights’ legal challenge to the Ministry of Justice’s controversial bid to sell prison services to the Saudi state raises “a significant issue which the public interest requires should be resolved”. On this basis...

Supreme Court cohabitee rights: crowdfunding gathers pace

BBC Radio and the Belfast Telegraph have reported on Denise Brewster’s on-going Crowdjustice campaign to raise funds for her Supreme Court appeal. Ms Brewster’s case challenges rules in pension schemes which discriminate against couples who are not married or in civil partnerships and which prevent...

Supreme Court cohabitee rights: crowdfunding gathers pace

BBC Radio and the Belfast Telegraph have reported on Denise Brewster’s on-going Crowdjustice campaign to raise funds for her Supreme Court appeal. Ms Brewster’s case challenges rules in pension schemes which discriminate against couples who are not married or in civil partnerships and which prevent...

Government facing challenge over equality advice helpline contract

DPG act for LCN in a legal challenge to the Government’s decision to award the contract for operating the national discrimination advice helpline to G4S.

Water resale: DPG partner interviewed by BBC

BBC London reports on the further developments in DPG’s Southwark water overcharging case in their evening and late TV news bulletins on 23 August 2016.

Torture victim seeks review of UK training to Bahrain police

A letter has been sent to the UK government warning of possible JR regarding the training provided by the UK College of Policing to the Bahrain police.

Government defends plans to provide prison/probation services in Saudi Arabia and Oman

As previously reported, the Gulf Center for Human Rights is challenging the legality of the UK Ministry of Justice’s ‘commercial arm’ Just Solutions International (JSi). JSi is bidding to provide prison and probation services in various countries with appalling human rights records, including Saudi Arabia and...