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King unveils new memorial to LGBT veterans after gay ban campaign A memorial is unveiled dedicated to gay military personnel and to those who served during the armed forces gay ban.

A reminder that the UK’s ban on LGBT people serving in the armed forces was only lifted after a judgment from the European Court of Human Rights.

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Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55% Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour

The number of reports by nurses of racist incidents at work has risen by 55% over three years - the Royal College of Nursing calls on govt to stop using anti migrant rhetoric that drives this, and for employers to prioritise tackling racism and work with unions www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Most people in NI are really not surprised by the Soldier F outcome - but this was no show trial or witch hunt. The judge excoriated the soldiers' conduct, but because of a passing of time caused by extreme state failings, could not convict. That is the scandal. These headlines are grotesque:

UK Hongkongers rue the rockiness of their ‘lifeboat’ after threatened visa changes People who fled Chinese territory are angry after London looks at doubling length of time required to gain citizenship

You may have heard about UK ministers' plan to double to 10 years the time needed to reached settled status in the UK. But did you realise that it threatened access to pensions for the 180,000 people who came from Hong Kong on the UK government's visa scheme? My dispatch: www.ft.com/content/8b91...

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15 October 2025 Greetings all, and happy Wednesday.  It is very autumnal in London. Significantly less so than it has been in Crete where i’ve been on leave the last couple of weeks. Prompting a very harsh re…

New AI & Human Rights newsletter is out.

Featuring a massive investigation into mass surveillance by @lighthousereports.com and loads of other AI and human rights craic

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Just arrived, and very much looking forward to reading this

D’Angelo has passed away at the age of 51 following battle with pancreatic cancer.

Freedom of association & assembly are under existential threat.
This report calls for urgent global action to rebuild solidarity, protect civil society & uphold democracy.
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Conor Gearty died a month ago yesterday. He was deeply committed to human rights law without idealising it. He recognised its power & value while acknowledging its limitations (& those of the people engaging with it). He was also an exceptional lawyer. This is a fitting final piece in the @lrb.co.uk

EVENT: From Hackers to Tech Companies: IHL and the Involvement of Civilians in ICT Activities in Armed Conflict

Register now for this online @icrc.org event, 4 November at 13:30 CET, with my colleague @trodenhauser.bsky.social.

While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik

Why e-bikes are more important the EVs Bikes can actually transform cities in the way driverless cars promise

“The big advantage of bikes is that they go directly from where you start to where you finish, when you need to go. The advantage over cars is that they need perhaps 1/10th of the amount of space. Roads that jam up quickly with cars can carry effectively unlimited numbers of people by bicycle.”

Universities risk sanctions over Gaza protests, watchdog says - BBC News Arif Ahmed says freedom of speech does not mean the freedom to harass and discriminate Jewish students.

Vagueness in these proposals - which appear to expressly target Palestine protests - is worrying & on face inconsistent with human rights law.

Freedom of expression includes the right to shock, offend & disturb.

So protest might shock, offend, or disturb. That’s ok.

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This is great. Worth a read.

I thought the first one was some weird sense of humour thing. Still don’t get it.

Join us on the 22nd October 2025 from 1-2pm UK time for this talk by Professor Susan Marks (LSE) on: 'If the World Is a Family, What Kind of Family Is It?' This event will be held online and in person and all are welcome. To register, please go to: www.ncl.ac.uk/law/events/i...

Open-Source Reporter (Video Journalist), Visual Investigations | The New York Times Company

Our New York Times Visual Investigations team is hiring a reporter. It's the same job I have -- use visual investigation/OSINT/etc. skills to report on the world.

You'll need to be based in/near NYC. Pay range is ~110-130k.

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Myanmar: At least 24 killed as paraglider bombs Buddhist festival Locals told the BBC the destruction from the motorised paraglider made it hard to identify victims.

At least 24 killed as paraglider drops bombs at Myanmar Buddhist festival it comes as the junta is running low on aircraft but is increasingly heavily bombarding civilians aligned with rebel groups #warcrimes
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It is outrageous that a company is allowed to make this much profit on the back of such suffering

Community kitchens close in Sudan's besieged El Fasher as food runs out - Sudan Tribune October 5, 2025 (EL FASHER) – Community kitchens feeding thousands of besieged residents in Sudan’s El Fasher have shut down after running out of food, volunteers said on Sunday, raising fears of a de...

"Community kitchens feeding thousands of besieged residents in Sudan's El Fasher have shut down after running out of food, volunteers said on Sunday, raising fears of a deepening humanitarian catastrophe in the North Darfur capital" sudantribune.com/article/305724

Today is the 89th anniversary of The Battle of Cable Street when the people of the East End of London halted the march of Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts through Stepney.

Conor Gearty · Unwelcome Remnant: Erasing the Human Rights Act The Supreme Court is quietly editing the Human Rights Act out of existence. In cases where human rights cannot be...

Great and incredibly timely piece by Conor Gearty on the UK Supreme Court’s role in ‘Erasing Human Rights’

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Labour’s unpopularity problem It incorrectly equates internal party discomfort with policies that anyone else likes and might aid the economy

The Starmer 'decisions that will not always be comfortable' line has absolutely sent me. There are lots of things I think Labour should do that Labour members would *hate* but I think they should do them because they would work. 'Labour members hate it' has become how this government self-soothes:

She can’t even answer the question. What a stupid, insulting and clearly ill thought through, policy

Yep since 2019 we’ve paid £10-£15k in visa fees including around £5k to the NHS during which time my wife had no access to public funds and was paying income tax and NI like everyone else. Stop pretending it isn’t already a massive rip off and overwhelmingly net positive for the country.

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This all the way.

Just fuck off with this. How about start the conversation by highlighting how much immigrants contribute to the UK - not least by propping up the NHS and social care system!

Also - forced volunteering is not volunteering, it's unpaid labour.