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Clive Baldwin
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Senior Legal Advisor, Human Rights Watch.
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@cliveabaldwin
Clive Baldwin
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As Theresa May faces a crucial week on Brexit, I explain why her plans risk a bonfire of workers’ rights. hrw.org/news/2019/03/0…
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Clive Baldwin
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Workers’ rights should be a key part of the Brexit discussion, given the key role the EU has in protecting them. But as I explain here, Theresa May’s promises are thin gruel - and leave it open for future UK govts to scrap these rights after Brexit. hrw.org/news/2019/03/0…
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@Laila_Matar
Laila Matar
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Given #Egypt's appalling record of targeting defenders and violating human rights under the guise of countering terrorism, its leadership on any #UN resolution that aims to protect human rights while countering terrorism is absurd and dangerous. #HRC40 hrw.org/news/2019/03/0… pic.twitter.com/EfPWcDBtxA
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The problem with the powers of the attorney general was summed-up by @afuahirsch in 2010. Nothing has changed. The AG is still in reality a member of the government, & the govt interfering with individual prosecutions is ‘anathema to the rule of law’.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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The UK government may make prosecutions of members of its armed forces subject to the approval of its attorney general. This would be a step backwards for justice as the executive -the government- should not be able to interfere in individual cases.
thetimes.co.uk/article/minist…
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« Seeking justice for Syrians is no doubt a marathon, but if history teaches us anything, it is that massive human rights violations must not be left unpunished - however long it takes to deliver justice. « @nnougayrede theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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@CGHR_Cambridge
CGHR
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Clive Baldwin @cliveabaldwin, Senior Legal Advisor at Human Rights Watch, will be joining us for a Practitioner Series event next week on Wednesday 6 March at 5pm in S1, ARB. All are welcome! pic.twitter.com/Y8XcaGtPhm
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Pat Finucane murder inquiry fell below human rights standards, judges rule theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/f…
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It’s not just a health issue, but part of the global move to stop the use of children as soldiers. The UK is the only European country to still recruit children. theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/f…
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The Chagossian people have been fighting for their right to return home since the UK forced them to leave their homeland in the 1970s. (I worked with them a decade ago.) A key ruling by the UN’s court this week, concludes that the UN General Assembly should take up their rights. pic.twitter.com/1pal8Bzs93
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@belkiswille
Belkis Wille
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The Swedish court decision to convict an #Iraqi officer of war crimes for posing with decapitated #ISIS suspects is important because it reminds us that law exists to push us to be more humane, not to be discarded in a race to the bottom hrw.org/news/2019/02/2…
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@cliveabaldwin
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And of course the UK government should always ensure it does not make anyone stateless, for any period of time. It should listen to its own Supreme Court that described the ‘evil of statelessness’ in a judgment in 2013. (6/6)
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Anyone threatened with having their citizenship removed needs to be able to access a fully fair hearing, where they and their lawyer can see & challenge the evidence used, & the decision is suspended until any legal challenge is over. Not the current secretive system (5/6).
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Any power to remove citizenship should only be used as a last, not a first resort. Those making such a decision need to consider its full impact, including on children and others affected. (4/6).
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UK law gives its Home Secretary the power to remove citizenship when he thinks it’s ‘conducive to the public good’. This is hopelessly vague & increases the risk of arbitrary decisions. The legal justification for removing citizenship should be much tighter. (3/6)
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Begum’s case shows the alarming powers the UK govt has to strip its citizens of their nationality. The power to take such a drastic step should not rest with one politician, @sajidjavid, subject to political pressure. It should be with an independent figure like a judge. (2/6)
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Even UK ministers involved in removing #ShamimaBegum ‘s citizenship say it’s important to follow international law. But that means more than avoiding statelessness. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights says no one should be ‘arbitrarily’ deprived of their nationality. (1/6) pic.twitter.com/y4qnnk19ZP
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Civilians are leaving ISIS-controlled Baghuz but the battle for its control appears to have been waged without sufficient consideration to their wellbeing. New satellite imagery shows large scale destruction, often in areas where civilians were present hrw.org/news/2019/02/2…
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The UK is on the wrong side of the law on arms sales to Saudi Arabia, a parliamentary committee has concluded. Instead of pressing #Germany to resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia @Jeremy_Hunt should follow Germany’s example, writes @MyrtoTilianaki hrw.org/news/2019/02/2… pic.twitter.com/qqam7wCW4z
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The UK Supreme Court (Lord Wilson) ruling on the “evil of statelessness” in 2013. (The case was the Home Secretary v Al Jedda.) “... terrible practical consequences still flow from lack of nationality.”
bailii.org/uk/cases/UKSC/… pic.twitter.com/NfqliaypQk
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