Human Rights

Published: 24 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Michael Mansfield KC has sharply criticised the government’s refusal to engage with hunger-striking prisoners linked to Palestine Action, calling the justification deeply flawed and troubling. The veteran human rights lawyer, widely respected for decades of landmark legal work, described ministers’ reasoning as detached from legal principles and humanitarian obligations. His comments have intensified scrutiny on the Ministry of...

Published: 22 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The United Kingdom would make a serious error by leaving the European Convention on Human Rights, according to the country’s equality watchdog chair. She warned that withdrawal would weaken fundamental protections while deepening harmful narratives around migration. The intervention comes as political debate intensifies over immigration, asylum, and the future of Britain’s human rights framework. Mary-Ann Stephenson, who...

Published: 22 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Britain is entering 2026 under growing concerns as the private sector faces a sharp economic slowdown. Business leaders have warned that companies delayed key investments and hiring ahead of the autumn budget, highlighting deep uncertainty across the economy. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) reported that private sector output is set to fall in the final quarter of...

Published: 22 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Two prisoners affiliated with Palestine Action have been transferred to hospital after weeks without food, intensifying scrutiny of prison healthcare and political accountability. Their hospitalisation follows growing alarm from family members, legal representatives, and Members of Parliament who argue that delayed medical intervention has placed lives at serious risk. The case has become a focal point for wider...

Published: 11 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Sexually explicit letters and provocative posters targeting exiled Hong Kong activists have appeared in the United Kingdom and Australia, intensifying the ongoing harassment campaign against critics of the Chinese Communist Party. The incidents involve former pro-democracy district councillor Carmen Lau and former legislator Ted Hui, highlighting a new level of transnational repression using digital tools. In recent weeks,...

Published: 08 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Human rights organisations have issued stark warnings to the British government. They fear ministers plan to weaken vital protections against torture. These safeguards sit at the heart of the European Convention on Human Rights. The concern comes just days before a major Council of Europe meeting in Strasbourg. Justice Secretary David Lammy will attend the gathering on Wednesday....

Published: 08 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The narrow beaches of northern France have become one of Europe’s most dangerous border zones. A major new report, compiled by seventeen refugee and human rights organisations working on the ground in Calais, Grande-Synthe and Dunkirk, together with six British organisations, concludes that the United Kingdom’s multi-million-pound policy of “stopping the boats” has dramatically increased violence, loss of...