InterSol

Solicitor, Visiting Lecturer in Law Chester Uni, #HumanRights #ProtestRights #ActivistLawyer #Socialism #ReJoinEU

[Big Brother Watch @BigBrotherWatch]

🆔NEWS: MPs warn it would be "IRRESPONSIBLE to roll out digital ID" on Britain's rickety IT systems

A scathing new report by the Science, Innovation and Tech Committee (@CommonsSITC) highlights mass data breaches and widespread concerns about privacy.

Spending swathes of taxpayers' money on a project that lacks trust & confidence is reckless.

#No2DigitalID

[UN Special Procedures @UN_SPExperts]

#Belarus: UN experts raise alarm over treatment of political prisoners, urge medical intervention. "The situation may amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and in some cases could constitute torture".

https://t.co/j6hOULKqqW

[Big Brother Watch @BigBrotherWatch]

Our right to free speech & protest are under attack - if you have been
🔴 unfairly censored/arrested for non-violent speech
🔴 unfairly affected by live facial recognition or other police surveillance

📩Get in touch with us at [email protected]

[JewishVoiceForLiberation @JVoiceLiberatio]

‘Bigger and better than ever’: how Durham Pride beat Reform’s funding axe with help from the miners
Solidarity between LGBTQ+ people and unions has saved an event denied ‘a single penny’ of council money
“Durham Pride won’t be getting a single penny from this council next year,” the Reform deputy leader, Darren Grimes, said last summer. “Taxpayers shouldn’t be bankrolling it.”

But in a testament to an enduring relationship forged during the miners’ strikes of the 1980s, this year’s event has returned bigger than ever, thanks to funding from trade unions.
https://t.co/IxlhtHCmSE
😊😊😊😊😊😊

[Orgreave Justice @orgreavejustice]

The Orgreave inquiry will still accept written evidence after the deadline date below. Please contact the inquiry team with information - Email: [email protected] Write to: Freepost ORGREAVE INQUIRY

[Huda Ammori @HudaAmmori]

Counter terror police stopped and interrogated an independent cafe owner, in order to intimidate him before offering him financial benefits to spy on Palestine Action.

Instead of taking the offer, he went public to expose the state. https://t.co/VW5M75luYm

[Orgreave Justice @orgreavejustice]

NEW ORGREAVE INQUIRY CALL FOR EVIDENCE DEADLINE 31st MAY 2026
Orgreave Inquiry Panel have extended the date to contact them with written evidence. Deadline now 31st MAY 2026. They say there will be opportunities after that to give more information

https://t.co/k7CQKzEgzG

[Huda Ammori @HudaAmmori]

BREAKING: The Court of Appeal judgment on the legality of the Palestine Action ban, will come out at 11AM on Monday 15th June at the Royal Courts of Justice, London.

[UN Special Procedures @UN_SPExperts]

UN torture expert warns of persistent risks for #Palestinian detainees, urges Israel to review & revise its detention laws, policies & practices. "Serious shortcomings in the handling of investigations reinforces the view that impunity is rife in Israel."
https://t.co/5uElIVQKWP

[The Bar Council @thebarcouncil]

Bar Council Chair statement on contempt of court case

Barrister Rajiv Menon KC has won an appeal on an important point of lack of jurisdiction.

In a ruling on Tuesday, the Court of Appeal stopped Mr Menon's forthcoming case, saying there was no jurisdiction for the High Court to hear the case. But the senior judges left the option for the challenge to be resumed under correct procedural powers.

Chair of the Bar Kirsty Brimelow KC said: “I have followed with concern this exceptional attempt to refer Rajiv Menon KC for contempt of court. A barrister has a duty to represent their clients fearlessly and judge-instigated contempt proceedings risk a chilling effect on the profession. The Court of Appeal judgment is welcomed, and it is hoped that this now is an end of this troubling episode."

[UN Special Procedures @UN_SPExperts]

“An affront on democracy.” UN expert @Ginitastar alarmed by systemic erosion of the right to protest in the #UnitedKingdom following the adoption of restrictive legislation and political calls for a blanket ban on pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
https://t.co/gzzv4350vN

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

UN expert @Ginitastar today expressed alarm at the "systemic erosion of the right to protest" in the #UK, after the enactment of the UK Crime and Policing Act.

She called on the government to refrain from banning marches in the name of preventing antisemitism.

@UN_SPExperts

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

NOW ON A MILLION VIEWS. Are you listening @Keir_Starmer?

More than 3,200 lawyers including 300 top barristers and retired judges have called on you to drop your plan to restrict the right to trial by jury.

30 organisations representing victims of violence against women and girls have written to the Justice Secretary urging him against curtailing the right to jury trials.

Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism. The government has no mandate to restrict it - a move which will put us on a path toward authoritarian justice.

It’s not too late for you to listen to the thousands of voices of victims, judges, barristers, other legal professionals and academics who oppose this.

Please now do the right thing and abandon this blatant act of constitutional vandalism.
@RobbieRinder @KarlTurnerMP @thebarcouncil @TheCriminalBar @Kirsty_Brimelow

[Garden Court North @gcnchambers]

(1/2) Garden Court North welcomes the Court of Appeal's ruling earlier today that the trial judge alleging that @gardencourtlaw's Rajiv Menon KC committed contempt lacks jurisdiction to refer him to the High Court for prosecution.

https://t.co/f2lXH0216Z

[MagellanQuest 🇪🇺/acc @MagellanQuest]

People mock the EU as “bureaucracy”.
But that bureaucracy turned a continent of borders, currencies and wars into a space where 450 million people can travel, pay, call, study and work almost as if it were domestic.
That is not boring.
That is civilization becoming usable.

[Orgreave Justice @orgreavejustice]

Great article in ASLEF journal. Andrew ‘Watty’ Watson - ex miner & now ASLEF Perth Branch member & Jim Phillips, Professor of Economic & Social History recall police brutality throughout the 84/5 miners’ strike in light of the launch of the Orgreave inquiry.

[Garden Court North @gcnchambers]

A reminder that there are still a few remaining tickets for this exciting protest rights event in Manchester next Thursday (14 May). More info below.

[Declassified UK @declassifiedUK]

👉NEW -- Michael Mansfield ‘extremely concerned’ by case against Palestine Action lawyer

by @daniaakkad

Leading lawyers say the proceedings against Rajiv Menon KC put the right to a fair trial at risk
https://t.co/MJvqmnRJBY

[Big Brother Watch @BigBrotherWatch]

❌We don't consent to biometric ID checks

Facial recognition doesn’t just record what you do, your face becomes a barcode in the same way as your fingerprint or your DNA.

Stop the spread of this Orwellian tech in the UK⤵️
https://t.co/9do8SIF81t

[Big Brother Watch @BigBrotherWatch]

The council is wiring 500 CCTV cameras with Orwellian AI surveillance capabilities including:

🔸Slip & fall detection
🔸Vehicle ID and tracking
🔸Aggressive behaviour

Watch to find out more | #StopFacialRecognition⤵️