Ruth Ehrlich

Head of Policy & Campaigns @libertyhq, ex-housing nerd @Shelter. All views my own, obvs. she/her

[BBC Radio 4 Today @BBCr4today]

The government has started a 10-week consultation over plans for police forces to expand the use of facial recognition.

Ruth Ehrlich, from human rights organisation Liberty, expresses concerns over expanded use and says the tech should only be used for 'specific purposes'.

[Big Brother Watch @BigBrotherWatch]

🆔The evidence is on the table - a centralised digital ID system poses huge digital security risks.

The Windrush compensation scheme and the 25,000 Afghan nationals whose data was breached show how things have gone seriously wrong with UK Home Office projects - @ruth_ehrlich explains.

[Ruth Ehrlich @ruth_ehrlich]

What can get people out of bed for an 8:30 panel event? Defending the right to protest - obviously! ✊

Fantastic discussion from @JohnTizard Bedfordshire PCC, Areeba from @GreenpeaceUK, @pollycurtis from @Demos and @AkikoMHart from @libertyhq

#LabourConference24

[Ruth Ehrlich @ruth_ehrlich]

“I have no doubt that when we fail, @AmnestyUK, @hrw and @libertyhq will scream at us - and good”.

@attorneygeneral promising a change in how this Government will work with human rights groups.

[Ruth Ehrlich @ruth_ehrlich]

“Human rights are back…we’re not going to apologise for it; we’re not only going to protect human rights, we’re going to promote human rights.”

Strong commitments from @attorneygeneral at excellent @JustFairUK/@AmnestyUK fringe.

#LabourConference24

[Asylum Matters @AsylumMatters]

With our friends @Praxis_Projects and @RefugeeAction we've developed an emergency briefing for People Seeking Asylum & Refugees on staying safe hosted via @hopenothate

Available here in English, translated copies are coming

https://t.co/yhODUjYUGF

[Shabna Begum @shabnabegum]

Two tiers of policing? Absurd accusations of so called 'soft' policing of Muslims and communities of colour who have long been subject to abuses of police power, and yet here we are criminalising the most common phrase uttered by Muslims, everyday.

[Liberty @libertyhq]

If you're joining anti-racism demonstrations, it's vital you know your rights

Save these bust cards
Share with others
Phone numbers on your arm
Legal observers if you need assistance
"No comment" without a lawyer

Keep yourselves and each other safe

[Ruth Ehrlich @ruth_ehrlich]

The racist, Islamophobic violence that has plagued our communities in the past week has nothing to do with protest.

It is an inevitable consequence of the long-term demonisation of Muslim communities and migrants by politicians and the media, and something has to change.

[Liberty @libertyhq]

"The idea that there is 'two-tier policing' is complete nonsense"

[Liberty @libertyhq]

We stand in solidarity with the communities who have been affected by the horrifying scenes of racist, Islamophobic violence in the past week.

These are not protests, they are acts of violence against some of the most marginalised people in our society.

https://t.co/AC0RIUhlV8

[Ruth Ehrlich @ruth_ehrlich]

“The ultimate effect of this judgement is that the Regulations are unlawful.”

Big day for protest rights, big day for democracy, big day for @libertyhq

#DefendDemocracy

[Liberty @libertyhq]

BREAKING

We said we would #DefendDemocracy...

AND WE'VE WON our case against Government anti-protest laws that completely ignored the will of Parliament

[Liberty @libertyhq]

BREAKING

We said we would #DefendDemocracy...

AND WE'VE WON our case against Government anti-protest laws that completely ignored the will of Parliament

[Adam Bienkov @AdamBienkov]

BREAKING: The High Court rules that the Government's anti-protest legislation is unlawful, in a major victory for campaigners Liberty

The Court found Suella Braverman had lowered the threshold for police to intervene to even cover protests with 'normal' levels of disruption.

[Byline Times @BylineTimes]

🔴More Protesters to Face Prison as Government Plans Bans on Face Masks and Flares at Demonstrations

“The Government is determined to shut down the ways in which ordinary people can take to the streets to make their voices heard,” @libertyhq says

https://t.co/Y56ElcRbgl

[Liberty @libertyhq]

The Government's cruel Rwanda Bill will now become law

It rips human rights away from people who come to the UK hoping for safety for them and their loved ones

With @FreefromTorture + @AmnestyUK, we transformed Parliament to let everyone know about this crime against compassion

[Ruth Ehrlich @ruth_ehrlich]

@ilyas_nagdee Thank you Ilyas!

[Akiko Hart @AkikoMHart]

The Government has just announced its new definition of ‘extremism’

It’s deeply cynical, completely unworkable, and no one supports it

🧵

[Liberty @libertyhq]

🚨VACANCY DEADLINE🚨

Just a few days left to apply for our Policy & Campaigns Officer vacancy

DO NOT MISS OUT

💼Policy & Campaigns Officer
💵£42,639
⏳Deadline: Wed 13 March
👔Interviews: w/c 1 April https://t.co/1dSXBMsYLs

[Liberty @libertyhq]

Suella Braverman made anti-protest laws she had no power to create. Laws already rejected by Parliament

We were in court this week to #DefendDemocracy

[Ruth Ehrlich @ruth_ehrlich]

The @libertyhq run-down of the ultimate 'could have been an email' speech from the Prime Minister this evening 👇

[Akiko Hart @AkikoMHart]

There don’t seem to be any new announcements in the Prime Minister’s speech. It comes after a long week of the PM insulting people who take to the streets to exercise their democratic right to protest.