Civil society

Recover Better – Stand Up for Human Rights

As we mark Human Rights Day on 10 December 2020, and head towards the new year, we think about how to recover better in 2021. Read more

Working to support and protect the rights of the most vulnerable. Read more

Space for civil society is under attack all over the world. But human rights know no borders. Read more

Creating opportunities for ordinary people to participate in public life. Read more

Effective Defence in Death Penalty Cases

In early June 2021, we hosted an online webinar focused on the American Bar Association (ABA) 2003 guidelines for lawyers taking death penalty cases.
“There’s no freedom there.”

Dilnaz Kerim, 18 years old, a young Uyghur woman living in the UK, shares her story with us.
Criminal Law and Deprivation of Liberty in Xinjiang

In June 2021, we released a Working Paper on Criminal Law and Deprivation of Liberty in the XUAR. The paper delves into official statistics and Chinese law to try and understand how the criminal law is being used to detain Uyghurs.
Lack of Transparency on the Death Penalty Impacts Human Rights

In March 2021, The Rights Practice responded to a call for submissions to the UN Secretary General. This focused on the consequences of the lack of transparency in the application and imposition of the death penalty on the enjoyment of human rights.