Human Rights

Martin Bowley QC separates fact from fiction and marks the 40th anniversary of the abolition of theatre censorship 

The Government’s DNA sample retention policy is being reviewed following S and Marper v UK, in which the European Court of Human Rights ruled that retaining samples from innocent people was incompatible with the right to a private life. 

Suella Fernandes and Philip Riches packed their wigs and gowns and joined a team of volunteer lawyers helping to regenerate Rwanda’s legal system.  

The tragedy of the Rwandan genocide of 1994 has been well documented in film and literature and travelling through the beautiful rolling hills of the country, “les Milles Collines”, it is hard to ignore the constant reminders provided by the victim memorial sites.