Human rights
Fact checks including human rights lawyers, asylum rights and religious freedoms
European Court of Human Rights not involved in 2014 deportation case
The court was not involved in the decision to overturn the deportation of a Libyan man convicted of 78 offences in the UK.
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No evidence asylum seekers have used pets to argue against deportation
A previously debunked claim about people being granted the right to live in the UK because they own a pet here has reappeared.
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Government asylum claims based on unpublished data
The Home Office said 60% of asylum seekers entered the country illegally but this is based on unpublished statistics
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Saying your religion is ‘Freedom’ on the census won’t make it a recognised belief
To establish a recognised belief you have to win a legal claim in court.
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Abortion, human rights, and devolution
What can the Northern Ireland Assembly do?
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How immigration law changed for Commonwealth citizens
Theresa May, Diane Abbott and the Immigration Act 2014
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How sweet is sixteen? Legal age limits in England and Wales
You’re legally a child until the age of 18, but the minimum legal age is 16 for some things.
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Has the government banned the term 'pregnant woman'?
The term 'pregnant woman' is not being banned by the government. It’s not even being discouraged.
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Is it legal to kill people fighting for Islamic State in Syria?
There’s no single authoritative statement of what’s allowed in international law.
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Counter-terrorism powers
TPIMs, internment and Control Orders: how the government has tried to control terror suspects.
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