human rights

I’m voting to stop the assault on disabled people’s rights

I am one of the 89% of disabled people intending to vote in this election. Cuts to services, a rise in hate crimes; as a group we have been especially impacted in these austere times.

Free money for everyone: not such a wild idea anymore

The idea of a no-strings income for all citizens is making waves in the UK and beyond – we asked a leading Bristol academic why the time may be right for a universal basic income.

Pride against all odds

A culture of disbelief towards LGBT asylum seekers means the safety and acceptance provided by support groups like Bristol Pride Without Borders is vital.

It’s show time for Bristol’s arms industry

Bristol arms companies will be promoting themselves in Cardiff on 28th March.

Legal aid cuts keeping refugee families apart

A systemic squeeze is making it far harder for people fleeing violence and oppression to reunite with loved ones.

Security tips for the tech-phobe

...Because someone, somewhere has access to everything you ever do online.

Institutional racism in one graph?

Why are Britain’s own citizens proving so interesting to Immigration Enforcement officials?

Police remove documents following Cable investigation

But they’ve been downloaded here… “The longer the policy of denial of existence of these capabilities go on, the worse it is for police, citizens,...

Revealed: Bristol’s police and mass mobile phone surveillance

Evidence points to Avon and Somerset Constabulary and five other forces having bought devices that can spy on thousands of phones at a time...

“It’s difficult to exist outside the gender binary”

A non-binary perspective on the south-west’s first ever Trans Pride event.

A helping hand or an iron fist?

Muslim Bristolians on the Prevent policy

“Expect prejudice, but never accept it”

The landscape is changing for Bristol’s LGBT+ kids, but they need support