Shoaib M Khan - Human Rights Lawyer

20/10/2021

Rights groups from the region and around the world call on Emirati authorities to release all imprisoned human rights defenders and activists detained in violation of their right to free expression.

Rights groups from the region and around the world call on Emirati authorities to release all imprisoned human rights defenders and activists detained in violation of their right to free expression.

19/10/2021

Priti Patel will assume new powers to block visa requests from countries that refuse to take back illegal migrants.

The Home Secretary is introducing the changes r to pressurise countries to take back failed asylum seekers, illegal migrants and foreign criminals.

The amendments will enable Ms Patel to suspend all visa requests from countries that do not comply, including applications to settle, work, study or visit. The new powers will also allow her to increase visa processing times so that applications are delayed and impose a fixed £190 surcharge on applicants.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/10/15/priti-patel-threatens-suspend-visas-countries-refuse-take-back/

London-based human rights lawyer

12/10/2021

"Britain's early handling of the coronavirus pandemic was one of the worst public health failures in UK history, a landmark inquiry has found. This "fatalistic approach" exacerbated the death toll".

12/10/2021

"More than 20,000 lives could have been saved if Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock had locked down the UK just days earlier, the first report into the handling of the pandemic has found"

12/10/2021

"Many thousands of care home residents died needlessly, a damning report by MPs, the first major report into the covid crisis, has concluded".

04/12/2019

Wow! Much respect to for giving up writing for , because it has been taken over by Daily Mail and General Trust. We all despise and criticise the Mail and others like it, but few would be brave enough to actually do something like this. So commendable. https://t.co/dVIHRPpMQM

“Wow! Much respect to for giving up writing for , because it has been taken over by Daily Mail and General Trust. We all despise and criticise the Mail and others like it, but few would be brave enough to actually do something like this. So commendable. https://t.co/dVIHRP...

03/12/2019

A British burglar alarm company has become embroiled in China's biggest human rights scandal amid fears its technology is being used to monitor persecuted Uighur Muslims. https://t.co/Nh25wRzhAG

“A British burglar alarm company has become embroiled in China's biggest human rights scandal amid fears its technology is being used to monitor persecuted Uighur Muslims. https://t.co/Nh25wRzhAG”

03/12/2019

Pakistani property tycoon Malik Riaz Hussain agrees to hand over £190m to UK authorities. The owner of Asia's largest private property developer will lose the £50m One Hyde Park Place overlooking London's Hyde Park, and other properties. https://t.co/TeozbpvP76

“Pakistani property tycoon Malik Riaz Hussain agrees to hand over £190m to UK authorities. The owner of Asia's largest private property developer will lose the £50m One Hyde Park Place overlooking London's Hyde Park, and other properties. https://t.co/TeozbpvP76”

03/12/2019

"It would be heartbreaking if Friday's terrible events were used for political posturing about ending early release, increasing sentences or, especially, judging important educational initiatives such as Learning Together": letter from leading academics. https://t.co/44MC8rRPT3 https://t.co/MrHspG3LNz

“"It would be heartbreaking if Friday's terrible events were used for political posturing about ending early release, increasing sentences or, especially, judging important educational initiatives such as Learning Together": letter from leading academics. https://t.co/44MC8rRPT3”

02/12/2019

If only any of this was a surprise. Really sorry to hear this happened, . Hope you and wife are fine. https://t.co/Gv9Tn0Z4v3

“If only any of this was a surprise. Really sorry to hear this happened, . Hope you and wife are fine. https://t.co/Gv9Tn0Z4v3”

02/12/2019

British man jailed for 4 years for more than 100 bomb hoaxes targeting schools, colleges & police stations in UK, US & Canada. Hoaxes led to 35,000 pupils being evacuated from schools in Britain. He also tried to disrupt Super Bowl & Houses of Parliament. https://t.co/haj8JbqImT

“British man jailed for 4 years for more than 100 bomb hoaxes targeting schools, colleges & police stations in UK, US & Canada. Hoaxes led to 35,000 pupils being evacuated from schools in Britain. He also tried to disrupt Super Bowl & Houses of Parliament. https://t.co/haj8JbqImT”

02/12/2019

Am I the only one thinking this photo isn't helping the situation? Why does the Queen look like Polly pretending to be Sybil Fawlty in The Anniversary? https://t.co/OjK8FK8zkA

“Am I the only one thinking this photo isn't helping the situation? Why does the Queen look like Polly pretending to be Sybil Fawlty in The Anniversary?”