In a deeply emotional revelation, Sarah Burgess-Boyd, a victim of the Post Office scandal, has publicly criticized both the company and the government, shedding light on the profound toll the episode has exacted on her life. Burgess-Boyd, a former sub-postmaster from Newcastle, is among the 3,500 branch managers wrongly accused by the Post Office of theft, fraud, and false accounting between 2000 and 2015. These allegations were primarily founded on data derived from the company’s IT system, Horizon, which was later discovered to have significant flaws. Consequently, countless innocent individuals faced prosecution, their lives upended. Despite revelations of innocence, many…
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In a comprehensive 740-page World Report for 2024, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has sharply criticized the UK government’s performance over the past year, terming it a “disappointing” period for human rights. The report, unveiled on Friday, meticulously scrutinizes the Conservative government’s management of various issues, spanning migration, LGBTQ+ rights, foreign policy, and more. Yasmine Ahmed, the UK director at HRW, did not mince words, stating, “The UK had another challenging year for human rights in 2023.” The report specifically highlighted the erosion of domestic human rights protections and a perceived abandonment of crucial international obligations. One significant point of contention…