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Alice Donald

@alicedonald.bsky.social

Professor, School of Law and Social Sciences, Middlesex University, working to inform public debate on human rights. Trustee of @justfairuk.bsky.social. Mancunian Lambeth dweller. Man U devotee.

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Alice Donald@alicedonald.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is all of a piece with their shoddy reports on the #ECHR, including the ignorant claim that withdrawal would not breach the Good Friday Agreement — the airtime they get vastly outweighs their expertise

Paolo Sandro@paolosandro.bsky.social · 4w ago

Well, three self-avowed 'leading legal academics' have just written for Policy Exchange that it was 'directly against our own national interests' for the UK to endorse at the UN GA the ICJ's advisory opinion on climate change The report has come out during the second, record-shattering, heatwave

Colin Yeo@colinyeo.bsky.social · last mo.

A few token places on safe and legal routes for refugees cannot in any way mitigate or atone for what this government has done and is doing on asylum or immigration policy. A thread trying to be clear-eyed about this.

Alice Donald@alicedonald.bsky.social · last mo.

The BBC refers to Ahmed's application to the European Court of Human Rights. For clarity, the #ECtHR dismissed it (no evidence that the jury biased or trial unfair) shorturl.at/phUDv As BBC says, Immigration Act 1971 (not #ECHR) bars his deportation shorturl.at/89c2V www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ringleader of Rochdale grooming gang 'cannot be deported'

A 55-year-old law means the government has no legal powers to remove Shabir Ahmed from the UK.

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Alice Donald@alicedonald.bsky.social · last mo.

Very much looking forward to giving this public lecture on the value of the ECHR to the people of the UK, which might also be titled, after Joni Mitchell, “you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone”. le.ac.uk/events/2026/...

What have human rights ever done for us? Quite a lot, actually! | Events | University of Leicester

About this event The Centre for European Law and Internationalisation at the University of Leicester warmly invites you to its Annual Lecture 2026...

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UK in a Changing Europe@ukandeu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"The declaration is not a unified policy statement, but a shopping list of migration issues faced by different states." @alicedonald.bsky.social analyses the Chişinău Declaration and argues that it will not significantly impact the UK’s control on irregular migration ukandeu.ac.uk/will-the-chi...

Will the Chişinău Declaration on the ECHR and migration make any difference? - UK in a changing Europe

Alice Donald analyses the Chişinău Declaration on the European Convention on Human Rights and migration, adopted on 15 May by foreign ministers of the 46-nation Council of Europe

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Alice Donald@alicedonald.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Q: Will the Chisinău Declaration help address the issue of irregular migration? A: No, because the #ECHR and the #ECtHR are not the problem. Thanks to @ukandeu.bsky.social for the opportunity to analyse the Declaration and its (suspect) origins and motives.

UK in a Changing Europe@ukandeu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Although cloaked in reassuring language, given its origins, the declaration is likely to go in only one direction – a permanent weakening protection for migrants." ✍️ @alicedonald.bsky.social analyses the Chişinău Declaration on the ECHR and migration adopted in May 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/will-the-chi...

Alice Donald@alicedonald.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Richard Ekins is plain wrong to suggest UK could leave #ECHR and stay in @coe.int. Since 1960s, joining ECHR has been a condition of CoE membership conservativehome.com/2026/05/08/r...

Richard Ekins: Come on Monsieur Besert, say what you mean - or didn't you mean what you said? | Conservative Home

The Secretary General’s claim was obviously that the UK should not leave the ECHR because doing so would place it in company with Russia and Belarus. This was the “consequence” of which he warned, but...

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Alice Donald@alicedonald.bsky.social · 4mo ago

t was a privilege to contribute to this @thefabians.bsky.social collection, on the UK’s dangerous turn towards #ECHR withdrawal — an insular position, based on a false prospectus, which would leave the UK (again) isolated in Europe.

Fabian Society@thefabians.bsky.social · 4mo ago

NEW PAMPHLET Pressing Reset: Our Future with the EU 🇬🇧🇪🇺 Featuring a foreword from @chriswardmp.bsky.social and contributions from @patrick-pme.bsky.social, @stellacreasy.bsky.social, @liambyrnemp.bsky.social and many more 🧵

Chris Mommers@chrismommers.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Essential reading for those interested in the process of reform of the European Convention on Human Rights and the risks involved, by @drandrewforde.bsky.social and @alicedonald.bsky.social on @ejiltalk.bsky.social www.ejiltalk.org/countdown-to...

Countdown to Chișinău: The Risk of Politicising the ECHR over Migration

It is ironic that Ministers of Justice of the 46 Council of Europe (CoE) member states convened on International Human Rights Day to discuss how they might reduce the scope of their obligations under ...

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UK in a Changing Europe@ukandeu.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Today, Keir Starmer has called for members of European Convention on Human Rights to allow tougher action to protect borders 🧵Here are some useful resources on the ECHR, what the UK's membership in it means, whether it's possible to leave or reform it 👇

Tom Baldwin@tombaldwin66.bsky.social · 9mo ago

As an admirer of The Economist, sad to see it recycling garbage about chicken nuggets and the ECHR. The former wasn’t why a man’s deportation was halted. The latter worked well in the upper tribunal that decided he should be deported, after all.

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UCL Constitution Unit@conunitucl.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Last week Robert Spano, Jens Elo Peters Rytter, @colmocinneide.bsky.social, @alicedonald.bsky.social and @profveronika.bsky.social discussed the future of the European Convention on Human Rights, including what Denmark has done. Watch a recording of the event at @laws.ucl.ac.uk 👇

The Future of the ECHR - In Europe and UK

This event was organised by the Institute for Human Rights and the Global Centre for Democratic Constitutionalism.Speakers: Former Judge Robert Spano, Former President of European Court of Human…

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Natalie Sedacca@nataliesedacca.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The Conservatives’ plan to leave the ECHR is an attack on workers' rights - @pwielt.bsky.social on the importance of the ECHR and HRA for workers' rights, giving example of recent Mercer case re carer suspended for her role in industrial action, found to violate Art 11 www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/conser...

The Conservatives’ plan to leave the ECHR is an attack on workers' rights

The Conservative Party’s latest flirtation with withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is not just a reckless political stunt, it’s a direct threat to the rights and freedoms ...

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Alice Donald@alicedonald.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I just contributed to the Brummies United Against Racism and Hate campaign, which aims to spread messages of unity and hope throughout Birmingham. Every donation helps print more posters and stickers that will be shared for free in the community! gofund.me/cfcfd1517

Donate to 'Brummies United Against Racism and Hate' Poster Campaign, organized by Brummies United

Help Us Flood Birmingham with a Message of Unity and Hope … Brummies United needs your support for 'Brummies United Against Racism and Hate' Poster Campaign

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