Helena Kennedy

Turkey should face international court over Yazidi genocide, report says
Exclusive: Investigation by group of prominent human rights lawyers also criticises Syria and Iraq
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
05, Jul, 2022 @11:01 PM

We Uyghurs Have No Say by Ilham Tohti review – a people ignored
‘China’s Mandela’ draws attention to the shamefully overlooked plight of an ethnic group facing genocide
Helena Kennedy
09, Mar, 2022 @7:30 AM

Report urges Scottish government to introduce misogyny act
Working group led by Helena Kennedy QC recommends law to crack down on daily abuses that ‘absolutely degrade women’s lives’
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent
08, Mar, 2022 @9:30 AM

QC calls on UK to support female judges at risk in Afghanistan
Government urged to give sanctuary to hundreds of female judges and lawyers living under the Taliban
Diane Taylor and Dan Sabbagh
21, Sep, 2021 @10:28 AM

Defiant Johnson tells China: ‘I stand behind sanctioned MPs’
Politicians facing Beijing ban for views on Uighurs welcomed to Rose Garden
Emma Graham-Harrison and Toby Helm
28, Mar, 2021 @5:30 AM

Scottish misogyny law must protect all women, says Helena Kennedy
QC discusses the task ahead as she begins her scrutiny into whether Scotland needs a separate offence of misogynist abuse
Libby Brooks
22, Feb, 2021 @7:48 AM

Release of lauded Iranian documentary halted amid dispute with TV film-makers
Coup 53, which charts MI6’s role in the shah’s restoration, suspended as makers of a 1985 show say it sullies their names
Vanessa Thorpe Arts and media correspondent
01, Nov, 2020 @7:00 AM

UK must be 'brave' and prosecute gulf royal accused of sexual assault, says top QC
Helena Kennedy says CPS must pursue case against UAE minister accused of assaulting British citizen Caitlin McNamara at Hay Abu Dhabi festival
Sian Cain
22, Oct, 2020 @3:53 PM

Eve Was Shamed by Helena Kennedy review – how British justice is failing women
The firebrand QC makes an incisive and sobering case that the legal system still discriminates against women
Afua Hirsch
25, Oct, 2018 @11:00 AM

Murder by the Book by Claire Harman review – scandalous Victorian mystery
Did one novel written in 1839 inspire a lurid murder and an assassination attempt on Queen Victoria?
Blake Morrison
25, Oct, 2018 @6:30 AM

Eve Was Shamed: How British Justice Is Failing Women by Helena Kennedy review – a fiercely critical eye
In this disturbing follow-up to her groundbreaking Eve Was Framed, the emiment QC identifies the flaws in an inadequate legal system that continues to wrong women
Caroline Criado Perez
14, Oct, 2018 @6:00 AM

Helena Kennedy: ‘Brexit is a disaster for women’
The barrister’s fights for equality and justice made her a household name. But, she says, leaving the EU could set everything back decades
Zoe Williams
09, Oct, 2018 @9:00 AM
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