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Kartik Raj
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Work @hrw.org on poverty, inequality, social security, human rights in Europe
Migrant. Parent. Pedant. Anorak. #dadjokes. He/him.
Barcelona-based.
Work output here: https://www.hrw.org/about/people/kartik-raj
Or rather repost if Rachel finally agrees with you 😉
November 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Here’s an @amnesty.org report from 2016 on the damage done to people’s rights by cuts to civil legal aid. I was part of the team that researched that, and the harm of lack of representation in domestic violence family law cases was all too evident. www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
United Kingdom: Cuts that hurt: The impact of legal aid cuts in England on access to justice - Amnesty International
The UK government has dramatically reduced access to legal aid for tens of thousands of people in civil cases. In doing so it has stripped away a vital element of support for a fair and just legal sys...
www.amnesty.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Reposted by Kartik Raj
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion, and we are honoured that Esther will be joining us in person.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-film-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Reposted by Kartik Raj
Esther Kiobel’s husband, Barinem was executed alongside eight other innocent men, including the writer and campaigner, Ken Saro-Wiwa, who led a peaceful protest movement against the Nigerian military regime and Shell, calling for an end to pollution and economic exploitation of the Ogoni people.
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
It’s a very clear letter indeed!!
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
2/2 They swiftly withdrew the guidance after it became public. But my jaw is still on the floor. www.euronews.com/2025/11/06/u...
US Army removes food bank guidance for soldiers after Euronews report
The US Army removed guidance directing soldiers to food banks during the government shutdown after Euronews reported it. Soldiers await mid-November pay.
www.euronews.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Reposted by Kartik Raj
Only right that on the occasion of @cpaguk.bsky.social 60th birthday, I use today's post to share a typically forthright call from CPAG's Chief Executive Alison Garnham for the Government to scrap the two-child limit in full, published in @labourlist.bsky.social

labourlist.org/2025/11/abol...
'Labour must abolish the two child limit in full and with pride' - LabourList
Labour should abolish the two child benefit cap and do so with pride write Alison Garnham of Child Poverty Action Group.
labourlist.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM