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{{Short description|British human rights lawyer (born 1969)}}
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'''Jason McCue''' (born 4 June 1969) is a British human rights lawyer and international justice campaigner.
He is married to author, journalist, broadcaster and campaigner [[Mariella Frostrup]].
== Career ==
McCue was awarded the Law Society Solicitor of the Year – Private Practice in 2009,<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 October 2009 |title=Law Society Excellence Awards announced |url=https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/law-society-excellence-award-winners-announced/52862.article?_gl=1*pv292n*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTMzNDk4Mzk5LjE3MjYyMTIxODI.*_ga_T9B48VKB23*MTcyNjIxMjE4Mi4xLjEuMTcyNjIxMjE4Mi4wLjAuMA..*_ga_VTZWF13LJ0*MTcyNjIxMjE4Mi4xLjAuMTcyNjIxMjE4Mi4wLjAuMA..*_ga_LPF4PE6ZB2*MTcyNjIxMjE4Mi4xLjAuMTcyNjIxMjE4Mi4wLjAuMA..*_ga_M6CW48FCF6*MTcyNjIxMjE4Mi4xLjAuMTcyNjIxMjE4Mi4wLjAuMA..*_ga_54TJ9VJQYR*MTcyNjIxMjE4Mi4xLjAuMTcyNjIxMjE4Mi4wLjAuMA.. |work=The Law Society Gazette}}</ref> and the European Legal Awards 2023 Human Rights Lawyer of the Year.<ref>{{Cite news |title=European Legal Awards 2023 Jason McCue Human Rights |url=https://www.theeuropeanawards.eu/premiado/jason-mccue-european-legal-award-2023-in-the-human-rights-category |
McCue acted as Presidential Envoy for Somaliland.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-01-09 |title=Can’t get no recognition |url=https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/01/09/cant-get-no-recognition |access-date=2024-09-13 |work=The Economist |issn=0013-0613 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
McCue is known for bringing cases on behalf of victims against terrorists, rogue states and corporations; and has been inducted in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame for his work on civil liberties and human rights. McCue Law and McCue Jury and Partners LLP subsequently represented many victims of terrorist organisations, including [[Islamic State|ISIS]], the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|Provisional IRA]], [[Hamas|HAMAS]], and [[Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades|Al-Aqsa Martyrs]]; victims of rogue regimes (in cases against / concerning [[Iran]], [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]]/[[Syria]], [[Muammar Gaddafi|Muammar al-Gaddafi]]/[[Libya]].
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| spouse = [[Mariella Frostrup]]<ref>{{cite interview |date=2019-10-31 |title=Mariella Frostrup: I'm tough with my kids about using social media and technology |url=https://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2019/10/24/news/mariella-frostrup-i-m-tough-with-my-kids-about-using-social-media-and-technology-1734664/ |work=[[The Irish News]] |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240914033925/https://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2019/10/24/news/mariella-frostrup-i-m-tough-with-my-kids-about-using-social-media-and-technology-1734664/ |archive-date=2024-09-14}}</ref>
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[[Category:1969 births]]
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[[Category:British lawyers]]
[[Category:Human rights lawyers]]
[[Category:Civil rights lawyers]]
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