regulation

October 12, 2018

Canada to open shops selling cannabis

Canada becomes the first Commonwealth country to open shops selling cannabis for recreational use.
October 9, 2018

Bauxite mining boom in Guinea threatens human rights and livelihoods

Guinea’s fast-growing bauxite mining industry is threatening the livelihoods of thousands of Guineans, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a recent report.
September 25, 2018

Legalise and regulate drugs, says new report by global leaders

The report details how governments can take control of illegal drug markets through regulation to weaken criminal organisations that profit from illegal drugs, and can promote global health, security and development.
September 13, 2018

New report says US gun violence is 'a human rights crisis'

The US government has allowed gun violence in the country to become a human rights crisis, said Amnesty International as it publishes a major new report on the issue.
September 12, 2018

Lobbyists are Brexit's biggest beneficiaries, say campaigners

A new pamphlet details how Brexit has been a boon to lobbyists working behind the scenes to influence the process. Lobbyists are getting a Brexit dividend.
August 29, 2018

Japan pushes to resume commercial whaling worldwide

Japan is proposing a package of measures that would effectively lift the global ban on for-profit whaling.
August 22, 2018

Public consultation launched into UK policy on torture

A public consultation has been launched into changes to the UK’s torture policy or 'Consolidated Guidance', which tells UK personnel how far they can go in participating in the interrogation suspects held by a foreign country or receiving intelligence which could have been obtained through torture.
August 21, 2018

Citizens Advice calls for better regulation of unaccountable bailiff firms

Citizens Advice is calling for better regulation of unaccountable bailiff firms as it reveals households have fallen behind on their essential bills, such as council tax and utilities, by an estimated £18.9 billion.
August 6, 2018

Government policy 'fuels near record drug deaths'

The drug death rate in England and Wales is now over 11 times that of Portugal and more than double the European average.
July 23, 2018

EU Commission told to face reality over hormone-disrupting chemicals

ClientEarth has rejected the European Commission’s view that current regulation governing endocrine disrupting chemicals is sufficient when blatant gaps still exist.