by Agency Reporter | May 20, 2021 | Briefing
THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT is planning to open up the land of uncontacted tribes to deadly exploitation, by scrapping the emergency orders which currently protect their territories. Experts say the plan could drive several uncontacted tribes to extinction, and destroy...
by Agency Reporter | May 20, 2021 | Briefing
CHILDREN’S RIGHTS CHARITY ARTICLE 39 has applied to the High Court for a judicial review of secondary legislation made by the Department for Education affecting children in care in England. This states that children in care must always live in care settings –...
by Agency Reporter | May 19, 2021 | Briefing
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC WORKERS has risen at three times the speed of the unemployment rate for white workers, according to TUC analysis of new ONS employment figures. The analysis reveals that: The BAME unemployment rate rose from 6.3 per...
by Staff Writer | May 19, 2021 | Briefing
THE UK GOVERNMENT MUST USE THE PASSAGE of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill to put right some of the injustices relating to the sentencing of mothers in England, Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights has urged. The sentencing of a mother...
by Agency Reporter | May 18, 2021 | Briefing
The Campaign Against Arms Trade has called for the UK government to investigate if UK-made arms have been used in the ongoing bombardment of Gaza. This follows seven days of bombing, including the bombing of homes and the offices of media organisations. Amnesty...
by Agency Reporter | May 18, 2021 | Briefing
A NEW REPORT FROM THE RSPB, using data compiled by the Natural History Museum and published ahead of the UK-hosted G7 Summit in Cornwall next month shows the perilous state of nature in the UK. The UK is listed as the worst in the G7 for the amount of wildlife and...
