by Staff Writer | Dec 10, 2023 | Briefing
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL has launched its annual global letter-writing campaign ahead of Human Rights Day (10 December), in a bid to transform the lives of people whose rights have been violated. This year, Amnesty International is campaigning for justice with and for 11...
by Staff Writer | Dec 9, 2023 | Briefing
B’TSELEM, the Israeli Information Centre for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, has produced a report which concludes: “The humanitarian crisis currently underway in the Gaza Strip is not a side effect of the war, but the direct intended result of...
by Agency Reporter | Dec 9, 2023 | Briefing
THE Salvation Army remains greatly concerned about the Government’s plans to remove asylum seekers to Rwanda. The new legislation proposed on 6 December states that the Government can bypass the decision made by the Supreme Court in November and remove people from the...
by Agency Reporter | Dec 8, 2023 | Briefing
THE Government “has not learnt lessons” from the concerns raised over the development of the National Disability Strategy (NDS) and its efforts to engage with disabled people are “perceived to be superficial”, the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) has warned. The...
by Agency Reporter | Dec 8, 2023 | Briefing
AGAINST strong protest from activists, scientists, fisheries and the international community, the Norwegian government is moving forward with the planned opening of Arctic waters to deep sea mining. Frode Pleym, Head of Greenpeace Norway, said: “This is a disaster for...
by Agency Reporter | Dec 7, 2023 | Briefing
THE Government has responded to an independent review of the experiences of Hillsborough families. They have announced some progress and further commitments on the recommendations made in 2017, but INQUEST, a charity which provides expertise on state related deaths...
