by Staff Writer | Nov 5, 2023 | Briefing
THE Peace Pledge Union has launched its annual white poppy campaign, with the release of a statement in which it says: “When so many people in positions of power are distorting, belittling or dehumanising the suffering of others, it is vital that we remember...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 4, 2023 | Briefing
THE UK government’s flagship counter-terrorism policy Prevent is “fundamentally incompatible” with the country’s international human rights obligations. says Amnesty International It disproportionately violates the human rights of young minoritised people,...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 4, 2023 | Briefing
BLACK and minority ethnic (BME) women are now nearly three times as likely to be on zero-hours contracts as white men (6.8 per cent compared to 2.5 per cent), according to new analysis published by the TUC. The analysis shows that BME workers are significantly...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 3, 2023 | Briefing
HOMELESSNESS charity Crisis is calling on the Westminster Government to stop the freeze on housing benefit as new statistics reveal rental properties across Wales are out of reach for those on the lowest incomes. New data analysis by Crisis and property website Zoopla...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 3, 2023 | Briefing
THE World Council of Churches (WCC) is standing in solidarity with the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which issued a statement on 31 October condemning the Israeli military’s bombardment of the Orthodox Cultural Centre in the Tel Al Hawa neighbourhood of Gaza. In this...
by Agency Reporter | Nov 2, 2023 | Briefing
LIBERTY, along with over thirty organisations and individuals working on mental health, the criminal justice system, racial justice and civil liberties, has called for a rethink of the UK’s approach to responding to mental health crises. The statement’s release...
