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New deer management orders could contravene human rights according to Scotland’s largest shooting organisation

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »

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Scottish Assisted Dying Bill Published – Humanists UK Comment

The Assisted Dying Bill Scotland has been published today. Humanists UK welcomes the bill and hopes it passes the next stage, but urges politicians not to ignore people like Tony Nicklinson, who would not be eligible for the proposed law. Currently, the Bill is limited to only people who are terminally ill, which has a legal… Read more »

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Powell to visit Israel and West Bank today

The US Secretary of State Colin Powell is paying a flying visit to Israel and the West Bank today in an attempt to rescue the faltering Roadmap peace plan. Mr Powell will hold talks with both Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas to try and persuade them to implement the… Read more »

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Burma lambasted over Suu Chi's incarceration
Burma lambasted over Suu Chi’s incarceration

Despite mounting diplomatic pressure, Burma’s, also known as Myanmar, pro-democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Chi spent her 58th birthday on Thursday incarcerated in Yangon’s inhospitable Insein prison. Burma’s military leadership refuses to budge on her release, despite overtures from America and Britain. Its government blames the Nobel pace laureate for inspiring violent disturbances in the… Read more »