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The legalisation of assisted dying in Jersey has taken another step as proposals have been lodged in the States Assembly. Channel Island Humanists welcomes the proposals, as another part of the British Isle moves closer to a compassionate end-of-life law. The proposals will allow residents of Jersey who are intolerably suffering from a physical, incurable condition… Read more »
BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has warmly welcomed the European Commission’s recommendation that accession talks should begin with Turkey – subject to Turkey meeting strict conditions. But, for negotiations to start, the European Council must endorse the decision. It is scheduled to meet in December this year. Turkey’s potential membership of the European Union is a… Read more »
Alan Duncan, the Shadow Secretary for International Development, has said the fight against AIDS would be the “top priority” in a Conservative government’s international development policy. He said poverty in developing countries could only be tackled if AIDS were dealt with first, and added: “AIDS is the top international development priority for the world today,… Read more »
