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A commitment to tackle firearms licensing delays made during a meeting between BASC and Cumbria Police has been reinforced at a follow-up meeting. Cumbria Police revealed during the latest meeting with BASC that it is making rapid progress and has reduced its backlog of renewals by 57 per cent since the introduction of new resources in… Read more »
The Court of Appeal in Kano has drastically reduced the sentence of Mubarak Bala, imprisoned President of the Nigerian Humanist Association, from 24 years to five. The judges unanimously found that his original sentence for blasphemous Facebook posts was excessive and in contravention of the law. Bala has already been in prison for four years, so this… Read more »
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The UN security council has voiced its “grave concerns” over Iran’s capture of 15 British sailors, in statement calling on Tehran to allow UK consular access to the detainees. Produced after several hours of negotiations, the statement stopped short of the UK’s request for the UN to “deplore” the actions and call for the sailors’… Read more »
The UK is set to become on of the first countries to commit to promoting the human rights of people with disabilities. The government will today sign up to the United Nations Convention on Disability Rights, guaranteeing disabled people the right to education, employment and participation in political and public life. The convention is a… Read more »
