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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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The prime minister has insisted United Nations sanctions against Robert Mugabe are still possible, despite Chinese and Russian opposition. This weekend financial sanctions against members of the Zimbabwean president’s inner circle and an overall arms embargo were thrown out when Beijing and Moscow used their security council vetoes. Both countries said they were not prepared… Read more »
Sudan’s president has been accused of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur by the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court. Luis Moreno-Ocampo said after three years of investigations there are reasonable grounds to believe Omar al-Bashir sought the destruction of three ethnic groups in Darfur – the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa…. Read more »
