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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 strange limbo of the British asylum system has been laid open by a Commons committee report today, with reports of claimants waiting for a decision for up to 16 years and having to provide sexual photographs of themselves to prove they are gay.
Children who arrive in the UK alone and seeking asylum are often treated with suspicion and a lack of care, a damning new report revealed today.