Human Rights
Northern Ireland’s shooting and countryside organisations recently met with Police Service of Northern Ireland Firearms and Explosives Branch (PSNI FEB) staff and senior officials from the Department of Justice (DoJ) in Belfast. Formed in May 2021, the Northern Ireland Firearms Representative Group (NIFRG) is an umbrella group which brings together 10 national and local shooting and… Read more »
Humanists UK has welcomed the announcement of a Private Members’ Bill which would disestablish the Church of England and separate church and state. Currently the Church of England is the official state religion of England, and the monarch is both the head of state and the head of the Church of England. The practice of… Read more »
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A legal challenge to the DNA database which could force the Home Office to destroy thousands of records begins in Europe today. Two men from Sheffield will go before the European court of human rights in Strasbourg and demand that their DNA and fingerprints are removed from the national DNA database. Both men were arrested… Read more »
The government has formalised plans to hold terror suspects for 42 days without charge with publication of the counterterrorism bill. The home secretary has outlined the government’s plans for tackling terrorism as Labour whips warn her that backbenchers are sceptical about the most controversial measure in the bill; the extension of pre-charge detention. Ministers argue… Read more »
