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Modern slavery victims at further risk of exploitation as a result of Rwanda planThe UK Government's Rwanda plan is facing criticism from campaigners who believe it increases the risk of exploitation for victims of modern slavery.
Human Trafficking
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Call for evidence on porn must lead to actionCARE has welcomed a governmental call for evidence on the impact of pornography, citing “growing public awareness of porn’s dangers”.
Pornography
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Unassisted suicides rise after Assisted Suicide legislation in AustraliaRecent research in the Journal of Ethics in Mental Health reveals that since Victoria, Australia, legalised Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD), there has been no decline in unassisted suicide rates as had been…
Assisted Suicide
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Letter: NI police service is failing to enforce sex buyer lawCARE has responded to a column in The Belfast Telegraph criticising Northern Ireland's landmark purchase of sex legislation. A letter by Louise Davies MBE, sent this morning, is included below.
Human Trafficking
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Esther Rantzen joins Dignitas saying she would consider Assisted SuicideEsther Rantzen has said she would consider Assisted Suicide if cancer treatment fails.
Assisted Suicide
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Alarm as police data shows just one conviction under NI purchase of sex lawPress release | Just one person has been convicted under purchase of sex legislation in Northern Ireland since 2018, data shows, prompting fears that authorities are taking a “soft touch” approach. Freedom…
Sexual Exploitation
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Labour Leader supports Assisted SuicideSir Keir Starmer has said that there are “grounds for changing the law” around assisted suicide. The leader of the Labour Party voted in favour of its introduction in 2015, the last…
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Scottish government concedes defeat around UK veto on self-IDThe Scottish Social Justice Secretary, Shirley-Anne Somerville, has confirmed that the Scottish Government will drop their legal challenge against the UK's veto on their bid to introduce self-identification for people who identify…
Transgender
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What’s in the new Trans Guidance for schools?Finally, after months of delays and internal debates and wranglings, the Government has published the updated draft trans guidance for schools in England. A public consultation is being held on the proposals…
Transgender
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Free speech laws will not protect those who call for genocideThe first director appointed by the Office for Students to oversee free speech at universities, Prof Arif Ahmed, has said that free speech laws will not protect those who call for genocide…
Freedom of Speech