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Terrorism bill ‘may breach human rights law’

The government may be forced to amend its controversial new terrorism bill after a number of proposals were found to be in breach of human rights legislation. A preliminary report by peers and MPs today finds new offences of encouragement of terrorism and attending terrorist training camps could be incompatible with the European Convention on… Read more »

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Disability discrimination law extended

People suffering from cancer, multiple sclerosis and HIV will be legally protected from discrimination under a new law that comes into effect today. Previously, they were only covered by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) if their condition had a long-term adverse affect on their ability to carry out day-to-day duties. However, amendments to the… Read more »