Civil Liberties
Jersey’s States Assembly will meet today to discuss proposals from the Citizens’ Jury to change the law for adult islanders with terminal or incurable conditions who have a clear and settled wish to end their lives. Channel Islands Humanists, part of Humanists UK, campaigns to legalise assisted dying for both the terminally ill and incurably suffering. It has… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation’s (BASC) Eat Game initiative is launching a ground-breaking monthly podcast focused on wild game and its sustainability credentials. A spin-off from the official BASC Podcast, the Eat Game Podcast will serve the consumer market, with particular focus on those with a specific interest in sustainable food. Hosted by BASC’s resident… Read more »
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Ministers have moved to defend the government’s controversial ID card scheme after reports over the weekend that its future was uncertain. The Sunday Mirror claimed ID cards for British nationals would be “shelved indefinitely” after concerns the scheme will almost certainly be challenged in the courts. Critics have also claimed the costs of ID cards… Read more »
Some aspects of the government’s control orders detaining terror suspects do breach human rights, the Law Lords ruled today. However, the UK’s highest court ruled the controversial orders could remain with some alteration. The Law Lords ruled 18-hour home curfews imposed against some suspects were tantamount to solitary confinement and breached suspects’ right to liberty…. Read more »
