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Tomato slaves scandal in Italy
A bleak piece in the Ecologist on the exploitation of migrant workers who harvest the Italian tomato crop, brought to our attention by Dr Nic Groombridge, who can be found on twitter...
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More over 65s in EU than under 15s
A new World Health Organization report is calling for pharmaceutical researchers to adjust their research and development efforts to account for shifting demographic...
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CPS warns legal aid reforms might undermine justice
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has argued that the government's proposals to limit legal aid must be 'consistent with' fundamental principles of justice. In its response to the...
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British police supplied 'kill list' information, court to be told
There is evidence that the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) helped to compile a Nato 'kill list' that resulted in the mistaken killing of five Afghan men in 2010. Lawyer's acting...
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Police admit Lawrence family were spied on
Police chiefs have admitted that undercover officers gathered intelligence on the Lawrence family, The Guardian reports.
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In the business
We have appointed Esme Waterfield as our new business manager. Esme will be responsible for coordinating the Centre’s day to day organisational business, including facilities, office, finance and HR management. Esme joined the Centre in November last year as a part...
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UK proves war is good business
More than 3,000 export licences for military and surveillance equipment have been issued for countries on the government's list for human rights abuses...
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Regional benefit levels mooted by government minister
A government minister has raised the prospect of variable benefit payments in different parts of the country, according to The Daily Telegraph....
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UK's authority weakened by EU vote
Professor Ed Cape of the University of the West of England, has written on the Centre's website about the recent parliamentary vote to opt out of 130 EU justice and crime measures. He writes:
'Until now, respect for the British
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Electronic monitoring. It's complicated.
In June 2012 the probation inspectorate undertook a review of electronic monitoring. The review found evidence of inaccuracies in the information conveyed by the courts to both the probation service and the electronic monitoring companies. Given the current investigation into...
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Probation inspectorate annual report
The probation inspectorate has published its annual report. Over the year the inspectorate published 58 reports, including six thematic reports...
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Right from a legal, moral, and practical standpoint
Marion Isobel, associate legal officer at the Open Society Foundation, writes on the European Court of Human Rights judgement that “whole life” sentences...