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Quakers welcome parliamentary report condemning indeterminate sentences
11 October 2022
Quakers in Criminal Justice have endorsed a Justice Committee report on Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences which found them to be irredeemably flawed.
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Quakers reach out for co-operation on truth and integrity
4 October 2022
Quakers concerned about the decline of integrity in public life and beyond have released a declaration, asking others to work with them.
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Quakers speak out against forced removals to Rwanda
14 June 2022
Quakers say that all people are precious, unique, a child of God. Today we must speak out against the UK government's plans to transport asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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Quakers alarmed by Queen's Speech
10 May 2022
Quakers in Britain have responded to the new policies and legislation set out in the Queen's Speech.
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Success in the Lords on protecting the right to protest
18 January 2022
Last night the Government suffered a series of defeats in the House of Lords over its Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. As part of the Police Bill Alliance, Quakers call on MPs to uphold these changes to the draconian bill which risks destroying people's right to protest.
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Faith groups urge Lords to change Policing Bill
12 January 2022
Quakers in Britain have convened a joint faith and belief letter to members of the House of Lords ahead of a crucial debate on the Policing Bill.