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Quakers in Criminal Justice urge Labour party to move away from punitive rhetoric
4 March 2024
With a general election due by next January, Quakers in Criminal Justice (QICJ) have urged the Labour party to look beyond retribution to evidence-based rehabilitation.
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Quakers and others say government’s public position on weapons licences to Israel at odds with what it has admitted in litigation
29 February 2024
The government must suspend arms transfers to Israel instead of stating that it has provided no lethal or military equipment, Quakers and others warned this week.
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Quakers cited in Lords debate on right to boycott bill
21 February 2024
Quakers in Britain's “powerful" briefings on the anti-boycott bill were recognised in the House of Lords this week during its second reading.
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Quakers join over 260 organisations calling on House of Lords to block Rwanda Bill
30 January 2024
Along with 260 charities, faiths and civil society bodies, Quakers in Britain called on the House of Lords this week to block the “deeply harmful" Rwanda Bill.
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Quakers brief MPs and peers on right to boycott
11 January 2024
Quakers in Britain briefed parliamentarians on the anti-boycott bill before its third reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 10 January.
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Stop persecuting conscientious objectors in Russia and Ukraine, Quakers say
7 December 2023
Quakers in Britain have joined other faith and civil society groups calling on the Russian and Ukrainian governments to respect the rights of conscientious objectors.