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Lords throw out key elements of Public Order Bill aimed at stifling protest
8 February 2023
The House of Lords this week rejected the worst of the government's draconian Public Order Bill, but many punitive measures remain, including protest banning orders.
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Public Order Bill poses new threat to protest rights
17 January 2023
The government has further strengthened its Public Order Bill as it passes into the Lords, offering the police powers to shut protests down pre-emptively.
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Vulnerable people who arrive on our shores should be treated fairly under international law, Quakers say
14 December 2022
Quakers believe that all people are precious, everywhere. Today they speak out yet again against the UK government's plans on migration which continue to embed policies of discrimination into the practices of the British state.
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UK Human Rights Act vital to all, Quakers say
10 December 2022
This Human Rights Day Quakers have joined 157 other organisations in calling on the UK government to protect the Human Rights Act.
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Quakers to cease using the title ‘overseer’ due to racist connotations
6 December 2022
Quakers have been asked to stop using the term 'overseer' because of its connotations of oppression and slavery.
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Quakers concerned by Home Secretary’s inflammatory rhetoric and failures in the asylum system
3 November 2022
Quakers are writing to the Home Secretary to express concern that the 'hostile environment' of dangerously over-crowded immigration centres and demonisation of migrants in parliament is fanning the flames of hate.