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European Parliament special committee on terrorism – first meeting 14 September, list of members published
In July the European Parliament agreed to set up a special committee on terrorism that will sit for 12 months to examine "the extent of the terrorist threat on European soil" and to propose appropriate measures for the EU and the Member States "to help prevent, investigate and prosecute crimes related to terrorism." Read More
Sea-Watch is called to rescue 27 refugees in the Aegean Sea
"Laila is standing on the deck of the Sea-Watch 1, shivering. When speedboat driver Ben takes her hand, she doesn't let go. In her life, Laila has seen a lot more awful things than a German rescue ship. But last night she was scared to death again, when she was crossing the sea from Turkey to Greece. Together with her boyfriend, she left behind the war in Kobane, Syria. Everything she still carries with her from her past life fits into a small pink bag. Read More
Brexit: UK government position paper: Foreign policy, defence and development: A Future Partnership Paper
"The UK’s commitment to European security will remain steadfast, and we will seek to agree new arrangements that enable us to sustain close UK-EU cooperation that will allow us to tackle our shared threats. Read More
FRANCE: The harassment of Cédric Herrou, defender of migrants’ rights, must end
"The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (an FIDH-OMCT partnership) and the Ligue des droits de l’Homme (LDH) condemns the police and judicial harassment in France against Mr. Cédric Herrou, as denounced by the Observatory in an Urgent Appeal published on August 28, 2017. This harassment reflects a policy from the French Government to hinder the work of defenders of migrants’ rights and their organisations. Read More
Brexit: Deportations of EU citizens soar since referendum
Exclusive: The number of EU citizens being removed from the UK has now increased fivefold since 2010 Read More
EU-MALTA: Over €3 million of EU funds received for ISF projects
"On 2 September 2017, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion Carmelo Abela together with Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds and Social Dialogue Aaron Farrugia addressed a press conference during which three EU co-financed projects Read More
UK: PREVENT is about Policing Dissent not Safeguarding
"Anti-war, Fracking, Pro-Palestinian, Anti-Austerity, Animal Rights; Aid Convoys – these have all been identified as “threats” under PREVENT. Read More
UK: Police officers face gross misconduct charges over Adrian McDonald taser death
"Three police officers have been accused of gross misconduct over the death of former Dalton man Adrian McDonald. Read More
Review highlights discrimination in criminal justice system, but a missed opportunity to examine policing
The publication of the Lammy Review into the treatment of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people in the English and Welsh criminal justice system has demonstrated the significant racial bias that many have long suspected. However, the remit of the review was drawn so narrowly that it was unable to examine the relationship between the police and BAME people - a regrettable missed opportunity according to the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, whose director, Richard Garside, commented that: "The starting point of the disproportionate criminalisation and punishment of black and minority ethnic people is their disproportionate rates of arrest by the police." Read More
UN aviation agency to call for global drone registry
"The United Nations’ aviation agency is backing the creation of a single global drone registry, as part of broader efforts to come up with common rules for flying and tracking unmanned aircraft. Read More