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01 November 1998

Rights. Scottish Human Rights Centre, October 1998. The latest edition contain articles on the Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998, an update on the Human Rights Bill and a piece on CCTV. Available from SHRC, 146 Holland Street, Glasgow G2 4NG.

Standards in public life: the funding of political parties in the United Kingdom. Summary of findings, Neill Committee. Committee on standards in public life Fifth report (HMSO) 1998. The Committee was set up, under the Conservative government in 1994, "to examine current concerns about standards of conduct of all holders of public office, including arrangements relating to financial and commercial activities, and make recommendations as to any changes in present arrangements which might be required to ensure the highest standards of probity in public life." This report summarises the two-volume fifth report. The first volume is available on the internet here

ICCL News. Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Vol. 10, no. 3 (November 1998). Contains pieces on The Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998, reform of the asylum process, the visit to Ireland of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture; Gay HIV strategies, minimum sentencing, the Human Rights Commission, RUC reform and "Freedom, Security and Justice after Amsterdam". Available from: ICCL, 14 Exchequer Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Visible Women newsletter. Commission for Race Equality, No. 2 (November/December) 1998. This is the second issue of the CRE's bulletin that "challeng[es] race and sex discrimination". It contains articles on the National Health Service, EU funding for women's projects and black women's pay. Available from the CRE, Elliot House, 10/12 Allington Street, London SW1E 5EH.

Parliamentary debates

Genetically Modified Crops Commons 30.7.98. cols. 609-630
Power Lines (Electromagnetic fields) Commons 29.10.98. cols. 530-538