BBC London News last night ran their main headline about a primary school in south London where some Muslim parents have withdrawn their children from music lessons because they believe the playing musical instruments to be against the teachings of Islam. The ‘exclusive‘ story...
The Guardian reports that the Ministry of Defence is facing ‘a further series of court battles that may shed more damaging light on the conduct of British troops in Iraq, after it emerged that many more civilians died in army custody than previously thought.’ From the Guardian:...
The European Court of Human Rights has rejected Britain’s application to appeal its decision that stop and search powers enacted under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 breached human rights legislation. The Guardian writes: ‘In January 2010 the European Court held that section...
The UK government has invited the public to nominate laws for repeal via a website launched as part of a drive by the Lib-Con coalition government to curb excessive regulation it says is restricting freedom. The ‘Your Freedom’ website asks Britons which laws they would like to...
In his first major speech as foreign secretary, William Hague warned that Britain’s role in the international arena could face decline in a fast-changing world where ‘economic power and economic opportunity are shifting to the countries of the East and South’ and where...
The EU Observer reports that ‘an archly conservative group with strong links to the Israeli government has attacked the human rights community in the Jewish state’ and accused the EU of secretly attempting to ‘undermine democracy.’ NGO Monitor claims that ‘a...
The government has agreed to a judge-led inquiry into ‘claims that British security services were complicit in torture of terrorism suspects’, reports the Guardian. The decision has been welcomed by human rights groups and backbench MPs, though concerns remain about the remit and...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released a 62-page report titled ‘No Questions Asked’ in which it says that the governments of France, Germany and the United Kingdom cooperate ‘with foreign intelligence services in countries that routinely use torture.’ From the EU...
ENGAGE has written to Theresa May on the recent decision by the Home Secretary to invoke an exclusion order against Dr Zakir Naik. Read our letter here.
ENGAGE has received a reply from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s Near East Group to our letter condemning the storing of the Gaza aid flotilla by Israeli commandos in international waters which killed nine humanitarian activists late last month. The response can be read here.
