AI NEWS: AMNESTY OPPOSES UKSF GAGGING ORDER

Following the injunction granted on 28 February 2008 by the High Court of England and Wales to prevent Ben Griffin, a former member of the UK Special Forces (UKSF) Special Air Services (SAS), from making any further disclosures relating to the work of the SAS, Amnesty International’s Senior Adviser, Anne Continue Reading

ISRAEL/OCCUPIED PALASTINIAN TERRITORIES CIVILIAN KILLING MUST STOP

Israeli military air strikes and artillery attacks on the Gaza Strip are being carried out with reckless disregard for civilian life, Amnesty International said today. ‘Israeli military attacks over the past few days have killed more than 75 Palestinians in Gaza, including at least 10 children, and other unarmed civilian Continue Reading

£12M PATHFINDER LAUNCHED

Up to three quarters of a million people will get free money guidance on matters like managing debt, planning for retirement or saving for a mortgage deposit, under a new £12m pathfinder Yvette Cooper, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has today announced. Article:http://www.gnn.gov.uk/content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=357043&NewsAreaID=2

JACQUI SMITH MEETS JOINT POLICE FORCE AT TRAINING SESSION

The Home Secretary, Jackui Smith, visited QUEST Academy in Oxford and spent time with front line officers from four counties – including Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Sussex,, who are all starting a joint training  programme today. The training course aims to provide the frontline officers with the freedom and the Continue Reading