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The activities of the Metropolitan Police’s spies in other countries are excluded.
Four women deceived into relationships with undercover police officers have made a joint statement criticising the new Scottish review into undercover policing, and demanding a full Public Inquiry into the undercover policing in Scotland.
Full statement from the four women:
“One of the major concerns we have about the scope of the Inquiry into Undercover Policing is that the terms of reference are currently limited it to operations conducted by the police forces of England and Wales.
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Triple execution in Kuwait in April 2013Shaikh Faisal Al Abdullah Al Sabah was sentenced to death for the murder of his nephewKuwait on Wednesday executed seven convicts in the Central Prison, a Public Prosecution spokesperson said.The convicts, two Kuwaitis (Shaikh Faisal Al Abdullah Al Sabah25
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Iran: Medieval and barbaric punishmentsTwo prisoners were hanged on drug charges and another two on murder charges at Urmia's central prison (West Azerbaijan province, northwestern Iran).Iran Human Rights (JAN 24 2017): Two prisoners were reportedly hanged at Urmia's central prison on the morning24
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The election of Donald Trump as president and the tumultuous transition of power have dominated headlines for the last few weeks. One issue, however, has not received much coverage: What is going to happen to the death penalty?Before the election, some observers predicted that the end was near for24
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Another Day In Paradise: "The interest has been so strong that staffhave to order two reprints of the exhibition program."CLOSE to 4000 people have visited the Myuran Sukumaran: Another Day in Paradise exhibition in its first week of opening at Campbelltown Arts Centre.The interest has been so23
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New analysis reveals disturbingly high levels of hostility towards women.Findings revealed by The Fawcett Society’s research help to explain why misogyny is so widespread, why violence against women and girls remains commonplace, and why the gender pay gap remains so hard to close.One23
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Patrolling the strait between Nusakambangan Prison Island and the mainland.Jakarta. Two convicted drug offenders reportedly escaped from Batu Prison on Nusakambangan Island in Cilacap, Central Java, on Saturday afternoon (21/01).Batu Prison warden Abdul Aris confirmed the incident and said a joint23
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Georgia's death chamberState Rep. Brett Harrell, R-Snellville, joined other conservatives on Thursday to launch a new statewide group aimed at ending the use of the death penalty in Georgia.Video from the Georgia Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty's launch shows Harrell advocating for
International human rights experts yesterday presented a report recommending the abolition of capital punishment, work to relieve prison overcrowding, liberalizing policy over drug users and decriminalizing adultery.The report listed 78 observations or recommendations for government consideration21
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Arkansas' prison spokesman said Friday that he is "unaware of any efforts" to find a new supply of an execution drug that expired at the start of the new year.The Department of Correction has not restocked its expired batch of potassium chloride, spokesman Solomon Graves said, adding that the
UK government has been criticised for its links with the Bahraini Sunni monarchy.Bahrain could be poised to execute 2 prisoners who claim their confessions were extracted through torture.Mohammed Ramadan and Husain Moosa were sentenced to death in 2014 for their alleged involvement in a bomb20
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Myths ‘still exist’ around the behaviour of rape victims and perpetrators.The Scottish Government is backing a new campaign challenging the public’s misunderstandings about how victims react to rape.Ministers have awarded £30,000 to Rape Crisis Scotland for an initiative, which aims to make25
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The overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Kuwait who had been accused of killing her employer’s daughter was executed by hanging on Wednesday afternoon, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.In a press briefing, DFA assistant secretary Charles Jose on Wednesday said Jakatia Pawa, who worked as24
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May’s Brexit decision, ‘for which there is no mandate’, casts doubt over thousands of jobs.This is the letter that was sent to Theresa May recently by 24 Labour MPs representing seats in the north-east of England demanding answers on the impact on the car industry of pulling Britain out of the24
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it won't review the cases of 3 Alabama death row inmates.It was a decision that Alabama's attorney general said reaffirms that the state's death penalty sentencing law is constitutional.The court denied certiorari, or review, to appeals of death row inmates23
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Ireland: pro-choice activist call for a Strike for Repeal on 8 March 2017.An ad-hoc, non-affiliated group of activists, academics, artists and trade unionists in Ireland are preparing a nationwide Strike for Repeal on 8 March 2017.They want the Irish government to call a referendum to repeal3 Executed in a Similar Case on January 152 Bahrainis appear to be at imminent risk of execution despite the authorities' failure to properly investigate their allegations of torture, Human Rights Watch said today. Both Mohamed Ramadan and Husain Ali Moosa have disavowed confessions that they
Concerned that a borderless, global Internet could weaken their political control.A Chinese technology regulator has announced a 14-month campaign to root out services that allow people in the country to circumvent the government's internet censorship.The Ministry of Industry and Information23
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The death sentence for the man who kidnapped, raped and murdered 8-year-old Obaida Al Aqrabawi has been upheld by Dubai Court of Appeal.The boy's mother was in court on Sunday morning eager to hear the outcome of the killer's appeal. When it was announced at 11am, she let out a
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"Obama commuted more sentences than the last 13 presidents combined.”President Barack Obama’s commutation of Chelsea Manning’s sentence for leaking classified informationgot the most interest from the media on Tuesday, but a commutation in a capital case is getting the attention of lawyers
Most parts of a president’s legacy are murky. It can be hard to identify an administration’s long-term effect on the economy or the environment, but the Supreme Court is a different story.“Can you think of much of what Ronald Reagan did that has an impact today? Maybe yes, maybe no," says Josh20
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Indonesia: open letter on anniversary of first executions under President Widodo -- Amnesty International.On the occasion of the second anniversary of the resumption of executions under President Joko Widodo, eight organizations have written to the Indonesian authorities to bring to their
Florida's death chamberThe Florida Supreme Court on Thursday threw out the death penalty for three murderers, including a man convicted of abducting an 81-year-old Lake County woman from a Publix parking lot and killing her in 2010.The decisions are the latest in a growing string of rulings since
Triple execution in Kuwait in April 2013Shaikh Faisal Al Abdullah Al Sabah was sentenced to death for the murder of his nephewManama: Kuwait will today execute seven people, including Shaikh Faisal Al Abdullah Al Sabah, after they were found guilty of murder or drug trafficking
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Execution of a convicted murderer in Gaza City on October 2, 2013On Tuesday, 24 January 2017, 2 new death sentences by hanging were issued in the Gaza Strip. The 1st one was issued by Deir al-Balah Court of First Instance
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The British government is using a multi-million pound aid programme to fund Bahrain's parliament while the Gulf country bans opposition parties, reverses human rights reforms and carries out executions, Middle East Eye can reveal.Funding for the parliament, which critics say is a "rubber-stamping"23
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Do not sanitise the true nature of prostitution: the commercialisation of sexual abuse.On 26 May 2016, Amnesty International (AI) formally adopted a policy that called for the full decriminalisation of the sex trade.While Amnesty International’s call for the full decriminalisation of all23
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President Tayyip ErdoganThe Turkish parliament has backed a plan to strengthen the powers of the presidency, paving the way for a referendum on the issue in spring which, if passed, could allow President Tayyip Erdogan to stay in office until 2029. Erdogan says the reform will provide stability in23
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Despite a Democratic-controlled Legislature, which historically in New Mexico hasn't taken up a tough-on-crime mantle, a handful of bills have been introduced to toughen punishments - including a reintroduction of the death penalty in certain cases.Many of the bills pre-filed before the start of22
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A debate over the misuse of Pakistan's blasphemy law is set to begin next week.The law, which carries a death penalty for insulting anything related to Islam and the prophet Muhammad, is often used as a way to settle personal scores against Christians.The law's been used to hold mother of five21
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FORT HOOD, Texas (KWTX) President Barack Obama has commuted the death sentence of a former Ft. Hood soldier who was convicted in 1989 of the shooting deaths of two Killeen taxi drivers.Then Army Pfc. Class Dwight Jeffrey Loving was sentenced to death in a 1989 court martial for robbing
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4 Prisoners Including Afghan Citizens Hanged on Drug Charges4 prisoners, including 2 Afghan citizens, were reportedly hanged at Taybad Prison (Razavi Khorasan province, northeastern Iran) on drug related charges.According to a report by the human right news agency HRANA, the executions were20
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Work training in areas often seen to be associated with men gives female offenders new opportunities.A new Academy aiming to get female prisoners into employment when they are released from custody was launched at Downview prison recently by Justice Minister Sam Gyimah and James Timpson, chief
Mohamed Ramadhan Issa Ali Hussain and Hussain Ali Moosa Hussain Mohamed are at imminent risk of execution following the execution of three men on 15 January 2017.Their death sentences were upheld by the Court of Cassation on 16 November 2015 and have been passed to the King who has the authority