The widow of murdered solicitor Pat Finucane has issued fresh proceedings in the High Court in Belfast three months after the UK government refused to order a fresh public inquiry into the 1998 killing.
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Poorer countries are still being left behind on COVID-19 vaccinations
As the global effort to share vaccines enters high gear, it will still be years before billions of people can get the shot — threatening more deaths and a longer journey to normalcy.
Biden moves to end justice contracts with private prisons
President Biden has signed executive orders to end Justice Department contracts with private prisons and increase the government’s enforcement of a law meant to combat discrimination in the housing market.
Biden plans to roll back Trump’s refugee, asylum crackdowns
President Joe Biden will sign a trio of executive orders on to reverse Donald Trump’s crackdown on asylum seekers and refugees, continuing his push to loosen his predecessor’s strict immigration policies.
Watchdog drops probe of officers over Anthony Grainger shooting
The police watchdog has dropped an investigation into three former senior Greater Manchester Police officers over their ‘command and control’ of an armed operation during which a father-of-two was shot dead.
Proportion of BAME children in UK youth custody at record high
Self-harm and use of restraint are increasingly commonplace in the youth justice system, according to government figures that also show a record-high proportion of children in youth custody are from BAME backgrounds.
Coming Soon! 81 Acts of Exuberant Defiance initiative
April 2021 is the 40th anniversary of the Brixton uprisings. On this date an ambitious cultural programme of events and activities will kick-off across Brixton. It will be a culturally democratic programme.
Democrats unveil legislation to abolish the federal death penalty
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, the incoming chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., are unveiling legislation that would seek to end federal capital punishment.
