Support for Human Rights Law Review in Scotland

EDINBURGH—International human rights education group Youth for Human Rights International today announced its support for the Scottish Parliament's review of the law to bring it in line with the European...

Group says human rights education barred by corruption of subject

MANCHESTER—Volunteers from international human rights education organisation Youth for Human Rights International claim that talking to people about human rights is becoming more difficult as people associate the...

York Scouts half-way to John o' Groats

LIVERPOOL—A group of fourteen Scouts, Explorer Scouts and Scout Leaders from York, North Yorkshire reached the mid-way point of their journey from Land's End to John o' Groats as they crossed the River Mersey...

Scientology Churches Mark UNESCO Day of Tolerance

MANCHESTER—Churches of Scientology around the world marked the International Day of Tolerance commemorating the founding of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) this week...

LSD and cannabis should not be brought into the alcohol debate

MANCHESTER—International drug education provider the Foundation for a Drug-Free World has hit out at Government drug adviser Professor David Nutt, after his report published today claimed drugs including cannabis, ecstasy and LSD are less harmful than alcohol. Professor...

Human Rights Court turns up heat for Russia in Scientology case

STRASBOURG—The European Court of Human Rights delivered a verdict Thursday entitling members of two Scientology groups in Russia to registration as religious groups, finding that their rights to freedom of religious association under the European Convention of Human Rights...

Human Rights: The Story of a Volunteer

The words "busy" and "important" don't even begin to describe the various elements of voluntary work done by thousands throughout the world to help better the quality of life for disadvantaged people, by way of which I refer not only to those in so-called 'third world'...

Scientology goes green for Manchester

MANCHESTER—Representatives of the Church of Scientology in Manchester announced this week the beginning of a new environmental strategy which aims to reduce waste of energy and resources and increase recycling,...

Government advises “reporting adverse drug reactions”

The Prime Minister's Office announced yesterday the MHRA's intention to advise prescription drug users to report adverse reactions to pharmaceutical products, in response to a petition started by the Citizens...

Psychiatric drugging of children "deadly", says watchdog

Attendees arrived at the annual meeting of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Liverpool yesteday, amid fierce protest from human rights watchdog the 'Citizens Commission on Human Rights' (CCHR), whose supporters...

Scientology Volunteer Ministers begin year-long tour

MANCHESTER—The local arm of Church of Scientology-led relief group, the Volunteer Ministers, today announced planned stops along a 12-month tour of the North West, bringing their travelling disaster relief...

American teenager pleads guilty to Scientology web attack

A 19-year-old American man has admitted knocking the Church of Scientology's websites offline in a series of electronic attacks in 2008. Dmitri Guzner of Verona, New Jersey pleaded guilty to charges of cybercrime against the religious organisation and related websites, which...

Community group tackles drug abuse in Trafford

MANCHESTER, UK—Volunteers from the Foundation for a Drug-Free World in the North West took their drug-free message to the streets on Sunday afternoon as they distributed free booklets, entitled 'The Truth About...

Omagh: Ten Years On

Today marks precisely ten years since the Real IRA bombing of Omagh, Northern Ireland, on 15 August 1998. The bomb which ripped through the town centre that busy Saturday afternoon claimed the lives of 29 people,...

UNODC launches 2008 World Drug Report in Brussels

BRUSSELS—The 20th UN World Drug Day was observed in Brussels on Thursday 26 June, at a European workshop on drug prevention for international diplomats and anti-drug professionals, that included the launch of...

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