A Major Regional Conference Organised by JUST West Yorkshire

The UK Government's legislative and public policy responses have given the police and other security services precedented powers, rolled back hard-won civil liberties and fundamentally

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JUST has outlined its Aims & Objectives as follows: • To work strategically with individuals and organisations that reflect all areas and sections of society in West Yorkshire in order to promote Racial Justice and achieve greater race equality. ...

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JUST West Yorkshire's Position Statement on The National Identity Scheme

JUST West Yorkshire together with the undersigned individuals and organisations call on the Labour government to withdraw the implementation of the National Identity Scheme immediately and develop responses to contemporary challenges which uphold the principles of individual liberties and civil and human rights. ...

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Just Speaks Out

Reaction, Comment and Analysis on the 42-day Anti-terror Bill (What others have to say)

“I do not believe as ministers continue to insist, that there is some sort of trade off between our liberties and the safety of the realm. I believe what makes us free is what makes us safe and what makes us safe is what makes us free” Dianne Abbot, Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington

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PRESS RELEASE

Racial Justice

Solicitor accuses regulator of racial bias in £10m claim

An Iranian-born solicitor has launched an unprecedented £10m claim against the Law Society and the solicitors' regulatory body for racial and religious discrimination, harassment and victimisation.

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Video

Land of no return

All across the country, communities are organising themselves to stop their friends and neighbours from being deported. From lobbying the Home Office to foiling dawn raids, the resistance will stop at nothing to keep failed asylum seekers safe in Britain.

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No 2 ID

Local

Pride & prejudice: How the far right muscled in on middle England

It was the place he dubbed Everytown, the corner of Britain that most accurately represents the nation at large. So when the people of Maltby swung towards the BNP in this month's local elections, ex-resident Julian Baggini returned to discover how the politics of hatred took root in Labour's Yorkshire heartland

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Race equality chief warns of ethnic 'cold war'

National

Living under a control order

Below, we reproduce the speech made by Cerie Bullivant* on living under control orders at the launch of 'Captivated: Art of the Interned'.

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Media hysteria around new book

Recent Policy Documents

The Government's White Paper on Community Empowerment

Communities in control: real people, real power sets out how the Government plans to give citizens and communities more rights and more power through:

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