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Posted: Mon, 08 Apr 2019
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The NSS has urged British institutions to strip the sultan of Brunei of honours over his kingdom's use of draconian new punishments.
Posted: Thu, 28 Mar 2019
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Posted: Wed, 19 Dec 2018
Sharia ‘law’ should not trump domestic law, ECHR rules
A Greek court was wrong to prioritise sharia 'law' provisions over those of the country's domestic legal code, the ECHR has ruled.
Posted: Tue, 14 Aug 2018
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