Britain must do more to support rape victims: senior law officers
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Britain still has "much to do" in supporting victims of rape and securing higher rates of conviction in rape cases, senior British law officers told The Guardian on Tuesday.
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Britain's top police officer is calling for phone-tap evidence to be used in court cases involving terror suspects.
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A group of MSPs call for tougher laws regarding sex offenders following a campaign by a victim's mother.
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Female genital mutilation, commonly associated with parts of Africa and the Middle East, is becoming a growing problem in Britain despite efforts to stamp it out. London's Metropolitan Police, Britain's largest police force, hopes a campaign beginning on Wednesday will highlight that the practice is a crime here.
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A British parliamentary committee  accused the government on Sunday of breaking European human  rights law with its curbs on terrorism suspects and urged it to  do more to prosecute suspects instead.
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The United Nations Committee Against Torture has urged Britain to carry out a review of its policy of detaining foreign suspects indefinitely under anti-terrorism laws.
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The government is not doing enough to tackle violence against women in the UK, a coalition of charities says.
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The police must be more accountable to the public, Conservative leader David Cameron says.
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More needs to be done to encourage women to have their breasts screened if we are to combat cancer effectively, MPs and campaigners have said.
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Parliament is expected to vote to allow evidence in rape cases other than the required four male eyewitnesses.
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THE UK should set up a dedicated police force to help companies protect themselves from terrorist attacks, says the Confederation of British Industry.
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The government must improve the way it supports victims of child trafficking, a children's charity says.
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ONE of Scotlandâs most senior police officers has backed calls for householders to have the legal right to kill or injure intruders in order to defend their homes and families.
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BRITAIN&#39;S largest financial institutions are being urged to take lead roles in lawsuits seeking hundreds of millions of dollars from the scandal-struck US insurance industry.
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A leading human rights group has issued a global call to action to challenge violence against women and the failure of governments to prevent it.
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Britain's top law enforcement official said Wednesday that individual rights must be balanced against collective security in the face of the threat of terrorism.
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Rape conviction rates remain close to an all-time low despite efforts by the government, police and prosecutors to improve performance, according to Home Office research published today.