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Latest news
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Help undocumented migrants to regularise immigration status, Quakers say
4 September 2024
Quakers joined dozens of other charities in urging Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to make it easier for undocumented migrants to regularise their immigration status.
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Quakers urge full ban on UK arms exports to Israel
3 September 2024
The government's suspension of some arms exports is a welcome recognition of the clear risk that Israel is using UK arms to violate international humanitarian law, but does not go nearly far enough, Quakers in Britain said.
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UN committee echoes Quaker concerns over racism in the UK
28 August 2024
The United Nations has recognised a wide range of concerns raised by civil society organisations including Quakers in its latest review of racism in the UK.
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“We are still here”: Quakers from around the world gather in South Africa
14 August 2024
Quakers gathered in Vanderbijlpark near Johannesburg, South Africa, last week (5-12 August), nearly four centuries after their foundation.
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Quakers submit video evidence on lack of UK progress on racism to the UN
14 August 2024
The UK must do more to tackle racism, Quakers in Britain said as the country faces a review by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD).
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Quakers concerned for protestors facing long sentences
13 August 2024
Quakers are calling on the government to restore the right to protest and freedom of speech.
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Quaker peace work aims to turn the tide in East Africa
11 August 2024
Quakers and Quaker-related peace workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have undertaken training in peacebuilding.
