Barbaric Sexual Assault In Vrindavan On February 24, 2015 At 7 AM, in broad daylight, 82-year-old Chandrika Devi Dasi was raped and robbed at Kesi-ghat, Vrindavan. Chandrika is from Russia. She is a saintly vaisnavi and has come to Vrindavan to pass the final years of her life. In her advanced age has performed Vrindavan Parikrama everyday for the past five years. On February 24th, as she passed through Kesi-ghat, two Indian men, approximately 20 years of age, approached from behind and pushed her to the ground. One of the men stole her parikrama bag and ran away. The other man climbed upon her chest and held her mouth to keep her from screaming, pulled his genital from his cloth and while sitting upon her to keep her from moving, masturbated and passed semen on her chest. After his climax he jumped up to run away and a large knife fell from his cloth. He quickly grabbed the weapon and ran. By Krishna’s blessings Chandrika Devi Dasi broke no bones when she fell. She is shocked and traumatised by the event. Though there were pujaris at the Kesi-ghat temple but they did nothing to help. From her shock, and feeling of shame, she did not report the event to the police on the day that it happened. On the second day when I was informed I instructed her to file a First Information Report with the local police. She did so on February 25, 2015 I reported the incident to our Vrindavan Temple President he sent his legal assistant to deal with the local police. By Krishna's grace the criminals were captured within two days and legal proceedings have been opened against them. But, as events go in India, unless noise is made, they will simply pay a bribe and be released. What if someone tried to rape your 82 year old mother. What would you do ?

In order to prevent other young fathers/sons/nephews/uncles disappearing without a trace we feel that a number of failures by the police need to be brought to the knowledge to those at the top. Ambrose went missing after spending the evening in the Fox Pub with 2 friends. He was let out of the back of the pub by a security guard to look for his keys, which he had lost. We were informed by the FLO that Ambrose had been captured on CCTV getting int his car at Arnose Grove, 14 minutes later his car was involved in a crash. Ambrose has not been seen since. One of the friends Ambrose was out with, arrived at Ambrose's mums house at 08.00 hours, apparently within 7 hours of this person last seeing Ambrose. He informed Ruth that Ambrose had been involved in some fights, had crashed his car twice and had simply disappeared. This person also informed her that Ambrose's car had been towed away around 3 a.m. Ruth, Ambrose's mother reported all this to the police twice on the 24th January and once on the 25th January. Ever since Ambrose was reported missing there have been a number of incidences that have concerned us as a family. These are regarding the way the police have dealt with Ambrose's disappearance; the treatment and lack of support his mother Ruth has received from the police since Ruth Brought this to their attention; the inconsistencies in what the police have been telling the family and the failure of the police to follow the correct protocol in relation to the grading of Ambrose's disappearance. If you would like to know more about this case please go to Ambrose's goup which is called "Ambrose baall missing"..

The Government should stop British registered companies destroying the lives of tribal people and environment in India. Essar Energy is registered in Britain and is part of the same multinational giant that is involved in Stanlow Refinery in Cheshire. It is planning to dig coal in Madhya Pardesh province of India, which is the same state where in Bhopal poisonous gas from a chemical plant operated by Union Carbide (part of an American multinational) in 1984 killed many thousands innocent people and left even greater number with permanent serious health problems. Mahan Forest which Essar Energy may be destroying is one of the oldest Sal tree forest in Asia. It is sanctuary for wild life including some endangered species. Many thousand tribal people in the area also make sustainable living from collection of forest produce. So they are campaigning to save their culture and sustainable mode of living with the help of Green Peace India. Although on paper Indian laws provide protection for tribal people. Some people have alleged that to get around Indian laws that provide some protection to tribal communities, fake documents were created by some parties involved. The new Government of India under Prime Minister Modi (who was chief minister of Gujarat when in 2002 nearly thousand innocent citizens of India were killed by religious extremists and some his colleagues were found guilty of those crimes in 2012) is not only supporting this environmental vandalism but has also started to intimidate those who are helping the tribal people. Soon after coming to power Modi led BJP Government of India froze the funds of Green Peace India, which has since been judged to be illegal action by the High Court. Recently lawyer Ms Pryia Pillai was on her way to London to meet all party group of MPs who are interested in the welfare of tribal people. But Indian authorities stopped her at Delhi airport under laws meant for absconding dangerous criminals and terrorist. So it is reasonable to suspect that the Modi led government is trying to intimidate environmental and human rights activists and stop them from letting British people know about the unethical involvement of British registered firms in destroying the lives of tribal people and environmental vandalism in a fellow Commonwealth member nation. Please sign the petition requesting Prime Minister Cameron to stop British registered firms indulging in unethical practises which may destroy the lives of tribal people and environment of Mahan Forest area in India or in other places. And object to Modi led Indian government hindering friendly people to people contacts between British and Indian citizens. Paramjit Bahia

Because the people of Thanet deserve to be served by councillors who aren't racist "Leadership - Holders of public office should promote and support these principles by leadership and by example, and should act in a way that secures or preserves public confidence."

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) currently compensate 'blameless victims of crimes'. However, they also state 'We may refuse or reduce a payment if you have a criminal record, even though you may have been blameless in the incident which resulted in your injury'. As somebody who works in the legal profession representing victims of abuse, I have witnessed victims of abuse (whose abuser has been convicted) refused compensation on the basis that they have unspent criminal convictions. Some victims were drugged, laced with alcohol and forced to commit crimes by their abusers - they too have been refused compensation because they have 'unspent convictions'. These people were CHILDREN who were abused and put in that situation and CICA are punishing them for their abuse. Common symptoms of those who were or are being abused are anger, use of drugs and alcohol, committing crimes and lashing out because they want to be heard and helped. Their experiences will be with them for the rest of their lives and they will never be able to regain their childhood or live a normal live. These issues were submitted to the government last Autumn but to date they have failed to acknowledge the correspondence sent to them. Is this being swept under the carpet too? These victims need help to rebuild their lives, not to feel they are being punished by CICA: A government run organisation!

Please sign the petition to stop this government rushing through legislation that has the power to impact on all our lives not just the Muslim community. This year is the 800 year anniversary of the Magna Carta, this bill seeks to undo the very principles signed 800 Years ago. In the guise of fear mongering and scaring the wider community about Islamist extremist and criminalising the whole of the Muslim community, this bill will erode the civil liberty of all people and all communities. For further details please see www.stopthebill.co.uk or sign this petition It is an erosion of civil liberty, fair trial, the freedom to travel and justice for all.

"Failed" asylum seekers are prohibited from working and will not have the resources to present themselves in Liverpool. The effect of this ruling will be to make appeals virtually inaccessible to "failed" asylum seekers. In the past many asylum claims have been upheld on appeal.

Background David suffers a bipolar disorder, his condition is well controlled with medication and family support but oddly enough this story is not only about David, it is also about his Uganda born wife Mary (not her real name). Mary was an asylum seeker who went through the proper channels to request asylum in the UK. It was during this time that she met David and love blossomed. Mary's asylum request was refused and in 2005 she was deported from the UK separating her from David. In 2006 David pursued Mary to Uganda and they were legally married. David and Mary applied again as a married couple for Mary to be permitted to live in the UK, because of her deportation history, she was refused permission. David has been reluctant to raise the profile of the case, for fear it might reignite problems for his wife with the authorities in Uganda, hence we have changed her name in this story. David sought help from his local MP Rosie Cooper, she liaised with the then immigration minister Liam Byrne MP. David was advised in a letter that he had to appeal the refusal decision, but as long as their marriage was legally recognised in Uganda and the UK, there would be no problem. The case was represented by a barrister who failed to disclose the existence of the letter from Liam Byrne MP. The appeal was refused based seemingly only on the past asylum history. David has considered emigrating to Uganda, but his medical condition is not treatable in Uganda. He returns to the UK frequently for medication and the trips play havoc with his medical condition. Between visits to Uganda to be with his wife, David continues to campaign to get permission for her to enter this country legally and is currently receiving the support of John Pugh MP for Southport in his quest for justice. Other information In a recent EU legal case the judge ruled that foreign families of EU citizens cannot be stopped from moving to Britain http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2878913/Millions-given-right-UK-court-rules-EU-workers-free-bring-families-from.html Yet David and Mary are still struggling to get justice. Please help them in their quest for fairness and justice by signing the petition.

In a new report the government’s imposition of sanctions on Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants has led to a significant rise in people leaving unemployment benefits, but they are not returning to work, according to researchers at the University of Oxford and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Sanctions are unfair, disproportionate and cruel - they are leading to the deaths of our citizens; causing suicides, mental health issues and increasing the involvement of the police, hospitals and social services. Whistleblowers are reporting that JCP staff are setting people up to fail to meet internal targets. Radio 4 reported the case of Danielle, a woman with dyslexia and learning difficulties. She had been instructed to complete 48 ‘actions’ to get work a fortnight. With her problems this was not easy. When once she had only done 47 acts she was sanctioned. She ended up dependent on food charities. There is a need for a cost-benefit analysis of sanctioning, looking at it not just in narrow terms of unemployment benefit, but also the bigger picture, focusing on employment, health, and other social costs. The senior author of the new working paper, Professor David Stuckler from Oxford has presented these fact as an expert witness before the Work and Pensions Committee: PLEASE help us and sign our petition @ABCorgdotnet

The Chagos archipelago is situated in the Indian Ocean, mid-way between India and Africa. Some 2,000 people lived on the archipelago, the majority on the largest island of Diego Garcia. Their ancestry on the islands went back to the 18th century. During the 1960s and 1970s British governments, both Labour and Tory, tricked and expelled the entire population of the Chagos, a British colonial dependency, so that Diego Garcia, the main island of their homeland, could be given to the United States as the site for a military base. This act of mass kidnapping by the British government was carried out in high secrecy, along with the conspiracy that preceded it. The last islander was deported in 1973. The 'deportation or forcible transfer of a population...a crime against humanity', is according to the words of Article 7 of the Statute of the International Criminal Court. These displaced people still in Mauritius and the Seychelles continue to suffer in poverty to this day and continue to exist in sadness, longing to return to their homeland. Many have died in misery, living in the hope of going home. In 2002, travelling with their new British passports, many of the Chagossians began to arrive in Britain, to bring their campaign to London and to escape the poverty of Mauritius. All of them wanted to return to the Chagos Islands rather than be in England. It is estimated that more than 2,000 Chagossians now live on the margins of UK society mainly in the town of Crawley, with a smaller community in Manchester. In both places they struggle to reconstruct their lives. Meanwhile dozens of jobs on Diego Garcia are being advertised in the Philippines, including posts for electricians, cashiers, mechanics, stock clerks, janitors, welders, firefighters, engineers and massage therapists. There have been no reports of these jobs being advertised in Mauritius, the Seychelles or the UK, where most of the Chagossian community live. We can’t help but wonder why.they have not been given priority for these positions in their own land. Since being illegally evicted, very few Chagossians have been able to get jobs at the foreign base in their homeland despite many trying. The hope is that the islanders be allowed to return to their islands as soon as possible before more of them die in a British imposed exile, never to see their homeland again.

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Why are they needed? Gender is more complex than a simple male/female binary. For trans or androgynous people the simple everyday activity of using the toilet may be stressful. If their physical appearance doesn’t fit gender norms they may be challenged when using gendered toilet facilities, which can be very distressing. Obliging someone to use a designated accessible toilet isn’t acceptable, since it is sends the message that they are not a ‘Genuine’ male or female. It is also best to leave accessible toilets available for use by people with disabilities, some of whom may have an unpredictable and urgent need to use the toilet. .