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Human Rights

Recent items relating to Human Rights, including Criminal Justice, Immigration/Asylum and Sexual Ethics are shown below:

July 2008

Archbishop Supports Calls for End to Detention of Children Seeking Asylum
9 July 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has today supported the findings of the Independent…

June 2008

Joint statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York regarding St Bartholomew-the-Great
17 June 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury and Archbishop of York have issued the following statement:

May 2008

Archbishop - Religious Faith and Human Rights
1 May 2008
Tonight the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams will give a lecture at the London School of…

April 2008

Archbishop condemns recent violence against lesbian and gay people
9 April 2008
In response to reports of violence and threats towards Christians involved in the debate on human sexuality,…

February 2008

Cambridge Consultations - 'A World to Believe in'
22 February 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York made a joint visit to Cambridge from 20 - 22…

Archbishop reflects on visit to Oakington Immigration Centre
20 February 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury spoke about his experience of visiting the Oakington Immigration Centre…

Archbishop's lecture - Civil and Religious Law in England: a religious perspective
7 February 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams delivers the foundation lecture in the Temple Festival…

Archbishop on Radio 4 World at One - UK law needs to find accommodation with religious law codes
7 February 2008
An interview with Christopher Landau of the BBC Radio 4 'World at One' programme, on the Temple lecture…

Archbishop Criticises 'Indefensible' Treatment of Young People in Prison
6 February 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury has called upon the government to look critically at the use of strip-searching…

January 2008

Interview with Roger Bolton for The Sunday Programme on Radio 4
27 January 2008
The following transcript of the Archbishop talking to Roger Bolton is from the Sunday Programme recorded…

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