KERNOW: Celtic League General Secretary interviewed on BBC on Cornish language preschool initiativeKERNOW: Celtic League General Secretary interviewed on BBC on Cornish language preschool initiativeKERNOW: Celtic League General Secretary interviewed on BBC on Cornish language preschool initiativeKERNOW: Celtic League General Secretary interviewed on BBC on Cornish language preschool initiativeKERNOW: Celtic League General Secretary interviewed on BBC on Cornish language preschool initiativeKERNOW: Celtic League General Secretary interviewed on BBC on Cornish language preschool initiativeKERNOW: Celtic League General Secretary interviewed on BBC on Cornish language preschool initiativeKERNOW: Celtic League General Secretary interviewed on BBC on Cornish language preschool initiativeKERNOW: Celtic League General Secretary interviewed on BBC on Cornish language preschool initiative

February 14, 2010

The Celtic League General Secretary (GS), Rhisiart Tal-e-bot, has been interviewed in detail about the initiative that he and other parents have taken to establish a Cornish language preschool crèche. The (video) interview can be accessed here: https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8506848.stm It is hoped that as

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February 14, 2010

SNP predictions some years ago that Scotland could become a dumping ground for toxic radioactive waste from the UK nuclear reprocessing programme have been proven graphically correct with the news that 600 tonnes of waste from foreign countries is not to be returned

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NO PLACE FOR SPECIAL COURTS IN JUSTICE SYSTEM 6-2-2010

February 6, 2010

NO PLACE FOR SPECIAL COURTS IN JUSTICE SYSTEM The Celtic League has expressed concern to the Department of Justice in Ireland about the continuation of non jury Special Criminal Courts. The `Special Courts’ have their origin in Offences Against the State legislation introduced

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MAGHABERRY: NIPS RESPOND ON OVERCROWDING AND DOCTORS ISSUE 6-2-2010

February 6, 2010

The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) have admitted that there is overcrowding at Maghaberry Prison. They were responding to the Celtic League which had raised concerns following a critical report by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT). The Prison Service says

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DEATH PROBES SHOULD COMPLY WITH UN CREDIBILITY CRITERIA NIO TOLD 6-2-2010

February 6, 2010

The Celtic League has pressed the Northern Ireland Government to ensure that any inquiries into unsolved murders of `human rights defenders’ are independent and credible. It is now eighteen months since the United Nations Human Rights Committee set out this criteria for such

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IRISH TRAVELLER COMMUNITY: UPDATE ON UN CCPR CONCERNS 6-2-2010

February 6, 2010

The Celtic League has asked Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs what steps are being taken to give effect to concerns expressed by the United Nations Human Rights Committee (CCPR) about the status of Ireland’s Traveller Community. On a related point the League has

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CENSUS WILL SIDELINE CORNISH IDENTITY ISSUE 1-2-2010

February 1, 2010

The proposed 2011 census form has now been published, which gives the Welsh people its own tick box for the first time. In addition to the separate Welsh tick box in question 15 – relating to national identity – there are two separate

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