Schools Recruitment ForcesWatch Update

September 28, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE An update from ForcesWatch Education Officer, Owen Everett, about their campaign to get the Welsh Assembly to act on recruitment in School. Owen says: “I’m pleased to be able to let you know that the Welsh Government has

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Defence Sec Asked Why MOD Paid Hush-money in Abuse Cases

January 30, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE DEFENCE SEC ASKED WHY MOD PAID HUSH-MONEY IN ABUSE CASES The Celtic League have written to United Kingdom Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, MP, asking why his Department hushed-up a scandal involving allegations of physical and sexual abuse in

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Theresa May Quizzed on Actions she has Taken Over Cadet Abuse Allegations

January 30, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Celtic League has written to the UK Home Secretary asking what action she has taken following revelations that the Ministry of Defence paid out £2 million pounds over 3 years to silence allegations about physical and sexual

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League Notify UNCRC About MOD Cadet Sex Abuse Payment

January 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Celtic League has written to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child about a £2 million payment by the British Ministry of Defence to victims of physical and sexual abuse in the cadet forces.

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League Welfare Concerns Vindicated as MOD Pay £2m to Cadet Abuse Victims

January 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Celtic League has once again written to Children Commissioners in several of the Celtic countries expressing concern about the monitoring of cadet forces. The League had outlined concerns about the adequacy of child welfare in such bodies

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Children’s Commissioner Pressed on Militarisation of Young People

December 14, 2014

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Celtic League has written to Children’s Commissioners in the United Kingdom and to the Isle of Man Department of Education and Children regarding comments about military cadet forces made by the UN Committee on the Rights of

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UN CRC Lobbied on Military Cadets Issue

December 9, 2014

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE UN CRC LOBBIED ON MILITARY CADETS ISSUE The Celtic League has written to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child concerning the operation by the United Kingdom (UK) of military cadet forces which recruit children

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