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Legal loopholes, Christian Liberty, conflict resolution and World Humanitarian Day

Emily Buchanan hears why a group of MPs want a legal loophole closed, why one of the biggest pilgrimage sites in Scotland is closing and how we're all dressing Frum.

Sarah Champion, MP for Rotherham explains why some MPs want to close a legal loophole so that it is illegal for sports coaches and religious leaders to have sex with anyone in their care under the age of 18.

Maji Peterx is a specialist in conflict resolution and has brought together former members and victims of Boko Haram in trauma awareness and peace-building workshops. He talks to Emily about his work and explains what he will be doing in Mountjoy Prison in Dublin this week.

Why is one of Scotland’s biggest pilgrimage sites to close? Despite a petition with over 5000 signatures to keep it open, the pilgrimage centre at Carfin Grotto, North Lanarkshire, is likely to close as officials say it’s not making enough money.

And Monday 19th August is the United Nations’ ‘World Humanitarian Day’. This year the focus of the UN's World Humanitarian day is on women. We speak to humanitarian aid workers Shivani Rana from Christian Aid and Zoe Corden from CAFOD about how dangerous their work has become.

Produced by
Louise Clarke-Rowbotham
Peter Everett

Series Producer
Amanda Hancox

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Sun 18 Aug 2019 07:10

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