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01 August 2001

The day to count: Reflections on a methodology to raise awareness about the impact of domestic violence in the UK, EA Stanko. Criminal Justice vol 1 no 2, pp215?226.

This article presents findings of an innovative methodology that examines the impact of domestic violence on key service providers in the UK. An audit of calls to the police over one 24?hour period reveals that it is largely women who contact police about domestic violence. The audit also documented that more women escaping domestic violence live in refuges in the UK on one day than contact police for assistance.

Palestinian refugees: the right of return, Naseer Aruri (ed). Pluto Press, 2001, 294pp, ISBN 0-7453-1776-6.

The Palestinian's right of return to their homes has been upheld in international law and UN Resolutions for more than 50 years, albeit while being simultaneously denied by Israel. Chapters from 16 contributors, including Edward Said and Noam Chomsky, cover the historical roots of the refugee question and a number of related issues. Includes an analysis of the EU's (impotent) approach to the refugees' return.

Voices. Voices in the Wilderness, no 17 (June) 2001. This newsletter campaigns for the immediate and unconditional lifting of sanctions against the people of Iraq.

Voices in the Wilderness UK, has sent eight delegations to Iraq "deliberately and openly breaking the sanctions by hand delivering medical supplies and toys to children's hospitals in Iraq, without applying for export licenses." Available from: Voices in the Wilderness, 16B Cherwell Street, Oxford OX4 1BG; email voices@viwuk.freeserve.co.uk; Tel 0845 458 2564.

The new battleground, Simon Davies. Index on Censorship vol 30 no 1 2001, pp13?16.

Looks at the way the mass collection of DNA is an incursion into personal privacy. It examines the UK Criminal Justice Act and Police Act 2001 and argues that they "override earlier safeguards by mandating the indefinite storage of samples, notably those provided 'voluntarily', and extending access to those beyond police and other law enforcement agencies."