They know that the British courts have determined that ethnic Albanians from Kosovo are the only substantial group of asylum-seekers in Britain eligible for refugee status by virtue of their ethnicity and where they come from rather than because of any individual experience of torture or repression.

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Mr. Jefferson has intimate personal experience with landmines, both by virtue of his service as a bomb disposal officer in the British army and while working on behalf of various humanitarian organizations.

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"We would hope that the Boy Scouts of America will continue to provide young people a formative experience grounded in virtue and directed by service to God and others, " the National Catholic Committee on Scouting said in February.

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