But he said tackling those kind of social issues had to be balanced with reforms to the youth justice system and measures to ensure more police were on the streets.

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Lord Justice Thomas ruled the papers put before the justice secretary for him to make his decision "did not put a balanced case".

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He said that the outcome document prepared for the Conference was carefully balanced, that it addressed key issues and that it set the stage for concrete action in a global campaign for justice for victims of racism worldwide.

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