Articles
Thursday, 13 June 2013 18:33
Columbia: Portion of an open letter to the Prime Minister of Canada
‘I am a 24-year-old Canadian citizen living and working in Colombia with Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) as an international human rights observer, striving for justice and peace in a country torn by a 50-year civil war.…
Thursday, 13 June 2013 18:21
America: American Pastor’s wife appealing to UN
Naghmeh Abedini, wife of Paster Saeed Abedini who is currently being held prisoner in Iran addressed the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 about her husband's plight. 'For nearly a year,…
Monday, 03 June 2013 10:41
W.H.O. warns against 'threat to the entire world'
A new Sars-like virus discovered in humans could pose “a threat to the entire world”, the World Health Organisation warned this week. The organisation believes the virus is “emerging faster than our understanding” after cases were…
Monday, 03 June 2013 10:36
Legal aid cuts 'put a generation of children in danger'
A generation of children risks being traumatised by the Government's swingeing legal aid cuts, and youngsters caught in violent homes are already being placed in acute danger, family law experts have revealed. Two months after free…
Monday, 03 June 2013 10:32
Charities want parliamentary inquiry into UK food poverty
Church Action on Poverty and Oxfam have called for a parliamentary inquiry into the rise of food poverty in the UK. The two charities say that more than half a million people in the UK are…
Monday, 03 June 2013 10:26
Archbishop of York has prostate cancer surgery
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has undergone an operation for prostate cancer and is expected to take a lengthy break from his duties. The Most Rev Dr John Sentamu issued a statement after his…