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10 May 2012
Secrecy Bill is 'sell-out' to security forces says Amnesty

Amnesty International has condemned an announcement in the Queen’s Speech that the government will bring forward a Bill to allow new secret justice measures.

10 May 2012
WCC General Secretary receives 'Friend of the Armenians' award

The General Secretary of the World Council of Churches has been honoured with the 'Friend of the Armenians' award by the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America.

9 May 2012
Disappointment at omission of overseas aid pledge from Queen's speech

Christian Aid has criticised the omission from the Queen’s Speech of any mention of legislation committing the UK to spending 0.7 per cent of gross national income on overseas aid.

9 May 2012
Liberty criticises 'snooper's charter' and secret court proposals

The civil liberties organisation Liberty has responded with dismay as plans for what it calls "a new Snooper’s Charter" and Secret Courts were included in today's Queen’s Speech.

9 May 2012
Bahraini activist is 'prisoner of conscience' says Amnesty

Amnesty International has called for the release of Nabeel Rajab, director of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, who was arrested at the weekend and charged with “insulting a national institution”.

8 May 2012
Christian-Muslim relations: all in this together?

A recent London discussion of Christian-Muslim relations illustrated in an enlivening way the need for developing conversation and exchange to take place at a number of levels, says Dr Harry Hagopian. Intellectuals and theologians can set the tone on key issues, but Christians and Muslims alike have a responsibility in communal, political and inter-prersonal engagements to deal truthfully, to confront prejudices, to speak out against faith-based discrimination and to tackle the roots of extremism wherever they are found.

8 May 2012
Romanian authorities leaving vulnerable families homeless says Amnesty

Romania must close the legal loopholes that affect the housing of some of the country’s most marginalised groups, Amnesty International has said in a new briefing.

7 May 2012
Buddhist teachings offer insight to sustainable future says Ban Ki-moon

The teachings of Buddhism can offer significant insights on a more sustainable future, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said.

4 May 2012
Recession and welfare reform hits Northern Ireland hard says new report

People in Northern Ireland are caught between the impact of the recession and a programme of austerity and welfare reform, according to new research published on 2 May.

4 May 2012
Warsi was right to link UKIP with the BNP