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3 May 2012
Illegal ‘human safari’ road still open 10 years after supreme court ruling

A road at the centre of a ‘human safari’ scandal in the Andaman Islands is still open, exactly ten years after India’s Supreme Court ordered its closure.

2 May 2012
Fantasy and reality at BAE's AGM
2 May 2012
BAE 'proud' to sell arms to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia

The chairman of arms giant BAE Systems has refused to rule out selling arms to the Saudi government even if the country uses them to put down peaceful protests.

2 May 2012
Conference aims to create movement of 'peaceful' schools

A conference taking place in London on 18 May will explore how primary schools can be transformed into peaceful communities.

2 May 2012
UK ministers criticise repressive regimes, then sell them weapons

The government have published a report on regimes that abuse human rights just as statistics reveal the same regimes have bought British weapons.

2 May 2012
Quakers worldwide urged to act together

More than 60 Quakers from Britain have attended the 2012 world conference of Quakers in Kenya.The theme of the conference was “Being Salt and Light: Friends living the kingdom of God in a broken world”.

2 May 2012
The real Olympic legacy
1 May 2012
Christian Aid highlight progress in Sierra Leone

Three British supporters of Christian Aid have visited Sierra Leone to see how the country's Methodist Church is helping the country to recover from war.

1 May 2012
Fracking report does not face the issues, say critics

A report on fracking for shale gas commissioned by the DECC, recommending that the drilling method be allowed to continue, has been criticised.

1 May 2012
Churches' consultation focuses on migrant workers in the Gulf

A global consultation on 'Ecumenical Advocacy for the Protection of the Human Rights of Migrant Workers in the Arabian Gulf Region' is taking place.