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14 May 2013
UK has a shortfall of 395,000 jobs for young adults, says TUC

People aged 18-24 are less likely to be in work than in 2008 and 395,000 jobs are needed to return youth unemployment rates to 2008 levels, says the TUC

14 May 2013
Brazilian Indians forced to leave mega-dam site

The Brazilian authorities have evicted Indians from the Belo Monte dam site, where they were protesting for their land rights.

13 May 2013
Lies, damned lies and statistics: politicians and the sacredness of facts

As Michael Gove joins Iain Duncan Smith and David Cameron in misusing and misrepresenting facts for his own purposes, Jill Segger argues that politicans have taken another step towards destruction of the trust which is essential if our common democratic life is to thrive.

13 May 2013
£30bn infrastructure spend could boost growth and reduce long-term debt levels

Investing £30bn in infrastructure would boost short term growth and increase the UK's long term economic output, according to new research from the TUC and NIESR.

13 May 2013
We need to recognise our common humanity as the welfare changes hit
13 May 2013
Young Methodists back young Nicaraguans in 2014 Street Child World Cup

Nicaraguan street children will have the chance to compete in the 2014 Street Child World Cup with the support of young people of the Methodist Church in Britain.

13 May 2013
Caribbean Anglican leaders: homophobia, debating sexuality, upholding human rights

In a statement opposing same-sex unions, the House of Bishops and Standing Committee of the Church in the Province of the West Indies tried to justify persecution of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people, reports Savitri Hensman. Meanwhile human rights activists in the Caribbean and beyond continue to work for decriminalisation and protection from violence, causes that Anglicans worldwide should support.

12 May 2013
New report on rampant repression after 20 years of Eritrean independence

Twenty years after independence, Eritrea’s prisons are filled with thousands of political prisoners locked up without charge, says a new report from Amnesty.

11 May 2013
Birmingham pupils make film on world's longest-serving death row prisoner

Two school pupils from Birmingham have made a hard-hitting new film about a prisoner in Japan who has been on death row for 45 years.

11 May 2013
Landmark operation evicts illegal ranchers from Yanomami land

The Brazilian authorities have begun an operation to remove eleven illegal ranches from the Yanomami territory in Brazil, and return the land to the Indians