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Crime and Justice

  • 31 Oct 2006
    Crime and Justice

    Ekklesia’s work in this area has focused on restorative justice and reconfiguring the criminal justice system.

  • 25 May 2013
    We must condemn murder - in both Woolwich and Afghanistan

    Nothing justifies the vicious murder of a British soldier that took place on the streets of Woolwich this week. We are right to condemn it. Consistency and integrity mean that we must also speak out against the killing of innocent people by the US and UK government in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

  • 25 May 2013
    AU urged not to back shielding of Kenyan leaders from justice

    The African Union must reject the Kenyan government calls for the International Criminal Court's case to be tried in Kenya, Amnesty International says.

  • 23 May 2013
    Responding rationally to the Woolwich murder

    In the streets of Woolwich, south-east London, a brutal murder took place yesterday (22 May). Pictures and eyewitness accounts suggest that a man was hacked to death in broad daylight and those responsible for this horrific crime were arrested shortly afterwards. While this was a tragedy for the victim, his family and friends and a shock to the local community, the reaction by some in government risks spreading unnecessary panic.

  • 23 May 2013
    Ekklesia daily e-briefing resumes

    We are pleased to announce that as of yesterday, 22 May 2013, Ekklesia's daily e-mail briefing service (covering news, events and comment) has resumed.

  • 22 May 2013
    UK Government 'attempts to evade responsibility' over part in Libyan torture

    Lawyers for the UK Government claim that it should not be held accountable in British courts for its role in the rendition and torture of Gaddafi opponents in 2004.

  • 20 May 2013
    UK Government in court over Libyan renditions

    Tomorrow will see the first court hearing in the case brought by a Gaddafi opponent against the UK Government over its part in ‘rendering’ him and his pregnant wife to Libya in 2004.

  • 18 May 2013
    Guatemala’s former dictator convicted of genocide

    A former general who presided over a reign of terror in Guatemala during the 1980s has been convicted of genocide.

  • 17 May 2013
    Imminent executions in Indonesia must be stopped, says Amnesty

    The authorities in Indonesia must immediately halt the execution of three men, expected imminently, Amnesty International said yesterday (16 May).

  • 15 May 2013
    British firm moves to end supply of execution drugs to US

    A UK pharmaceutical firm has announced that it is "putting in place concrete steps" to stop the use of its drugs in executions.