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  • 3 Feb 2008
    Baptists work internationally to assist women trapped by sex trade

    A leading US Baptist has called on Christians to address the international crisis of women and girls who are being trafficked into prostitution, highlighting the social and economic conditions that breed the trade.

  • 30 Jan 2008
    Stop playing politics with prison, inspector demands

    For the third year running Her Majesty's Inspector of Prisons, Anne Owers, a former human rights campaigner, has hit the headlines with a hard-hitting report on Britain's dire prison situation, calling for action not political posturing.

  • 19 Jan 2008
    Sikhs hold peace march to protest against French turban ban

    Sikhs from across the world will be joining in support of a peace march in New Delhi, India, today to protest against a French secularity law that bans the wearing of sacred turbans in schools and other work places throughout the country.

  • 18 Jan 2008
    Government aims to tackle extremism with web monitoring and meetings

    British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith yesterday outlined government plans to target websites promoting extremism, as part of efforts to stop "vulnerable people" being "groomed for violent extremism" by radical Jihadist groups.

  • 16 Jan 2008
    The death penalty shows its true colours

    Ex-Conservative MP Michael Portillo was on TV last night, documenting his attempts to discover whether there is a "humane" way for the state to kill people found guilty of heinous crimes.

  • 16 Jan 2008
    Freeing of Colombian hostages hailed as a sign of hope

    The recent freeing of Clara Rojas and Consuelo González in Colombia has been welcomed by a World Council of Churches' spokesperson as a sign of hope that non-violence and justice is still possible in the troubled country.

  • 16 Jan 2008
    Archbishop of Canterbury condemns intimidation in Zimbabwe

    Lambeth Palace, HQ of the Archbishop of Canterbury, has issued a strongly worded statement in response to media reports that a number of Anglican church services in Harare have been disrupted by Zimbabwean state officials.

  • 16 Jan 2008
    Amnesty launches campaign against stoning in Iran

    The global human rights group Amnesty International has called on the government of Iran to immediately abolish the "grotesque and horrific" practice of publicly stoning people to death.

  • 15 Jan 2008
    Anger at violent police arrest of peace protestor Brian Haw

    Supporters of Brian Haw, the Christian peace protestor whose long-running Westminster vigil against the Iraq war led to the government banning demonstrations in the vicinity, have expressed outrage at his arrest yesterday.

  • 14 Jan 2008
    Faith groups mark National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness

    Faith groups throughout the USA observed the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness on 11 January 2008, seeking also move beyond consciousness of the problem to collaborative actions towards ending exploitation.