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23 Apr 2013

Surge in demand for advice services as housing costs rise

Shelter reports a surge in demand for advice services as the high cost of housing, living costs and cuts to housing support leave people struggling to pay for their homes.
23 Apr 2013

UK government called on to help address sexual violence in Colombia

UK agencies are calling on the UK government to raise the issue of conflict-related sexual violence at a United Nations review in Geneva today (23 April)
22 Apr 2013

Indonesian military ‘development’ programme spreads fear in West Papua

Papuan leaders have voiced their concern at plans for Indonesian soldiers to build 1,500 km of new roads in the next two years to accelerate ‘development’ in West Papua.
22 Apr 2013

UN forum endorses measures to improve sustainable forest management

The United Nations Forum on Forests has agreed measures to improve the sustainable management of forests snd a voluntary global fund for their support.
19 Apr 2013

Amnesty condemns erosion of human rights of disabled in UK

In the last few days, the economic case for austerity has been dealt more than one significant blow. The IMF has warned George Osborne that he is ‘playing with fire’ and an academic paper which had ostensibly given the policy great legitimacy has been shown to be fatally undermined by mathematical and statistical errors.
19 Apr 2013

UK 'cannot afford' to let global nuclear disarmament initiatives fail

As states gather in Geneva next week at the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty's Preparatory Committee, the UK "cannot afford to sit on the fence", says CND
17 Apr 2013

Unions criticise government for abolition of Agricultural Wages Board

The TUC has criticised ministers for refusing to discuss proposals to save the Agricultural Wages Board.
17 Apr 2013

My new book on activism has now been published

My new book, Digital Revolutions: Activism in the internet age, has now been published by New Internationalist.
15 Apr 2013

Police arrest 47 at peaceful blockade of Trident nuclear base

At least forty-seven people, including several Christians, have been arrested while peacefully blocking entrances to the Faslane nuclear base in Scotland.
15 Apr 2013

TUC calls on statistics watchdog to investigate minister over benefit claims

The TUC has called on the UK Statistics Authority to investigate Iain Duncan Smith for "misusing" official statistics to justify the government's benefits cap.

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