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  • 9 Aug 2007
    Parliamentarians rap government on abuse of migrants' rights

    The joint Parliamentary (Commons and Lords) Human Rights Committee has agreed with civic and church campaigners for migrants rights that changes to the Highly Skilled Migrants Programme in 2006 breached human rights.

  • 9 Aug 2007
    Police seek censure over 'misleading' TV programme on Muslims

    West Midlands Police have reported Channel 4 TV to the media regulator Ofcom over the way an Undercover Mosque programme in its Dispatches series was edited - claiming that it was misleading and could harm community relations.

  • 9 Aug 2007
    Sentamu urges MPs to slow down over the summer

    Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, has announced that he is to send every MP in the country some summer reflection material: The 100-Minute Bible and a guide to slowing down written by the Anglican Bishop of Reading.

  • 8 Aug 2007
    Churches offer support to foot-and-mouth farming communities

    Local clergy and rural chaplains, working with the Farm Crisis Network, are providing pastoral support to farmers affected by the Protection and Surveillance Zones set up in Surrey following the local outbreak of foot and mouth disease.

  • 8 Aug 2007
    Christian Aid launches South Asia flood appeal in the UK

    The UK-based international development agency Christian Aid is launching an appeal to help more than 20 million people in India and Bangladesh who have been affected by the worst flooding there in living memory.

  • 8 Aug 2007
    Salvation Army to hold major seminar on suicide prevention

    Amid growing concern about depression and suicide in Britain and Ireland, especially among the young, The Salvation Army has announced that it will be holding a two-day International Conference on Suicide Prevention next month.

  • 7 Aug 2007
    MPs report on arms exports avoids BAE-Saudi fraud row

    A report on arms exports by a key committee of MPs has failed to examine the Government's recent suspension of a Serious Fraud Office investigation into BAE's arms deals with Saudi Arabia, campaigners against the deadly trade have pointed out.

  • 6 Aug 2007
    Church ministers to accompany police in Northern Ireland

    In a move that may raise questions for those who believe, on secular and religious grounds, in a clear distinction between religion and the state, Christian ministers in Northern Ireland are accompanying police patrols in tough areas.

  • 6 Aug 2007
    Campaigners say Nigeria is unfit for 2014 Commonwealth Games

    Christian and secular human rights campaigners have joined forces to put pressure on the London-based Commonwealth Games Federation over Nigeria's bid for the 2014 games, citing its widely condemned mistreatment of gay people.

  • 5 Aug 2007
    Church of England re-tools itself for the digital era

    Keen to keep up with advancing technology and to find new ways of increasing supporter awareness, the Church of England is expanding its digital efforts with an electronic news bulletin and trial podcasts.