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6 Dec 2013

Anti-corruption NGOs prepare for international action

World leaders need to act decisively and swiftly to end the shocking levels of corruption in global and national economies, say NGOs.
6 Dec 2013

World Council of Churches honours Mandela legacy

The World Council of Churches' General Secretary has given thanks to God for Nelson Mandela’s life, which he calls a gift to South Africa and the world.
5 Dec 2013

Tutu joins mourning and tributes as Nelson Mandela dies

Former South Africa President and 'father of the nation', Nelson Mandela, died at home surrounded by family this evening, President Jacob Zuma has announced.
5 Dec 2013

Widespread abuses in Ukraine documented by Human Rights Watch

Riot police have used excessive force during the current demonstrations in Ukraine, based on accounts from witnesses, says Human Rights Watch.
5 Dec 2013

Call for halt to Philippines $8bn debt payments after typhoon

A month after Typhoon Haiyan, three leading development NGOs are calling for the debt of the Philippines to be cancelled.
5 Dec 2013

Churches and activists engage on business and human rights

Activists from indigenous communities in Guatemala and Colombia have been presenting cases to a UN business and human rights forum.
5 Dec 2013

Amnesty launches 'write for rights' communication campaign

Write for Rights, one of Amnesty International’s major global campaigns, is due to mobilise hundreds of thousands of people around the world.
4 Dec 2013

International review of ethics of animal testing announced

A new review of the ethics of the use of animals in research is being pioneered by an international group of academics.
4 Dec 2013

Guarani leader and film-star murdered

Guarani Indian leader and film-star Ambrósio Vilhalva has been murdered, after decades of campaigning for his tribe’s right to live on their ancestral land.
3 Dec 2013

WCC welcomes Pope's 'challenging and inviting' message

The recent Apostolic Exhortation by Pope Francis concerning the proclamation of the Gospel in today’s world has been welcomed by the WCC.

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6 Dec 2013

Anti-corruption NGOs prepare for international action

World leaders need to act decisively and swiftly to end the shocking levels of corruption in global and national economies, say NGOs.
6 Dec 2013

World Council of Churches honours Mandela legacy

The World Council of Churches' General Secretary has given thanks to God for Nelson Mandela’s life, which he calls a gift to South Africa and the world.
6 Dec 2013

A shrivelled state and cuts are not inevitable

After the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement on 5 December 2013, the BBC’s Business Editor, Robert Peston, made an extraordinarily political statement which went unchallenged.
6 Dec 2013

British trade union movement mourns Nelson Mandela

The TUC General Secretary has written to the President of the Congress of South African Trade Unions to express sadness at the death of Nelson Mandela.
5 Dec 2013

Tutu joins mourning and tributes as Nelson Mandela dies

Former South Africa President and 'father of the nation', Nelson Mandela, died at home surrounded by family this evening, President Jacob Zuma has announced.
5 Dec 2013

Concern over cap on AME support for economically vulnerable

The children's charity Barnardo’s has expressed concern about the UK government’s plans to cap spending on parts of Annually Managed Expenditure.