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Category - Barack Obama

19 Jun 2013

David Cameron raises case of Shaker Aamer with President Obama

David Cameron has raised the case of Shaker Aamer with President Obama. Mr Aamer is on hunger-strike and is the last remaining British resident in Guantanamo Bay.
27 May 2013

Obama fails Guantanamo detainees, says Reprieve

President Obama has failed to provide any meaningful assistance to the hunger-striking detainees being held without charge at Guantanamo Bay, says Reprieve.
19 Mar 2013

Nobel peace Laureates press Obama on Arms Trade Treaty

Barack Obama must take the lead in securing a strong global Arms Trade Treaty, 18 Nobel Peace Prize winners have said in an open letter.
11 Feb 2013

US religious leaders support family planning services

More than a thousand US religious leaders from across the theological spectrum have joined together to support family planning services.
2 Feb 2013

Restrictions on birth control opposed by US religious liberties group

American workers’ access to birth control should not be subject to their employers’ faith or beliefs, a religious liberty group has told a US federal appeals court.
22 Jan 2013

US challenged over illegal drone strikes and 'targeted killings'

The US government has been challenged over illegal use of force amid reports it is finalising a “manual” for targeted killings including drone strikes.
21 Jan 2013

The use of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Bible by Barack Obama

In a previous blog (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/17832), I noted the significant coincidence of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States with the second inauguration of President Barack Obama ('Obama, MLK and the dream of a better world').
21 Jan 2013

Obama, MLK and the dream of a better world

Many people know that today is an important day not only for the United States but also our world, since it is President Obama's second inauguration in Washington DC.
9 Jan 2013

Church World Service sets out change agenda for Obama

Church World Service wants President Obama to increase global assistance for hungry and poor people and lead the way to “fair and generous” immigration reform.
5 Jan 2013

US faith leaders pray for civility in public political debate

At a time when high-octane political wrangling continues apace, a diverse coalition of religious leaders is asking Americans to pray for civility.

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