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  • October 25, 2007
    Brown urged to ratify convention protecting tribal ownership of land

    UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been urged to ratify an international convention to protect tribal ownership of land. He was presented with a letter by the president of a Brazil partner to the Catholic Aid Agency CAFOD, urging him to take action.

  • September 18, 2007
    Bishops challenge British investment in 'destructive mining'

    Three bishops from the Philippines and Australia issued a challenge at the Houses of Parliament yesterday, to end British investment in destructive mining.

  • May 11, 2006
    CAFOD exposes the dark side of gold mining

    The Catholic Fund for Overseas Development (CAFOD), the official aid agency of the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales, is today (11 May 2006) launching a report and campaign to highlight the injustice and exploitation that underlies the international gold trade.