by Staff Writer | Jan 26, 2024 | Briefing
A LEADING ecumenical Christian peace organisation has joined with other faith groups and NGOs to call for a ceasefire after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accepted South Africa’s case that Israel has a case to answer for the slaughter, destruction and...
by Staff Writer | Jan 26, 2024 | Briefing
THE UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders, Michel Forst, has issued a statement which strongly criticises the government’s “increasingly severe crackdowns on environmental defenders in the United Kingdom, including in relation to the exercise of...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 26, 2024 | Briefing
SELF-INFLICTED deaths in prisons in England and Wales have risen by almost a quarter in the last year, with self-harm and assaults also on the rise, official data released by the Ministry of Justice reveals. A statistical bulletin, published on 25 January, shows that...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 25, 2024 | Briefing
EARLIER THIS MONTH it was announced that Universal Free School Meals for state primary school children in London will be extended for another year, whilst families across the rest on England are still facing strict eligibility criteria. The Food Foundation, an...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 25, 2024 | Briefing
MALAWI, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe are facing an unprecedented surge of cholera cases, Oxfam has warned. The aid agency says the situation could become uncontrollable and difficult to manage due to a steady increase of Covid-19 cases and the onset of the rainy...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 24, 2024 | Briefing
THE Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has set the Doomsday Clock for 2024 at 90 seconds to midnight, reflecting the continued state of unprecedented danger the world faces. The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) warns that we are fast approaching the point of no...
