by Sean Reilly | May 20, 2008
The Independent Asylum Commission today publishes ‘Saving Sanctuary’, the first of three reports of recommendations aimed at restoring public confidence in sanctuary for those who have fled persecution. Following eighteen months of evidence-gathering and...
by Sean Reilly | May 19, 2008
A delegation representing British Baptists is travelling to Jamaica this Thursday (20 May) to apologise to Jamaican Baptists for the transatlantic slave trade. During their stay (22 to 29 May) the delegation will have opportunities to meet with Jamaican Baptists and...
by Sean Reilly | May 18, 2008
The UK-based international developement agency Christian Aid is responding to the huge magnitude earthquake that hit China’s Sichuan province on 12 May through the work of the Amity Foundation, a recognised NGO. Despite an aftershock yesterday that has worsened...
by Sean Reilly | May 17, 2008
Soon after delegates to the Church of Scotland’s general assembly gathered on 15 May they were urged to support a resolution that calls on Britain and the United States to preserve peace in the Middle East and to take no further action that could lead to an...
by Sean Reilly | May 16, 2008
An Employment Tribunal in Abergele has today unanimously found in favour of a former employee of a Christian charity who was claiming constructive dismissal and discrimination on grounds of religion or belief. The Tribunal heard that Prospects, a Christian charity...
