by Sean Reilly | Sep 9, 2008
One of the world’s smallest nations, Tuvalu, has a big problem. Slowly, but surely, it is “going under” the relentless waves of the Pacific. Tuvaluans know it, but they don’t accept that sinking is their ultimate fate – writes Kim Cain...
by Sean Reilly | Sep 9, 2008
The UK-based international development agency Christian Aid is among those urging Caribbean heads of government to refuse to sign a new trade deal that the European Union (EU) is attempting to force onto the region. Caribbean leaders meeting in Barbados on Wednesday...
by Sean Reilly | Sep 9, 2008
A web portal providing access to resources on communication rights has been launched by the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) as the first step towards establishing a new global Centre for Communication Rights. The portal can be found at...
by Sean Reilly | Sep 8, 2008
The Angolan government is threatening to close the Association for Justice, Peace and Democracy (AJPD), one of the country’s most active human rights organisations. The constitutional court began proceedings to ban AJPD, a Christian Aid partner organisation, on 4...
by Sean Reilly | Sep 8, 2008
A major arms fair due to begin on Remembrance Day in Adelaide, Australia, has been cancelled because of high levels of protest. In the UK, the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has welcomed the news as further evidence that opposition to the arms trade is growing...
