by Sean Reilly | Jun 5, 2008
Church-backed Philippine human rights activists have reiterated their call on the UN Human Rights Council to “keep pursuing our government to stop the extra-judicial killings and other human rights violations”. The UN body is meeting in Geneva until 18...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 4, 2008
An Australian church leader has said his country should spend as much on reconstructing war-torn Iraq as its did on its military operations there – writes Kim Cain. The Rev Gregor Henderson, president of the Uniting Church in Australia, made his comments...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 3, 2008
As the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation meets to discuss the food crisis in Rome today, debt campaigners have issued a call for a moratorium on debt repayments from afflicted countries. Jubilee Debt Campaign and Christian Aid in Britain describe the...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 2, 2008
Leaders of the World Jewish Congress have endorsed a call by King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia for more dialogue between Jews, Christians and Muslims worldwide to reinforce common values among the Abrahamic faiths – writes Maurice Melanes. “It...
by Sean Reilly | May 30, 2008
Churches around the world “are much encouraged” by the multilateral agreement on cluster munitions reached this week in Dublin, and now look with expectation to “powerful governments that have not been at the negotiating table”, said World...
