US religious groups urge ‘no new nukes’

Thirty national arms control, religious, and environmental organizations in the US joined together yesterday to urge a block on funding for a new generation of nuclear weapons. Senator Byron Dorgan and Representative Pete Visclosky, chairs of the committees that...

Award for Mali NGO highlights human rights dimension of HIV

A civic organisation in Mali has won the International Service Human Rights Award for the Defence of Human Rights of People Living with HIV/AIDS. The Association pour le Developpement et l’Appui Communautaire (ADAC) – the Association for Community Development and...

Catholics say condom use is ‘pro-life’

A new multinational poll has shown that many Catholics around the world believe that using condoms is ‘pro-life’ because it prevents the spread of HIV and AIDS. The findings come ahead of World AIDS Day tomorrow (Saturday 1 December 2007). According to the...