by Sean Reilly | Jan 27, 2008
An independent enquiry into the United Kingdom’s asylum system has launched ‘Citizens Speak’, described by campaigners as the the biggest ever consultation with ordinary citizens on how asylum seekers should be treated. Since 2006 the Independent Asylum...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 14, 2008
UK-based international development agency Christian Aid is calling on the British Government to push for a comprehensive review of “serious, damaging flaws” in trade agreements forced upon a number of developing countries in recent weeks by the European...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 24, 2007
Christmas and Chanukah share a spiritual message: that it is possible to bring light and hope in a world of darkness, oppression and despair. But whereas Christmas focuses on the birth of a single individual whose life and mission is itself supposed to bring...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 18, 2007
As international calls for justice for Bethlehem mount again at Christmastide, Australian church leaders returned from a visit to their region have added their voices to those supporting the beleagured city of Jesus’ birth. Their pastoral letter calling for...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 23, 2007
The Independent Asylum Commission is holding its final public hearing in London on 29 November 2007. It is collecting evidence for an impartial citizens’ enquiry into the UK asylum system, which many regard as unjust and failing. The Commission will publish a report...
