by Sean Reilly | Sep 5, 2008
The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) have jointly called on the Prime Minister of India requesting his intervention to end the violence in the state of Orissa. The WCC is also inviting its member churches and all Christians to...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 23, 2008
Church leaders, community groups and anti-gun charities have paid tribute to Ms Pat Regan, a mother who became a prominent campaigner against violence after she lost her son in what was dubbed ‘an underworld style shooting’ in 2002. Earlier this month, on...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 22, 2008
After weeks of violence, Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has announced that he is pulling out of Friday’s presidential election run-off, fearing massacres of his supporters and a rigged poll outcome. The decision will be controversial, as it...
by Sean Reilly | May 28, 2008
Ten years on from a terrible act of violence in conflict-torn Colombia, the UK-based international development agency Christian Aid is supporting the victims’ families in their quest for justice. The paramilitaries had been following the man involved for a few...
by Sean Reilly | May 23, 2008
More than 40 foreigners have been killed in gang attacks in South Africa in the last week. Several thousand terrified immigrants are now reported to have fled the country, says Christian development agency World Vision. Most of the violence has taken place in...
