by Sean Reilly | Jan 28, 2008
Tens of thousands of protestors, including demonstrators in five cities across the UK, joined an international day of action on Saturday 26 January in support of the 1.5 million people blockaded in Gaza by Israeli military action. Glasgow, Brighton, Swansea and...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 28, 2008
Folllowing commemorations yesterday, a special commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day is being held today in the presence of the President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Pöttering and a range of guests, including around 150 members of the...
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 27, 2008
Christian Aid and other church groups say that the breach of the border between Gaza and Egypt demonstrates the desperation of a people held hostage to both a policy of collective punishment and an inadequate peace process. Christian Aid, the UK-based international...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 26, 2008
United Sikhs, a UN affiliated international advocacy NGO, joined other civil rights organizations over the weekend in asking Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to discuss the Sikh turban issue in France with President Sarkozy. Mr Sarkozy’s high profile...
