by Sean Reilly | May 29, 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury has announced plans to mount an unprecedented mass walk of bishops and other faith leaders through central London during the forthcoming Lambeth Conference to demonstrate the Anglican Communion’s determination to help end extreme...
by Sean Reilly | May 29, 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of Cape Town have spoken to Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary General of the United Nations, asking for help for churches in Zimbabwe as well as mediation and monitoring to ensure a free and fair presidential run-off, and...
by Sean Reilly | May 29, 2008
Join Amnesty’s campaign against torture by clicking here Amnesty International has challenged world leaders to apologize for six decades of human rights failure and re-commit themselves to deliver concrete improvements. “The human rights flashpoints in Darfur,...
by Sean Reilly | May 29, 2008
The Bishop of Chester has come under fire after suggesting that humans might not to blame for global warming, which he said would happen “come what may”. Friends of the Earth condemned the comments by Rt Rev Dr Peter Forster, insisting scientists were united in their...
by Sean Reilly | May 28, 2008
Leading blindness charity Sightsavers International has has welcomed the coming into force of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Negotiated by disabled people and their governments from all over the world, the Convention has been hailed by...
