by Sean Reilly | Jun 6, 2008
Christian members of the Campaign Against Arms Trade, which recently won a crucial court victory in the BAE Systems corruption allegation case, are holding a day of prayer across the country on Sunday 8 June 2008. The initiative will involve local churches and is part...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 5, 2008
Church-backed Philippine human rights activists have reiterated their call on the UN Human Rights Council to “keep pursuing our government to stop the extra-judicial killings and other human rights violations”. The UN body is meeting in Geneva until 18...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 4, 2008
An Australian church leader has said his country should spend as much on reconstructing war-torn Iraq as its did on its military operations there – writes Kim Cain. The Rev Gregor Henderson, president of the Uniting Church in Australia, made his comments...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 3, 2008
Arms companies are facing a week of protests across the UK after a year of increasing public opposition to the arms trade. Stop the Arms Trade Week is underway and runs until 8 June 2008 – involving people of all faiths and none. With events including an Arms...
by Sean Reilly | May 30, 2008
Churches around the world “are much encouraged” by the multilateral agreement on cluster munitions reached this week in Dublin, and now look with expectation to “powerful governments that have not been at the negotiating table”, said World...
