by Sean Reilly | Apr 22, 2008
On 10 December 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly ‘as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 21, 2008
A former Catholic bishop who has campaigned vigorously for the poor has won Paraguay’s presidential election to end more than 60 years of monopoly rule by the party that once backed vicious dictator General Alfredo Stroessner. Fernando Lugo Mendez won nearly 41...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 21, 2008
The Methodist and United Reformed Churches have together voiced their concern about increasing levels of violence and political intimidation, linked to the delay in announcing the result of Zimbabwe’s presidential election. Commenting on the precarious situation, the...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 21, 2008
Three UK Free Church Christian denominations are urging voters to take a stand against racist and extreme political parties as election day for local councils in England and Wales draws near. 1 May 2008 is election day for many local councils as well as for the Mayor...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 18, 2008
Migration “is a fact of life. It is as much an instinct to survive as it is an inevitable consequence of globalization. We can neither turn our backs on it, nor control it,” declared a statement of participants at a 15-16 April Public Hearing on Migration...
