In this issue
In this issue
- Red poppies, white poppies, empty lapels and the catastrophe of war
- Poverty is about income – everything else is a distraction
- UK military recruitment policy ‘counter’ to UN Rights of the Child
- Pakistan executions set to hit 300 since December 2014
- Christian Aid’s Refugee Crisis Appeal raises £1 million
Upcoming events
Savitri Hensman Book Launch
December 8, 2015
You are invited to join us at the launch of Savitri Hensman’s important new book, “Sexuality, struggle and saintliness: same-sex love and the church”.
Tuesday 10 November 2015
10 Nov 2015
UK military recruitment policy ‘counter’ to UN Rights of the Child
ForcesWatch has expressed concern that the UK Government is pursuing policies which run counter to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child by increasing the promotion of the military within schools.
10 Nov 2015
Pakistan executions set to hit 300 since December 2014
Pakistan has hanged 299 people since resuming executions in December last year, and could pass the 300 mark any day, according to research by international human rights organisation Reprieve and Justice Project Pakistan.
9 Nov 2015
Christian Aid’s Refugee Crisis Appeal raises £1 million
Christian Aid’s Refugee Crisis Appeal, launched in September to deliver humanitarian aid to those affected by the crisis, has topped £1 million.
9 Nov 2015
Poverty is about income – everything else is a distraction
When the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) recently reported that ‘young people are facing their worst economic prospects for several generations’ I, and no doubt many other people, could see the truth of this in their own communities.) Bernadette Meaden’s blog