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Peru: Mining company faces torture allegations
As alleged victims of torture in Peru bring an injunction against British mining company Monterrico Metals, NGOs are calling for foreign victims of UK corporate abuses to have better access to justice in English courts
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Sri Lanka: Women speak out against violence
CAFOD’s Partner SAVISTHRI in Sri Lanka has recently launched a public awareness campaign to put a stop to violence against women in all its forms.
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TAGS: 134.16 days of activism, 267.Campaigning news, 319.Gender, 264.International news, 263.News, 221.Sri Lanka
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Natural oil and gas revenue is the biggest source of income for East Timor, and CAFOD partner Luta Hamutuk works to ensure the country’s people benefit from these profitable resources
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Upholding the sanctity of life
Angel Lagdameo, Archbishop of Jaro and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, explores how destructive mining is ruining his country's future
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Since independence, CAFOD has supported an active development programme, both through church-run programmes and non-church organisations
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Urgent call for new rules which put morality at heart of financial system
Bishops, business leaders and the Catholic community in England and Wales are all calling for companies to ‘open up their books’ to help prevent corruption and enable poor communities to benefit from the wealth generated by natural resources, such as minerals, oil and gas.
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TAGS: 17.Campaigning, 267.Campaigning news, 287.Extractives, 131.Open up the books, 260.Private Sector, 322.Transparency
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Companies have to ‘open up the books’ thanks to new EU law
After ten years of campaigning by CAFOD and others, new transparency laws have finally been passed to help people in developing countries benefit from natural resources.
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TAGS: 187.advocacy, 166.Business and work, 17.Campaigning, 267.Campaigning news, 263.News, 260.Private Sector
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CAFOD welcomes UK commitment to EITI, but binding transparency rules remain the top priority for G8
CAFOD has welcomed the UK’s decision to work towards the voluntary Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).
But the Prime Minister must now push ahead with swift legal implementation of Europe-wide Directives on accountancy and transparency, and use his leadership of the G8 to urge other major countries to adopt mandatory reporting standards.[• News Story]
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TAGS: 264.International news, 263.News, 266.UK News
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Afghanistan: UK’s commitment to Afghan women welcomed
CAFOD has welcomed the commitment by the UK government to maintain current aid levels for Afghanistan, and its requirement that the Afghan government increase efforts to promote women’s rights.
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TAGS: 190.Afghanistan, 165.Aid, 319.Gender, 264.International news, 263.News
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South Sudan - one year on: your questions answered
Your questions answered about South Sudan.
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TAGS: 264.International news, 263.News, 167.Peace and conflict, 223.South Sudan, 222.Sudan, 24.Sudan Peace, 189.Where we work
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