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Amendments to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill to safeguard justice for victims of corporate human rights abuses in developing countries were narrowly defeated in the House of Lords yesterday. Crossbench peers had argued that an exemption was needed to make sure than poor communities harmed by UK-based companies could still afford to bring cases to court.
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TAGS: 302.Human Rights, 282.media, 263.News, 328.Press release
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Press release: Xstrata mine protests: Aid agency CAFOD welcomes release of Peruvian partners
Two CAFOD partners who had been detained by police whilst investigating human rights abuses near Anglo-Swiss mining company Xstrata‟s new Tintaya site in Peru have been released along with six others. Their arrest on unsubstantiated charges came following complaints of intimidation by local security forces.
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TAGS: 287.Extractives, 218.Peru, 328.Press release
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In the shadow of the Eurozone crisis and elections in Greece, the G20 once again risks squandering the opportunity to deliver long-term structural change that shores up the global economy and improves the lot of poor people
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TAGS: 261.Economic justice, 329.G20
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Press release: CAFOD analysis of the Los Cabos final declaration
CAFOD's economics analyst Christina Wella reviews the Los Cabos final declaration
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TAGS: 175.Climate change and environment, 261.Economic justice, 176.Food, 329.G20, 328.Press release
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You are part of a global movement for change. But sat at home, you might not feel it. That’s why there’s nothing like taking part in a peaceful march, vigil or speaker event.
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The DRC is a vast country with immense mineral wealth and natural resources. It is emerging from more than a decade of devastating civil war in which almost four million people died and as many as half a million women and girls have been victims of extreme sexual violence carried out by armed groups.
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TAGS: 197.DR Congo, 167.Peace and conflict, 189.Where we work
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Corruption, poor human rights and unfair trade are rife in Mexico. And despite promises of social justice and reform, many people are disappointed at the slow pace of change.
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For over 30 years CAFOD has supported programmes in Zimbabwe, predominantly through the Catholic Church working in partnership with Diocesan Caritas branches, Justice and Peace Commissions and other bodies incorporated in the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference.
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9 July 2011 marked a momentous occasion – the birth of South Sudan as an independent nation. But the world’s newest country urgently needs support if it is to achieve lasting peace and prosperity.
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TAGS: 165.Aid, 167.Peace and conflict, 223.South Sudan, 246.What is CAFOD, 189.Where we work
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What is it about CAFOD that makes it a Catholic organisation?
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TAGS: 157.Catholic social teaching, 153.Prayer, 246.What is CAFOD
RELATED TAGS: 157.Catholic social teaching, 246.What is CAFOD
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