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Big Climate Connection: A big thank you
MPs throughout the country faced lobbying from countless groups of CAFOD supporters on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 November. As part of the Stop Climate Chaos coalition, our campaigners took to their constituencies to ask for a strong Green Energy Bill this autumn and for a fair international climate deal in December’s international talks in Cancun, Mexico.
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Climate change: facing the challenge
Climate change is a reality and it’s affecting our work worldwide. Here, two CAFOD staff reflect on how the communities they work with are coping with extreme weather.
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Across Africa religious leaders are working to bring justice, peace and reconciliation.
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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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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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The true test of a fair society is the degree to which it fulfils human rights - and human rights groups play a crucial role in protecting the rights of ordinary people and promoting development
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Climate Justice reflects historic struggles
Ed Miliband says climate change protestors must create movement on scale of anti-apartheid and votes for women
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Heidi Thorsen reflects on why helping communities rebuild after the tsunami is about more than just building houses, and asks what it really means to be someone's neighbour
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On World Humanitarian Day, we reflect on the growing humanitarian crisis in East Africa, and the importance of continuing to provide aid and emergency relief.
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The government asked Lord Ashdown to review the way the UK responds to emergencies around the world. We welcome the publication of his report.
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