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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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Put People First: Church unites to join march
Church leaders will join campaigners in London at the front of a march for jobs, justice and climate – ahead of next month’s G20 economic summit
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Land titling only the first step
Indigenous groups from Roraima in Brazil have recovered their legal right to live on their traditional lands, but still face the threat of persecution and exploitation
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The Silenced: Fighting for Press Freedom in Mexico
CAFOD is launching a new photo exhibition, developed in collaboration with The Guardian and the Committee to Protect Journalists. ‘The Silenced: Fighting for Press Freedom in Mexico’ commemorates Mexican reporters who have lost their lives in pursuit of truth.
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Zimbabwe: Be careful of false impressions
A Zimbabwean Catholic priest says that, despite supermarket shelves heaving with food imported from South Africa, the majority of Zimbabweans are still in need of food and basic medicines
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Sickness, hunger, starvation and death - an assessment by Caritas Zimbabwe shows there is now little to distinguish between the most vulnerable and everyone else in the country
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Bishop of Middlesbrough supports CAFOD’s Give It Up! campaign
Bishop Drainey of Middlesbrough Diocese travelled to Colombia, where he met Amparo and her community. Here he reflects on his experiences and says why he's supporting Give it Up! this Lent.
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Archbishop of Harare calls for "humility"
Following the historic Zimbabwe power-sharing agreement, the Archbishop of Harare has called for "a lot of courage and a lot of humility" from its leaders to turn the crisis-hit country around
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Cardinal’s visit a great success
Over the last few days, we have been very pleased to host – together with the Centre for Catholic Studies at Durham University – HE Cardinal Peter Turkson, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.
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Bishops’ Conference urges healing and reconciliation
"Huge challenges" ahead for Zimbabwe's new government of national unity, despite the power-sharing deal which has sparked new hope for the people
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