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Press release: Government’s “Injustice Bill” prices poor victims of overseas human rights abuses out of the courts

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.

Climate finance: You asked, the EU listened

In the run up to the international climate change talks in Cancun last year, you took action to demand more information for the world’s poorest. You called on UK Chancellor George Osborne to push the EU to open up about the money pledged to help poor countries cope with climate change. Thanks to your efforts, the EU opened up with a new annual report, the ‘Fast Start Finance Report’. During the Cancun talks, they published the first of these reports, which gave extra details about the €2.2 billion the EU mobilised to combat climate change throughout 2010.

“Helping women gives me strength”

Founding Avega East, a Rwandan women’s association, helped Odette Kayirere find new meaning to life after the murder of her husband in the 1994 genocide.

Songs of Praise comes to CAFOD

In June, the BBC religious broadcasting flagship, Songs of Praise came to CAFOD. For a special programme on the weather and environment the show’s host Aled Jones interviewed CAFOD’s climate specialist Dr Mike Edwards.

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CAFOD warns government: Do not end legal protection for victims of UK multinationals

New laws will make it impossible for people in poor countries to seek justice in British courts for human rights breaches by UK multinationals.