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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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Press release: A Year On - Fabrice Muamba “still completely overwhelmed by the support”
Fabrice Muamba returned to Bolton Wanderers’ Reebok Stadium today to present hundreds of football shirts, tributes laid at the ground by supporters during his stay in hospital a year ago, to the aid and development charity CAFOD.
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TAGS: 197.DR Congo, 328.Press release
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Key to happiness is helping others, say most Brits
New survey shows the environment and world poverty are priorities, as our new report into wellbeing is released
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Put needs of small businesses first
Time to review ‘irrelevant and harmful’ global business rankings
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TAGS: 166.Business and work, 17.Campaigning, 267.Campaigning news, 261.Economic justice, 263.News, 285.Policy and research, 228.Zambia
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CAFOD’s 50th Anniversary: Special Edition of The Tablet
ITV News at Ten anchorwoman and journalist Julie Etchingham is editing the 1st December issue of influential Catholic news and current affairs publication The Tablet, making her the first guest editor since its inception in 1840. Julie, one of our lifelong supporters, took the helm of the magazine this week to mark the culmination of our 50th anniversary year.
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