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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.

Press release: Catholic aid agency CAFOD calls on Brazilian authorities to halt planned eviction of 2,000 people

More than 2,000 people, including 250 children, pregnant women, older and disabled people, are facing being thrown out of their homes onto the streets of Sao Paulo following a court ruling.

New report by CAFOD partners shows British companies risk ‘reputational damage’ in Colombia mining boom

Plans for a massive expansion of Colombia’s mining industry could cost the country dear.

UK Government called on to help address sexual violence in Colombia

UK agencies warn that despite some advances made by the current Colombian government, significant human rights concerns persist. They are calling on the UK government to raise the issues of conflict-related sexual violence at a United Nations review in Geneva today of human rights in Colombia.

Labour Leader Ed Miliband tells hundreds of religious and clergy to “keep the pressure on” in the fight against global hunger

Hundreds of members of religious orders gathered Wednesday (May 15) at Westminster to call on MPs to act on global hunger.