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November 1, 2019

UN Human Rights Office welcomes new agreement with Colombia

The agreement enables the continuation of the UN Human Rights Office presence and activities in Colombia over the next three years.
August 4, 2019

Christian Aid announces plans to streamline its work

The strategy, which will focus work in fewer countries, will require some staff redundancies and closure of some regional offices.
June 10, 2019

Terrorism charges against Zimbabwean pro-democracy activists condemned

Seven pro-democracy activists were arrested after attending a non-violent training workshop in Maldives, which included sessions on strengthening civil society coalitions, engaging with the public, conducting advocacy and improving communications.
May 25, 2019

Head of LWF World Service encourages closer cooperation at Caritas Internationalis General Assembly

Practical collaboration between Lutherans and Catholics is vital because it represents the visible consequence of ecumenical theological endeavours, says the head of the Lutheran World Federation World Service department.
October 22, 2018

Quakers call for end to gagging clauses in government contracts

Quakers have joined with civil society leaders in a letter to the Times calling for an end to the use of anti-advocacy clauses in government contracts.
April 23, 2018

Church of Norway urges refugee welcome by Church and State

The Church of Norway has issued a striking plea to the country’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg to show courage by offering a concrete welcome to refugees to the Scandinavian nation.
December 23, 2017

South Sudan church leaders offer Christmas season roadmap for hope

The people of South Sudan are experiencing the most difficult time in their history of suffering and self-destruction, says the South Sudan Council of Churches, reaching out with an Advent and Christmas message of hope.
July 28, 2017

WCC water network plans to intensify water justice advocacy

The International Reference Group of the Ecumenical Water Network, the water justice initiative of the World Council of Churches, held its annual meeting in Malawi as the UN revealed that 2.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water.
September 5, 2013

Threat to charities, campaigns and unions from Lobbying Bill

The government's new lobbying bill has united charities, unions and other NGOs - as well as civil rights activists - in condemnation for measures that will do too little to combat serious corporate interference in politics, but will provide the pretext to limit and intimidate legitimate policy-based work by non-government and non-party political bodies.
December 10, 2012

Our voice counts: Human Rights Day 2012

Human Rights Day is observed by the international community every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day in 1948 on which the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.