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May 28, 2020

COVID-19 prisoner releases too few, too slow, says Human Rights Watch

Detainees are often at heightened risk of COVID-19 due to close proximity, inability to practice social distancing, a lack of adequate sanitation and hygiene, a high incidence of underlying medical conditions, and lack of adequate medical care.
May 26, 2020

Firefighters demand a national moratorium on fire service cuts

Central funding for fire services in England has been cut by 30 per cent since 2013-14, while National Audit Office figures show similar cuts from 2011-2015.
May 13, 2020

Global finance 'enabling hugely destructive logging project' in Papua New Guinea

A new investigation uncovers how global financiers are indirectly financing a damaging logging project in Papua New Guinea that is highly likely to be illegal.
May 12, 2020

Police forces warned on adopting AI 'without consultation or ethical safeguards'

Police forces risk undermining policing-by-consent and their relations with ethnic minority communities, a report warns, as new FOIs reveal only one force which has adopted AI such as facial recognition consulted local communities about its use.
May 3, 2020

Online conference calls for 'an economy of life' in a time of pandemic

A series of two e-conferences have brought together some 25 participants to reflect on the socio-economic-ecological impacts of the COVID-19 crisis and how it offers the world an opportunity to rethink and reshape financial and economic systems so that these give priority to ensuring and investing in the health and well-being of communities and the planet.
January 21, 2020

Smethwick gets its first Your Local Pantry to help tackle food poverty

Smethwick Church Action Network (CAN) has set up the Smethwick pantry, to be run and used by local people, at Smethwick Library. The project is the latest in the growing Your Local Pantry network nationally, and the third in the Midlands.
January 6, 2020

Child friendly spaces set up to help Australian communities hit by bushfires

Child Friendly Spaces are located within evacuation and recovery centres for children affected by natural disasters.
December 13, 2019

Church of England appoints National Environment Officer

Jo Chamberlain's role will be to help parishes and dioceses to reduce their carbon footprint, prepare their buildings for the effects of climate change, and offer support to communities in times of crisis.
September 2, 2019

Vaccines, treatment and behaviour change 'equally important in Ebola outbreak'

The availability of an effective vaccine and treatments do not negate the importance of building trust and understanding in communities affected by the Ebola outbreak, warns the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
August 28, 2019

Bishops issue open letter on Brexit

A group of Church of England bishops say the sovereignty of Parliament is not just an empty term, it is based on institutions to be honoured and respected, and our democracy is endangered by cavalier disregard for these.

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