The Philippine government should aggressively prosecute members of the security forces responsible for hundreds of extrajudicial executions in recent years, Human Rights Watch said in a new report.
28 June, 2007 - 01:00
20 June, 2007 - 01:00
Climate change is the theme for the 2007 Glastonbury Festival, and Christian Aid's chill-out eco-garden promises the "the latest design and planting ideas", inspired by the Eden Project and projects overseas using renewable energy to help poor communities prepare for and adapt to the devastating effects of a changing climate.
20 June, 2007 - 01:00
As calm returns to Gaza at gunpoint, Hamas listed what they claim is hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. weaponry and equipment seized during last week's coup against Fatah. The US had ordered Israel to supply weapons to groups associated with Fatah in order to fight Hamas. Crocodile Tears - Uri Avnery comment Guardian latest
20 June, 2007 - 01:00
Alter four years of concerted campaigning, the Bill, which gives powers and responsibilities to protect local economies and environment, passed committee stage and a debate in the Commons on 15 June. It now needs to get through the Lords, and should do so with promised Government support.
19 June, 2007 - 01:00
The motion rejecting the Government White Paper was passed by 71 MSPs to 16, with the support of the SNP, LibDems and Greens. The bulk of the Labour MSPs abstained, creating a significant split with Labour leadership.
19 June, 2007 - 01:00
where people booked on BA domestic flights can swap plane tickets for climate-friendly train tickets.
19 June, 2007 - 01:00
The Panorama programme, claiming secret payments of millions of pounds had been made to Prince Bandar bin Sultan under three UK Prime Minsters, has been praised by CAAT and The Corner House. Arms campaigners are calling for the 1992 NAO report on Al Yamamah to be published and updated, and say the criminal investigation must be reopened at once to demonstrate intention to tackle corruption.
19 June, 2007 - 01:00
Such laws are widely believed to target the UK's Muslim population and "undermine the human rights of all," Asma Jahangir, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, said in a statement issued in London after wrapping up an 11-day visit to the UK.
18 June, 2007 - 01:00
"G8 taxpayers are demanding more aid. Africa needs it.... the G8 have tried to get the biggest possible headline number out of the smallest possible aid increase. The $60bn for HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria represents, at most, an extra $3bn of aid in 2010. This falls $27bn short of what the G8 pledged in 2005." said Max Lawson of Oxfam.
13 June, 2007 - 01:00
LSW this year is set for 3-17 June with even more events about greener living in the capital. So many in fact (it is hoped), that a special service has been set up so you can get details of those that you are interested in sent to a mobile phone.