Britain Pledges to Join the World in Battle against AIDS
While the number of British people infected is still on the rise, standing currently at 53,000 adults, leaders in the UK have expressed their commitment in joining the world in the battle against AIDS....
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Worldwide Christian Protest against Death Penalty
Christians all over the world yesterday joined together in a global protest against the death penalty. Monuments and religious buildings were illuminated in more than 300 separate cities across the globe...
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Two UK Aid Agencies Saved from Sudan Expulsion
The Sudanese country directors of the two UK-based aid agencies - Oxfam and Save the Children - have been in threat of explusion from the country after breaching Sudanese law...
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Conservatives back Religious Discrimination Laws
The Shadow Attorney General, Dominic Grieve expressed the Conservative party’s support for religious discrimination laws which are expected to be announced this week...
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St Andrew's Day Celebrations backed by Churches
A member of the Scottish Parliament is bidding to make St Andrew's Day a national holiday...
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Calls for Blasphemy Laws to be Repealed
Many calls have been made recently for the ancient blasphemy laws to be repealed, after the government announced new plans to outlaw incitement to religious hatred. Some have expected the repealing of the law, which only applies to Christianity – to be announced in the Queen’s speech last week...
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Faith-Based NGO’s sign Code for HIVAIDS Response
160 initial signatures have been collected for a new Code of Good Practice for NGO’s responding to HIV/AIDS, and among these 19 are faith-based organisations. The Code of Good Practice...
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Christian Aid warns HIV Treatment must not Restrict Prevention
Christian Aid has given the warning that the HIV pandemic cannot be controlled by cheap drugs alone. The aid group stated that a multi-point approach is required, and that the task of tackling poverty...
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Red Cross condemns Abuses of Humanitarian Laws in Iraq
The International Red Cross has made an unprecedented appeal for an end to human rights abuses in Iraq. The aid agency expressed its dismay at the failure of all sides to respect international humanitarian laws...
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NGOs Urge the UN to Apply Pressure to Sudan Security
The Security Council of the United Nations (UN) will hold an historical meeting to specifically address the issue of Sudan in Nairobi later this week...
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Human Cloning Licence in Britain Being Further Challenged
The debate on human cloning has continued to flow since Newcastle University in Northern England was granted a licence for therapeutic cloning in early August. The licence was issued by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA)...
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Oxfam Calls for Shifting World’s Wealth to the Forgotten Lives
Rising from the last week’s successful negotiations between militants and the Sudanese government to sign a peace agreement, worldwide humanitarian agencies have now been permitted to reach out to all regions of Darfur to carry out their aid work...