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CSI joins appeal to President Biden to end punishment of Syria’s civilians

25th January 202125th January 2021 Josie McFarlane 8 Views 0 Comments #Syria, Biden, campaign, charity, Christian Solidarity Internationa, CSI, Death, human rights, peace, persecution, protect, violence

Christian Solidarity International has joined over 90 senior leadership figures worldwide calling on U.S.

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Women’s March Global launches women’s rights poll

17th January 202117th January 2021 Josie McFarlane 25 Views 0 Comments campaign, human rights, Life, Poll, survey, women

Women’s March Global has announced details of its fifth anniversary event as it takes it’s global mobilisation online due to continued concerns around the Covid-19 pandemic.

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How one man freed over 1000 Sudanese slaves in 2020

15th January 202114th January 2021 Josie McFarlane 14 Views 0 Comments Africa, campaign, community, Faith, Freedom, God, human rights, Poverty, Slavery, success, Sudan, Support, The Bible

In less than a year, one doctor in California has raised enough money via social media to free 1125 slaves in Sudan.

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Christian persecution in 2021 set to rise in India and China

6th January 20215th January 2021 Josie McFarlane 34 Views 0 Comments BAME, BME, China, Christianity, Church news, community, depression, exhausted, Faith, God, hope, human rights, India, Jesus, Life, mental health, persecution, praise, prayer, The Bible, world, worship

In common with a number of persecuting nations, China has been exploiting the Covid-19 pandemic to tighten restrictions on underground believers.

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Islamists execute five Christians over Christmas in Nigeria

5th January 20215th January 2021 Josie McFarlane 61 Views 0 Comments BAME, BME, China, Christianity, Church news, community, Death, depression, Execution, exhausted, Faith, God, hope, human rights, India, Jesus, Life, mental health, murder, persecution, praise, prayer, The Bible, world, worship

Islamist militants have executed five Christians in Nigeria over Christmas. In a video of the killing, they declare: ‘This is

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Human rights charity blasts failings as Boko Haram rampages in Nigeria

22nd November 202018th November 2020 Josie McFarlane 114 Views 0 Comments Boko Haram, charity, communities, human rights, Nigeria, peace, violence

After ten years of war crime investigations by the International Criminal Court, PSJ UK warns of ‘gross complacency or worse’

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New Equality And Human Rights Commissioners Appointed

12th November 202012th November 2020 Josie McFarlane 60 Views 0 Comments BAME, Black Lives Matters, BME, community, equality, government, human rights

The Minister for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, has appointed four new Commissioners to the Board of the Equality and

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Virtual Symposium On ‘Being and Belonging’ To Be Hosted Tomorrow

23rd October 202022nd October 2020 Josie McFarlane 87 Views 0 Comments BAME, Black Lives Matter, BME, community, equality, Faith, God, human rights, Jesus, Life, Racism, virtual event

UCL Culture has partnered with the Black Britain and Beyond ‘virtual’ symposium on ‘Being and Belonging’ to be hosted on

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Muzzling the Guard dog

20th October 202022nd October 2020 Josie McFarlane 94 Views 0 Comments Africa, community, Elections, Faith, God, government, human rights, Jesus, Poverty, Tanzania

The general election in Tanzania is fast approaching and the people are on tenterhooks. But rather than lay out solid

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Record numbers of UK nationals need help to break free from slavery

16th October 202015th October 2020 Josie McFarlane 63 Views 0 Comments campaign, government, help, human rights, Modern Slavery, nationals, Slavery, Support, UK

New figures show The Salvation Army supported 79% more British slavery survivors than the previous year despite a fall in

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Sentencing guidelines for modern slavery offences published

15th October 202015th October 2020 Josie McFarlane 69 Views 0 Comments awareness, crime, government, human rights, Modern Slavery, Sentencing guidelines, trafficking

Proposed sentencing guidelines for offenders guilty of modern slavery offences including slavery, servitude, compulsory labour or trafficking people for exploitation

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‘Black people do not believe their human rights are equally protected’

12th October 20208th October 2020 Josie McFarlane 76 Views 0 Comments author, BAME, Black Lives Matter, BME, book, community, equality, human rights, Research, study

“I am Intersectionality” the e-book out now from Dr Diahanne Rhiney, exposes many of the inequalities faced by Black people

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Pioneering Composer Releases Major New Recording – “Voices”

13th August 20208th August 2020 Josie McFarlane 207 Views 0 Comments Album, community, Composer, equality, human rights, Max Richer, music, voices

Over a decade after its inception, Max Richter’s pioneering new album VOICES – a major recording project inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights –