STRANGE SIGHTS: OF ‘EXTREME PHONE PINCHING’; TEDDY BEAR THEME PARKS; AND, SANTA CLAUS RUNNING FOR OFFICE IN NORTH POLE…
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
WOMEN ARE “VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE” IN REPORTING FROM CONFLICT-AFFECTED COUNTRIES, NEW RESEARCH SHOWS
7th October, 2015 Women are "virtually invisible" in news reporting on peace and security issues in nations experiencing conflict, new research has found. Presented at a conference in Norway this week, the research shows that women only make up 13 per cent of people interviewed or spoken about in news stories relevant to peace and […]
RIGHTS GROUPS MAKE NEW COMMITMENT TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA
7th October, 2015 Representatives of some 70 human rights, religious, UN and government-based groups and agencies committed to enhancing the right to religious freedom in South-East Asia last week. The commitment came at the end of a two day conference in Bangkok – co-organised by the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, the International […]
POVERTY: CHRISTIAN CAMPAIGNERS WELCOME UN’S NEW SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS’ CONTINUATION OF THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY AND INEQUALITY
DAVID ADAMS speaks with Micah’s Ben Thurley about the new Sustainable Development Goals…