POSTCARDS: IN SOUTH SUDAN, CIVIL WAR DRIVES MORE CHILDREN ONTO STREETS, INTO WORK
STEFANIE GLINSKI, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, writes about the impact of South Sudan’s ongoing conflict on children…
Award-nominated film spotlights trauma of Calais ‘Jungle’ kids
Thomson Reuters Foundation The director of an award-nominated film about a traumatised boy stuck in the Calais “Jungle” camp has urged Britain to take in more lone child refugees stranded across Europe to prevent them falling prey to traffickers. Vika Evdokimenko’s film Aamir is loosely based on the story of a boy her husband met […]
Nigeria records first conviction over Chibok girls kidnapping
World Watch Monitor Some 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Boko Haram from Chibok in north-east Nigeria in 2014. PICTURE: World Watch Monitor A man involved in the kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls in Chibok, north-eastern Nigeria in 2014 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Haruna Yahaya, 35, is the first member of the radical […]
Sword-wielding man attacks Indonesian church, injuring four
BosNewsLife Indonesian police say a sword-wielding man who attacked a church congregation and injured four people during Sunday Mass wanted to join the Islamic State group. Monday’s announcement came after some 100 people were attending the service at a Catholic church in Yogyakarta province on Java island when the 23-year-old suspect, identified as Suliyono, barged […]
Funding fears may drive charities to hide sex abuse after Oxfam scandal, say experts
Thomson Reuters Foundation Charities may be covering up cases of sexual abuse and exploitation over fears that a public backlash could hit donations, aid experts said on Monday in the wake of a sex scandal involving Oxfam, one of Britain’s biggest charities. Oxfam was under threat of losing its British government funding after a newspaper […]
Christians in Pakistan among those mourning human rights “giant” Asma Jahangir
Pakistani Christians are among those mourning the death of human rights lawyer and activist Asma Jahangir, Agenzia Fides reports. Ms Jahangir, who had served in various roles for the UN including Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief as well as co-founding the Pakistan’s Human Rights Commission, died on 11th February in Lahore at the age of […]
THE INTERVIEW: JONI EARECKSON TADA ON WHY SHE “SPEAKS UP FOR THOSE WHO CAN’T SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES”
Joni Eareckson Tada is a passionate advocate for the disabled in the US and around the world. DAVID ADAMS asked her via email about what drives that passion, how the church can better advocate for the disabled and her opposition to assisted dying laws in the US…
Death of maid treated ‘like a dog’ casts spotlight on migrant abuse in Malaysia
Thomson Reuters Foundation An Indonesian maid forced to sleep outside next to a dog has died after suspected abuse by her employer in Malaysia, sparking calls from activists to end poor treatment of migrant workers. The 21-year-old woman died in a hospital on Sunday, a day after she was rescued from her employer’s home in […]
BEST AND WORST
Religion seems to brings out the best – and worst – in humanity. PICTURE: Robert Nyman/Unsplash It makes sense. Belief in God is core to us. It should be a strong motivator, moving us to do things that aren’t natural, like loving the unlovely or caring for strangers. But it can also be used to […]