THIS LIFE: THE PAIN OF REJECTION
In an article first published on ASSIST News Service, US columnist CAROL ROUND looks at how rejection, whether large or small, can create an emotional wound affecting us for the rest of our lives – if we allow it…
Christians face uncertain future as Syria enters possible last year of civil war
World Watch Monitor As the Syrian civil war enters what might be its last year, Christians are trying to rebuild in the face of an uncertain future. The conflict, which grew out of the tiny spark of anti-government graffiti on 15th March 2011, has claimed more than half a million lives. More than 11 million […]
Mexico’s missing people agency searching for trafficking victims
Mexico City, MexicoThomson Reuters Foundation From young men forced to work as hitmen to missing migrants, Mexico will be on the lookout for potential victims of human trafficking as it searches for tens of thousands of people who are registered as disappeared, a leading official said. More than 40,000 people are listed as missing in […]
Death toll from Christchurch terror attack now at 50
The death toll from Friday’s terrorist attack on two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch has been confirmed at 50. Police Commissioner Mike Bush said the death toll was revised after all of the victims were removed from the mosques. He said number of injured was also 50. More than 30 of them […]
“Unworkable” US system traps former sex slaves with criminal records
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation Trafficking victims who sell sex, drugs or steal in the United States often end up with criminal records that make it hard to find jobs or rent a home, legal experts and activists said on Thursday, calling for reform to help them rebuild their lives. Most arrests and convictions […]
Slow pace of peace in Colombia putting rights activists at risk, says UN
Bogata, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation Slow implementation of Colombia’s peace accord and a lack of government presence in rural areas is putting land and human rights activists in danger, the United Nations said on Thursday. The UN said 113 rights activists were killed last year, putting blame in part on a failure of the 2016 peace […]