Child trafficking victims testify by video to quicken trials in India
Chennai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation Two child trafficking victims gave evidence via video conferencing for the first time on Monday as part of an Indian judicial push to speed up slavery trials and clear a backlog of cases. Hundreds of child trafficking cases in India have stalled due to delays in hearing testimony from survivors, who […]
Economic stewardship: God cares a lot about money, say faith finance groups, and maybe you should too
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports on the work of US-based Christian groups which aim to teach money management techniques and help people to become more generous…
Czech lawmakers urged to compensate sterilised Roma women
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Hundreds of women in the Czech Republic who were sterilised under an unofficial policy to curb the country’s Roma population are hoping to finally win a long battle for compensation. A bill expected to be debated in the Czech parliament on Wednesday envisages granting each woman a one-off payment of 300,000 […]
Essay: Six ways satellites make the world a better place
In an article first published on The Conversation, CLARA MCGRATH, of the University of Strathclyde, on some of the benefits satellites around the Earth are delivering…