October 1, 2006 Killings documented

Philippine churches are documenting all killings of clerics and church lay workers, and other human rights violations, so they can file these before the United Nations and other international human rights bodies, says a church-based human rights group. Lei Garcia, executive director of the Church Office for International Network in the Philippines, said her group is co-ordinating its documentation work with the National Council of Churches in the Philippines and the United Church of Christ in the Philippines, or the UCCP.

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August 30, 2006 Burmese addiction centre shares its practices

The nature of the global drug trade means that Canadians should be concerned about the political and human rights situation in Burma, especially the Burmese military government’s use of opium to support its economy, said a Canadian working with a program partly funded by the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF).

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May 11, 2006 Sri Lanka bishop boycotts UK as 'mark of protest'

Bishop Duleep de Chickera of the diocese of Colombo, Anglican Church of Ceylon, has refrained from visiting the United Kingdom as a “mark of protest” following the British High Commission in Colombo’s policy of...

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February 1, 2006 Church in Burma challenges visiting Canadians

The church in Burma thrives, despite operating under difficult circumstances in a largely Buddhist nation that is under military rule, reported Bishop James Cowan who visited Burma recently with a delegation from the...

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February 1, 2006 Afghan appointee worries rights activists

The appointment of a religious affairs official of Afghanistan's former Taliban regime to the country's new parliament is prompting concern among international human rights advocates. "There's a growing feeling of...

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February 1, 2006 Basic rights lacking in Asia

Manila The rule of law does not exist in most parts of Asia, thus denying the basic human rights of many citizens in a vast continent, home to more than half of the world's people, says a regional inter-faith human...

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February 1, 2006 New primate

John Chew Hiang Chea, the bishop of Singapore, has been elected third primate of the province of the Anglican Church in Southeast Asia. Primate-elect John Chew, chosen during an extraordinary meeting of the synod held in...

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February 1, 2006 More women

Lusaka A senior priest at Lusaka's Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Rev. Derrick Muwina, has challenged the Anglican church in Central Africa to encourage women to take up positions of leadership in the church. Mr. Muwina,...

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December 1, 2005 Not all tsunami victims treated equally in India

A year after the killer waves hit the Indian shore killing 10,749 and leaving 5,640 missing, another wave is devastating the poorest Christians in these parts: the tidal wave of religious discrimination. In the aftermath of the...

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December 1, 2005 Scores still homeless a year after South Asian tsunami

A new life and hope for some, frustration and uncertainty for others mark the lives of survivors a year after the deadly tsunami that struck parts of South Asia last Dec. 26, leaving over 250,000 people dead and millions homeless.

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