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Social justice news
2004

December:
A world of protest against the death penalty

Children used as soldiers in most major conflicts

Human Rights Watch: halt execution of Texas woman

Religious investors demand more action on HIV/AIDS

U.S. bishops call for resolution of Darfur crisis

Vatican calls for cheaper drugs for HIV/AIDS patients

Vatican calls for more aid for world's poorest

 

November:
Bishops promote adult stem cell research in national ad campaign

Computer industry writes new code for workers

CRS calls for reassessment of U.S. Colombia policy

Insecurity threatens relief efforts in Haiti

National Review Board seeks proposals for next study of clergy sexual abuse crisis

Pax Christi sends election monitor to Florida

Religious/human rights leaders press UN on Darfur crisis

Report: global warming threatens 'human progress'

October:
New report attacks free trade mythology

October is domestic violence awareness month

Relief agencies respond to Haiti devastation

Thousands flee in new explosion of violence in Darfur

USCCB: New banking regulations will hurt poor

USCCB official urges more refugee admissions

Vatican delegate to UN calls for total disarmament

August:
Bishops voice concerns on free trade

Heavy rains threaten to cut off Darfur region

Loopholes undermine deal for world's poor

U.S. Bishops' mark Hiroshima Day

 

July:
Amnesty International calls for Sudan arms embargo

Mentally ill youth go straight to jail

Thailand's war on drugs leads to human rights abuses

USCCB urges protection of trafficked children

USCCB to Powell: Respond to Sudan 'catastrophe'

June:
Amnesty International calls for inquiry into 'War on Terror' detentions

Bishops urge greater Cuban - U.S. contact

CAFTA signed with little fanfare; FTAA next?

Caritas in relief appeal for Haiti, D.R., and Sudanese refugees

Hopes are high for renewable energy in 2004

Religious leaders urge U.S. 'reengagement' in Mideast peace process

May:
A call to care for people without health insurance

Four Review Board members step down

Gregory urges moral, human budget priorities

Sudanese refugees face new dangers

USCCB official challenges new stem-cell research

USCCB: Sharon plan no roadmap to peace

April:
Church leaders press Prez and Congress on global poverty promises to keep

New guide helps consumers make wise buys

'Environmental refugees' demand response to climate change

UK Catholic aid group condemn U.S. attempt to block cheap HIV/AIDS treatment

UN Envoy warns of Sudan ethnic cleansing

World Court slams U.S. death penalty procedures

 

March:
USCCB report indicates widespread abuse/coverup : Two long-awaited reports detail decades of child sexual abuse by priests and coverups by diocesan bishops.

Catholic aid agencies receive historic $335 million grant

CRS calls for 'humanitarian corridor' in Haiti

Deep cuts in social spending predicted under Bush

U.S. bishops outline humane response to potential Haitian refugee crisis

U.S. plans continued use of landmines

Vatican publishes report on sex abuse

February:
Hi-tech industry, low-class treatment

Islamic-Catholic groups asks prayers for peace

Lay groups launch new campaign for optional celibacy

More SOA prisoners sentenced

Peace group plans to 'turn up the heat' in 2004 anti-war campaigns

Report reveals the true face of corporate social responsibility

Vatican blasts drug company 'genocidal action'

January:
A living wage: good for workers and their cities

CRS responds to Iran disaster

IDF-style home demolitions in Iraq?

January is poverty awareness month

Social Ministry Gathering convenes Feb. 20

U.S. dioceses 'pass' first audit on sex abuse

 

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