Today, the House of Lords will discuss the addition of the ‘genocide amendment’ to the Trade Bill. This amendment would give the UK high courts powers to decide if a potential trading partner is committing genocide, forcing the Government to refer to this decision before making any free-trade …
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Asia Bibi is free but religious minorities continue to suffer violence, discrimination and abuse in Pakistan
After 8 years held under sentence of death the Pakistan Supreme Court has acquitted Asia Bibi of the charge of blasphemy. Many members of our Churches have campaigned for her release and against the oppressive blasphemy law in Pakistan. False accusations of blasphemy have particularly harsh …