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Independent Women tells the story of how East Timorese women activists mobilised against a patriarchal society and claimed their right to participate in their new independent and democratic nation.

It looks at the challenges now facing the East Timorese women's movement and draws upon case studies from Mozambique, Namibia and Cambodia for comparison and lessons.

Environmental Challenges Ahead, Terminator Ban Remains (4 Jul 2008)
A 'worrying' range of potential threats to sustainable agriculture, biodiversity and the livelihoods of the world’s poorest communities emerged at the recent meeting of signatories to UN’s Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD), Progressio said in a briefing to MPs this week.

portrait of Archbishop Desmond Tutu Zimbabwe: Church Figures Speak Out (30 Jun 2008)

Senior church figures have spoken out against Robert Mugabe's re-election and urged the international community to do more to help the people of Zimbabwe in the aftermath of last Friday's vote.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, speaking on the BBC's flagship political programme The Andrew Marr Show, said he thought there was a "very good argument" for an international force to restore peace in Zimbabwe, providing action is carried out under the auspices of the United Nations.

Zimbabwe: British Church leaders in joint call to SADC (20 Jun 2008)
The Rt Revd Crispian Hollis, Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth is among 12 British church leaders calling on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to "redouble" its efforts to ensure fair elections in Zimbabwe.

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