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By JAMIE SMYTH, Social Affairs CorrespondentTHE UNITED Nations has said it will investigate the Government’s failure to establish clear immigration rules and the impact of steep cuts to the public funding of State bodies protecting human rights.At a two-day hearing due to start tomorrow in…

By Jamie Smyth. GOVERNMENT PLEDGES to protect human rights are being broken due to cuts in services and support groups, a campaign has claimed.Reporting on the rights abuses is also being affected by budget cuts, according to the “Your Rights. Right Now” campaign.The group, made up…

The Magnum Foundation has launched a new initiative called the Emergency Fund to offer support for photographers working on thoughtful, long-form stories around the world. This new resource is a bright spot on a bleak horizon, as traditional media financing for documentary projects dries up.…

By Harry Minas.  During the week of 23-27 August 2010 a 10-person delegation from Viet Nam’s Ministry of Labour Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) visited Melbourne to learn about the Victorian approach to provision of community mental health services, with a focus on arrangements for…

Original Source Age Action, Barnardos, Focus Ireland, and St. Vincent de Paul are Atlantic grantees. by ELAINE EDWARDS TRADE UNIONS and non- governmental organisations (NGOs) have formed a joint campaign group to oppose proposed cuts in social welfare payments or the minimum wage. The move…

Original Source by Hugo van der Merwe Political parties are helping to review applications for pardon from individuals who have committed politically motivated crimes. In this de facto re-enactment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (TRC) amnesty process, the president has created a "reference group"…

Original Source by D. Quinn When the Catholic Church was still the major power in the land, what incensed many of its critics was its claim to have a monopoly on morality. Today, the shoe is firmly on the other foot and it is the…

Original Source By Kristin Palitza Durban Refugees and migrants do not have adequate access to health care services in South Africa, aid organisations and NGOs say. This is particularly detrimental for those who are HIV-positive and in need of continuous antiretroviral (ARV) medication: interrupted treatment…

"Audacious philanthropy" can save lives. One example is The Atlantic Philanthropies' push for a helmet law in Viet Nam.

In "Partnership With Government: An Exit Strategy for Philanthropies?" co-authors Colin Knox and Padraic Quirk share a case study of Atlantic's work in Northern Ireland, where it supported three thematic intervention areas: aging; children and young people; and reconciliation and human rights. Part of Atlantic's exit strategy has…