Unpaid internships are spreading like wildfire, with few protections by Chelsea Temple Jones Would-be employees are cycling through multiple volunteer internships before getting paying jobs and can't risk saying no to demands
Oil spill in Arkansas spewed diluted bitumen into town streets by May Warren The pipeline that ruptured carried oil from the Alberta tar sands and people who got sick now want answers
Peru gold mine attracts protests, police violence, indignation by Roxana Olivera Four were shot at a protest last year and locals who demonstrate against the mines face threats, human rights abuses
United Church boycott of some Israeli goods sparks anger, backlash by Mike Milne Interfaith relations at local and national level under strain after General Council vote to boycott goods made in settlements
Samantha Nutt, physician, advocates for human dignity in war zones by Samantha Rideout Founder of War Child Canada, she has never been one to pull punches -- that's what makes her a human rights heavyweight
Refugees from North Korea are defecting to Canada in record numbers by Chantal Braganza A Toronto United Church on Bloor Street welcomes an influx of refugees from one of the harshest regimes on Earth
Mother forced to give up baby had few choices. Now she wants change by Laurel Walton 'We were young, unmarried and pregnant. They forced us to surrender our babies. Now we’re older, braver and determined to change an
Refugees to Canada face new caps on numbers, a worry for churches by Carolyn Morris New limits aim to relieve backlog of claims but critic fear they will halt programs that helped
Roma refugees, persecuted in Europe, look for safety in Canada by Cory Ruf Members of the Hamilton Gypsy Church are struggling to put down new roots
The Salvadoran civil war has left citizens searching for peace by Tim Johnson People are trying to move on 20 years after a brutal civil war tore communities apart