Sexual abuse by members of organizations that provide relief to some of the world’s most vulnerable people has been more pervasive than recently reported.
When will the senator acknowledge Saudi Arabia's abuses in the poorest country in the Arab world and act?
The recent sexual abuse scandal involving Oxfam throws light on the potential for corruption among charitable organizations.
More than1,200 contributors have bailed out in recent days, and a high-level executive has resigned, saying the group has failed to properly investigate allegations of abuse.
"This is the perfect but horribly sad point to make on MLK day," Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer writes in a memo to staff.
Turns out U.S. corporations get workers’ hard-earned money in the form of tax breaks and then offload it in tax havens.
While some small European countries are donating more than their fair share to aid Syrians, the U.S., Saudi Arabia and Russia are still far behind.
British charity Oxfam calls for a crackdown on tax havens after its report finds the world's wealthiest hiding $7.6 trillion from taxes.
"In effect, there is a clear link between the protection of nature and the building of a just and equitable social order," the pontiff said at the start of his first visit to Africa.
In response to a new study, the charity Oxfam urges the World Bank "to heed its own warnings and support equitable, low-carbon development."
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