Anglican Communion News Service - Digest News

The Melanesian Brotherhood - the largest religious community in the Anglican Communion - was awarded the first prize in the regional category of the 4th Pacific Human Rights Awards, for its active role in peacemaking and reconciliation during the 1999 and 2000 ethnic conflict in the Solomon Islands.

The ceremony which took place in Suva, Fiji, Feb.20, 2004, is an annual event organized by the Regional Rights Resource Team -- a United Nations Development Program Pacific project fully funded by the United Kingdom Department for International Development. More informations can be found at:

http://generalsynod.anglican.ca/stories/news.php?newsItem=2004-02-27_brothers.news