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In Esther's Name
By: Hub Intern
Posted: May 6 08
Witnessed: 756 times
Regions: Nepal
Issues: Children's rights, Juvenile justice
Tags: child prisoners, children support
Philip Holmes describes how the death of his first wife led to his setting up of a UK children's charity, The Esther Benjamins Trust (www.ebtrust.org.uk) and how he came to find himself freeing innocent children from Nepalese jails.
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