JUSTICE, PEACE and HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLIANCE: perceptions, illusions and realities – towards a universal template for social justice.

A paper for the Towards Restorative Justice Conference University of Sydney 7-9 December 2009

Howard Bell NSW Regional Committee, Amnesty International

December 25th, 2009 | Category: Other Messages | Leave a comment

Christian leaders in the Middle East see boycott and disinvestment as tools of non violence for justice, peace and security for all.

The Kairos Palestine Document

A moment of truth: A word of faith, hope and love from the heart of Palestinian suffering.

We, a group of Christian Palestinians, after prayer, reflection and an exchange of opinion, cry out from within the suffering in our country, under the Israeli occupation, with a cry of hope in [...]

December 16th, 2009 | Category: Other Messages | Leave a comment

URGENT ACTION – VIETNAMESE PRIEST FALLS SERIOUSLY ILL IN PRISON

from Amnesty International.

Activist for Human Rights in Vietnam

Imprisoned pro-democracy activist and Catholic priest Father Nguyen Van Ly suffered a suspected stroke on 14 November in Viet Nam. He is conscious but paralyzed on one side. He has been moved to a prison hospital in the Vietnamese capital, Ha Noi. He may be [...]

December 14th, 2009 | Category: Other Messages | Leave a comment

The Earth Community Booklet from International JPIC- a Good Resource for your Parish

This booklet is from the heads of International Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) and is based on the See Judge Act model in a similar way to the one prepared by the FFCP Social Justice Group which was available at the recent SJ DAY. It includes a prayer/reflection section which would be good for all parish groups to engage in. [...]

December 8th, 2009 | Category: Other Messages | Leave a comment