India : Dominicans expresses their concern after the killing of a Catholic leader and human rights activist in Orisa

16 Dec 2011
After the killing in Orisa of catechist and Catholic activist Rabindra Parichha, Dominicans ask the authorities to take strong actions to enforce religious freedom and to protect the life of Human Rights Defenders thorough India.

Mexico : Dominicos y mas de 90 organizaciones de la Sociedad civile piden al Gobierno firmar el Protocolo Facultativo de Pacto Internacional de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales

8 Dec 2011
Dominicos miembros de una coalición de 95 organizaciones y redes mexicanas entregan a la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores más de 18 mil firmas ciudadanas que respaldan la petición para la firma y ratificación del Protocolo Facultativo de Pacto Internacional de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales. ·Declaran que este instrumento es fundamental para contar con un mecanismo internacional de acceso a la justicia en materia de derechos económicos, sociales y culturales. ·Subrayan que a la luz de la reforma constitucional en materia de derechos humanos, México debe mostrar su compromiso real con estos derechos, no demorando más en esta trascendental decisión.

UN Conference on climate change : Bishops of Southern Africa request to Defend creation by fighting greenhouse gases

25 Nov 2011
Bishops launch an appeal to put pressure and encourage the South African government to support the resolutions asking to reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases

A Dominican contribution to the Rio + 20 process

Given on 31 Oct 2011 at: Rio+20
Together with other faith based organizations, Dominicans for Justice and Peace (Order of Preacher) address to the United Nations a contribution recalling that the Human being should be at the hart of reflection about environment.

Burundi : 18 September massacre - the President of the INCHR calls to protect the populations

21 Sep 2011
The Bishops after the 18 September massacre: "May these moments of trial do not become an occasion of hatred that threatens to plunge Burundi in a spiral of revenge" - fr. Emmanuel Ntakarutimana OP, president of the Independent National Commission of Human Rights calls the authorities to bring perpetrators to justice.

Peru : the Order condemns threats against Dominican Bishop

7 Sep 2011
The Dominican Order condemns threats against Bishop Francisco González o.p

Nigeria : The Dominican Order (Order of Preachers) condemns the attack agains the United Nations facilities

27 Aug 2011
The Dominican Order (Order of Preachers) condemns the attack against the Head Quarters of the United Nations in Nigeria

Iraq : the Dominican Order calls to end the violence against Christian minority

2 Aug 2011
After a new atack agains a Christian church in Iraq, the Dominican Order calls to end the violence against minorities

Joint oral statement on the Report of the Independent Expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty

Given on 11 Jun 2011 at: 17th Session of the Human Rights Council
Dominicans for Justice and Peace (Order of Prechers), endorses the oral statement deliverd to the United Nations by ATD Fourth World about EXTREME POVERTY

The right to education of children living and/or working on the street

Given on 29 May 2011 at: 16th Human Rights Council
Despite it is hard to determine the exact number of children working and/or living on the street worldwide, according to UNICEF estimation, they represent around 100 million children, whose fundamental rights are constantly violated. In particular, they are quite systematically denied the right to education though, up to now, the issue has not raised much awareness among society nor relevant intervention from public authorities.
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