La situation des droits de l’homme s’est nettement détériorée dans la région des Grands Lacs de l’Afrique, surtout au Burundi. Avec la perspective de la fin de la législature au mois de juin 1998 au Burundi, les différents durcissements d...

Franciscans International desea llamar la atención, en el contexto del Decenio Internacional para las Poblaciones Indígenas, sobre la necesidad de impulsar aún más el trabajo que se realiza en el mundo sobre los derechos de los Pueblos Indios. Muc...

In many countries of the world, millions of children are involved in child labor, some of which is illegal and deprives them of their childhood. The International Labor Office (ILO) estimates that worldwide the number of working children is at a stagger...

Mr. Chairman, we wish you peace and all goodness. As members of religious communities, with a combined membership of over 800,000 members in more than 120 countries, Franciscans International in collaboration with the Dominicans is concerned about the deni...

Mr. Chairman, Franciscans Intentional and the Dominicans want to speak about the ever-increasing violations of human rights that are forcing people to flee their homes and to become displaced persons within their own countries. In Burundi, acc...