Long‑time residents were forcibly evicted from their home, and the Dominican authorities detained fr. Miguel Ángel Gullón OP while providing spiritual and moral support to the affected family.
Following our participation in COP30, our team carried out a field visit to Palmas and Porto Nacional, in the state of Tocantins, Brazil, as part of our work on climate change and human rights education for youth in the Amazon. Building on COP30’s momentum and in collaboration with members of the
The recently concluded COP30 in Belém, a city strategically located between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Amazon, and home to many Indigenous communities, numerous plant and animal species and aquatic life, was like no other. The emphasis on the urgency of collective action for
Dominicans for Justice and Peace (Order of Preachers) is a faith-based non-profit and non-governmental organisation representing the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) at the United Nations (UN). The Dominican Order is composed of men and women from more than 120 countries involved in many areas of activity, including education, health, advocacy for victims of human rights violations and support for people in precarious living conditions.
Dominicans for Justice and Peace was created in 1998 by the International Dominican Commission for Justice and Peace and was endorsed by the General Council of the Order of Preachers as a permanent presence of the Order at the United Nations. Dominicans for Justice and Peace is an NGO dedicated to the promotion of justice and peace in the world through the promotion and protection of the integrity of Creation and of human rights for all, as an integral element of the Order’s mission to seek truth and to bring Good News.
Deepening our collaboration with parners in different countries around the world
Promoting environmental justice, denouncing abuses committed by businesses
Building capacity of Dominican networks working on justice and peace and of human rights defenders
Developing global reflections on justice and peace within Dominican academic institutions
