In May 2025, Dominicans for Justice and Peace and Franciscans International traveled to the Solomon Islands to gather information and prepare the local partners on their participation in the upcoming United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of their country. Throughout our time there, we were
In July 2024, Dominicans for Justice and Peace conducted capacity-building and community data gathering on the impacts of cobalt and copper mines in the city of Likasi from Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. The activities were part of the project “Strengthening the capacities of
Dominicans for Justice and Peace Programme Coordinator Laurence Blattmer is accompanied by Environmental Planning student Candice Dangilan and Science educator Angeli Villano from Miriam College in the #Philippines at #COP29 in Baku, #Azerbaijan, starting today. Our delegation aims to help equip #younggenerations as they face
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
