Pakistan: Dominicans call for Peace after Anti-Christian deadly attacks

24 September 2013

Dominicans Pakistan - call to peace and unity

After deadly terrorist attack targeting Christian church in Peshawar (Pakistan), fr. Pascal Paulus OP, President of the Major Superior Commission of Pakistan calls the Authorities to take action and all part of the population to unity against sectarian violence.

MEXICO : Second National March for Dignity. A Message from Fray Raul Vera Lopez, Dominican, Bishop of Saltillo

10 May 2013

Don Raul Vera Lopez OP, Obispo de Saltillo (Mexico)

Message from Fray Raul Vera Lopez, OP, Bishop of Saltillo (Mexico) at the occasion of the Second National March for Dignity organized by Mothers searching their disappeared sons or daughters and seeking justice.

Responsible Juvenile Justice : Dominicans calls the UN and Member States to take action

20 March 2013

Juvenile Justice should be "children friendly"

The administration of juvenile justice in many countries faces various challenges, including punitive approach negative impacts as well as lack of quantitative and qualitative indicators to measure, evaluate and monitor progress made. Dominicans call the UN and Member States to take action.

Paediatric HIV prevention/treatment and social determinants of health

3 March 2013

Population health outcomes, in fact, are significantly influenced by complex, integrated and overlapping social structures and economic systems identified as “social determinants of health”. What is the impact of public policies on children suffering from HIV-AIDS? Read the Written statement made by the Dominicans, togather with Caritas Internationalis and several other organizations.

Family is a key actor in today's society

9 October 2012

La Misión de la Familia como Formadora de la Persona

y de Sustento de la Estabilidad Social

Amenazada por la Aprobación de la nueva Ley Laboral

Homilía de Fray Raúl Vera, O.P., Obispo de Saltillo

Saltillo, Coah., 7 de octubre de 2012

“Desde el principio de la creación Dios los hizo hombre y mujer, por eso abandonará el hombre a su padre y a su madre, se unirá a su mujer y los dos serán un solo ser” (Mc 10,6-8)

El Matrimonio en la mente y el corazón de Dios

Este domingo la palabra de Dios nos coloca ante la realidad de nuestro país para interpelarnos a trabajar a favor de la justicia y el desarrollo integral de los hombres y las mujeres que viven en México. Ante la polémica desatada sobre el tema del trabajo y las trabajadoras y los trabajadores, Dios nos habla hoy especialmente de la familia y el papel que debe desempeñar en la construcción de una sociedad sana, que la proteja por medio de leyes justas.

Dominicans : Fight against Extreme poverty should become a legal obligations

10 September 2012

Together with 18 Civil society's organizations, the Dominican Order advocates in favor of the inclusion of the Draft Guiding Principals on Extreme Poverty as an integral part of International Law

PAKISTAN - "Too many Christian children victims of violence": Dominicans appeal to the government and the UN

24 August 2012

Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The news, continually increasing, regarding violence against Christian children are really annoying, disturbing. For Christians, it seems that living in Pakistan is more and more difficult. There are many Christian girls kidnapped, raped and converted to Islam by force and even killed as in the case of Amariah Masih, the 'Maria Goretti of Pakistan'. There are children kidnapped and killed for shady dealings, as the recent case of Sunil Masih or Shazia Bashir. Now the children are also accused of blasphemy, as Rimsha Masih. If children are attacked, it means that a limit of intolerable abuse and inhumanity have been reached": This is what the Dominican Fr. James Channan, OP, Director of "Peace Center" in Lahore, strongly committed to interreligious dialogue says to Fides.

For a fair treatment of Faith based Organizations fighting HIV-AIDS

17 June 2012

Catholic organizations fighting against HIV-AIDS in Africa

The Promotion and Protection of the Right to Health of People Living with HIV: The Engagement of Faith-Inspired Organizations should be recognized and equaly supported by public authorities.

Read the Joint Statement from the Delegation of the Dominican Order to the United Nations togather with othe Faith based Organizations.

Dominican contribution to the UN UPR process on Pakistan

24 April 2012

Every four years, the Human RIghts Council of the United Nations is reviewing the implementation of Human Rights obligation by each of the UN Member States. Together with other faith based organizations, the Delegation of the Dominican Order is making a contribution to the second review of Pakistan.

Timor Leste : Dominicans intervention during UPR

20 April 2012

After four years, Timor Leste presented its second Report to the Universal Periodic Report working group of the UN Human Rights Council. The Delegation of the Dominican Order to the United Nations made an oral statement especially regarding the issue of education.

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