We Stand with Billions, Not Billionaires
ERI has signed the following statement:- Cancel the Debt, Change the System We are a Global South-led movement comprised of civil society networks, trade unions, activists and academics, grounded in…
ERI UPR Drafting Workshops for Liberia and Sierra Leone – March 2025
With the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) submissions of Liberia and Sierra Leone due in April and September 2025 respectively, Edmund Rice International (ERI) organized a series of workshops in March…
Still Somebody: A Global Campaign Raising Awareness for Homelessness
New Rochelle, New York -11/25 – In a powerful display of solidarity, students from the Edmund Rice Network of schools in Canada, the United States, and Ireland recently came together…
ERI Active During UN 57th Human Rights Council Session
ERI delivered a number of statements during the recently concluded Human Rights Council session. Topics included :-– a joint statement as part of the discussion of the Secretary General analytical…
ERI Active in 56th Human Rights Council Session
ERI was again active during the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council (June 18-July 12). A number of oral statements were delivered and several statements of ERI’s partners…
Review of Human Rights in Nigeria
All of the issues raised in ERI’s joint submission (drafted in partnership with Vivat International, the Daughters of Charity and the Dominicans for Justice and Peace) were the subject of…
Visit of England Schools Group to Geneva
We feel incredibly privileged to have been given the chance to gain an insight into how the UN and its reviews work, and are ready to advocate for global human…
ERI Active in 54th Session of UN Human Rights Council
ERI delivered or co-sponsored ten statements during the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council.The statements included:-– a statement on homelessness in India read by Sr Dorothy Fernandes during…
ERI’s Further Activity During the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council
ERI has delivered a further eight statements at the recently concluded Human Rights Council session. (The eight statements previously made were reported on in the March newsletter). Again, due to…
ERI Submissions for 41st UPR Session
A range of issues raised in ERI submissions for the UPR reviews of India, South Africa and the United Kingdom were the subject of recommendations put forward by reviewing states…