Promoting Social Justice and Advocacy in Edmund Rice Indian Schools
The Social Justice and Advocacy programme in the schools in the Indian Province was initiated almost a decade ago. While many of the animators have been working for over 5…
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 Active During the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council
ERI has delivered a number of statements during the current session of the UN Human Rights Council, and co-sponsored other statements delivered by our partners. Due to the competition for…
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…
ERI Participation in 51st Session of Human Rights Council
ERI made a number of statements during the 51st Session of the UN Human Rights Council and co-sponsored several others delivered by our partners. The statements included:-A statement on behalf…
ERI Activity in 50th Session of UN Human Rights Council
ERI delivered six statements during the 50th Session of the UN Human Rights Council. Five of the statements were read by participants in the recent ERI training course in Geneva…
ERI Activity in 49th Session of UN Human Rights Council
The ongoing crisis in the Ukraine caused a re-scheduling of the agenda of the 49th Human Rights Council Session. As a result, at the time of circulating this newsletter, this…
UPR Reviews of Haiti, South Sudan, Timor Leste and Zimbabwe
Several UPR reviews of relevance to the Edmund Rice Network took place in Geneva in January. The Christian Brothers North American Province joined with local partners to present a joint…
The Future of Our Planet After COP26
The outcome of the recent COP26 meeting in Glasgow can be summed up in the words of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in his wrap up message to the conference,…
Addressing Implementation of UPR Recommendations for PNG
ERI joined with partners from the International Catholic Centre in Geneva (CCIG) for an online event which heard from national and international stakeholders on how to promote and protect human…