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Edmund Rice International welcomed Nine is Mine to New York from September 18- September 27, 2013. Eleven students and nine chaperones composed the delegation under the direction of Br. Steve…
As issues of asylum seekers and migration increasingly become a global concern an international panel has agreed that detention of children is not justified and that alternatives must be sought.…
In 2008 the Human Rights Council initiated the first Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This four-yearly human rights review of every Member State of the United Nations takes place in Geneva…
From little Tasmania to culturally diverse Geneva it’s been a big couple of months for me but I am excited to have made it to the ERI offices and to…
UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres poses with some of the participants in the Dialogue on Faith and Protection. UNHCR photo/ J M Ferré Following a ‘Dialogue on Faith…
The freedom to gather and speak openly about human rights was not possible for the people of Railaco Kraic under the Indonesian occupation of Timor Leste which only ended a…
“Our sessions included and covered an overview of the UN Human Rights System, Spirituality of Justice, Treaty Body systems, Legal statuses of various UN conventions, how NGO’s can engage with…
To celebrate the International Day of Mother Earth, a group of young people from the Chapel of Christ the Conqueror, in the district of San Juan de Lurigancho in Lima,…
Follow the fortunes of our interns Jordan Wren and Cathal Ó Fainín via their respective blogs.
The southern part of Zimbabwe has received below average rains for the past three years, believed to be a result of climate change. In addition, illegal gold panning has contributed…