Human Rights Council Concludes 25th Session
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) concluded its twenty-fifth session on the 28th March. The Council adopted 42 resolutions on a wide range of issues, including several country specific…
Human Rights Defenders Under Threat
A major issue of concern raised at the recent meeting of NGOs the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay was the growing threat of reprisals against human rights defenders…
Interns – a Farewell and a Welcome
This month sees us say farewell to Drew Gibbons and a welcome to Madelaine Curnow and Ben Taylor (pictured at left). Ben, a former student of St Josephs, Gregory Terrace…
Human Trafficking Advocacy Efforts in New York
“Get an education and a better future. We can live happily ever after. See the world and earn good money. Holiday work: meet new people and good pay.” Do any…
Welcome to our Latest Intern
My name is Drew Gibbons and I’m studying a Bachelor of International Relations majoring in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Queensland in Australia. Currently I am undergoing…
A Step Forward for Children’s Rights – UN Committee Now Able to Receive Complaints About Rights Violations
Children whose rights have been violated will soon be able to complain directly to Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) after Costa Rica became the 10th country to…
2013 – A Turning Point in the Quest for Financial Transparency
By its very nature the work of changing unjust structures is slow and it can be difficult to see results for one’s efforts. Edmund Rice International is a member of…
Defending the Right to be Heard
Earlier this year I felt the excitement, anxiety and anticipation that fills one at the prospect of the birth of a new family member. William was born October 23rd amidst…
Ending Violence Against Women
Up to 70 per cent of women experience violence in their lifetime. Between 500,000 to 2 million people are trafficked annually into situations including prostitution, forced labour, slavery or servitude,…
Seeing Another Way of Making a Difference
On the 17th October, we started our journey to Geneva, Switzerland, to visit the United Nations. We stayed with the Christian Brothers community in Gaillard – just outside of Geneva.…