Franciscans InternationalWorkshop in Colombia
In August, FI and the Justice, Peace and Reverence for Creation Commission of the Franciscan Family of Colombia* (FFC) organized a workshop in Bogotá, Colombia, with fifteen participants from across the country. The purpose of this gathering was to ...[more]
Sustainable Development - Social Forum 2012
From October 1-3, the annual Social Forum of the Human Rights Council (HRC) took place in Geneva. This is a meeting convened by the HRC once a year with a view to providing a unique space for open and interactive dialogue between civil society actors, ...[more]
Child Health in Jamaica
FI New York has submitted a report to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' global civil society consultation process on the child right to health. Each year, the Human Rights Council has a full-day meeting on children's rights, and in ...[more]
Training on the Right to Water and Sanitation
FI Geneva hosted a group of Franciscans for a human rights advocacy training session from the 17th to 21st of September. The theme of the week’s training was the right to water and sanitation and eight participants came from Kenya, Zambia, Malawi, ...[more]
Side event on Child and Forced Marriage
On Friday 14th September, FI co-organised a side event at the Human Rights Council on forced and child marriage. Chaired by H.E. Karen Pierce, Ambassador of the UK to the UN in Geneva, this event was so well attended that people occupied standing room ...[more]
Stigma and Untouchability: FI side event at the HRC
On September 12th, FI, in collaboration with the International Movement against all forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR), Anti-Slavery International, Asian Legal Resource Centre, Pax Romana, World Council of Churches, Lutheran World Federation, ...[more]
Water and Sanitation Side Event
On Wednesday, 12th September, FI hosted a side event at the Human Rights Council. The title of the event was Confronting Poverty and Stigmatization by addressing Water and Sanitation issues. The panel was comprised of Brian Bond from Edmund Rice ...[more]