Franciscans International works year-round for the promotion and protection of universal human rights, in the spirit of our Franciscan tradition and in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

We approach our work on human rights in 2 different ways, thematically and regionally.

FI, Human Rights Statements at the United Nations Franciscans International, as an NGO with General Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council, delivers official written and oral interventions before United Nations forums in New York, USA and Geneva, Switzerland. Listed below are Franciscans International statements on Human Rights Statements: FI Position Paper for the Commission on Human Rights English Legislative and administrative challenges in fighting human trafficking in Italy (written statement) English The human rights situation in Togo (written statement) English Français Español L'exemple malgache de l'ASA : réalisation du droit à un logement convenable en contexte d'extrême pauvreté. (communication écrite) Français El desplazamiento interno en Colombia: un mal de no acabar (comunicacion escrita) Español La situación de los derechos humanos en Vieques (Puerto Rico) (comunicacion escrita) Español Contemporary Forms of Slavery (oral statement) English Domestic Women Migrant Workers (oral statement) English Human Rights in Occupied Iraq (oral statement) English Human rights violations in Togo and in West Papua, Indonesia (oral statement) English Impact of the Israeli Security Wall in the Holy Land (oral statement) English Impact of Toxic Waste in Vieques, Puerto Rico and in the Philippines (oral statement) English Indigenous Communities Living in Extreme Poverty in Honduras (oral statement) English Español Situation of the Christian Minority in Pakistan (oral statement) English The death penalty (oral statement) English The Israeli Security Wall (written statement) English The migration and trafficking nexus (written statement) English The Right to Development (oral statement) English UN Norms on the Responsibilities of Transnational Corporations (oral statement) English Mission Coton (intervention orale) Français