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FI News:

– Listen to our voice: Making the case against torture in Papua
– Franciscan Testimony: Violence in the tea shops of Salarappatti

 
FI Statements at the United Nations for 2005:

 
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.

 

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Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights 05
Agenda Item 2: Question of the Violations of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms English
Agenda Item 3: Administration of Justice, Rule of Law and Democracy. English
Agenda Item 4: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights English
Agenda Item 4: Economic, social and cultural rights (Vieques and the Philippines) English
Agenda Item 5c: Prevention of Discrimination and protection of minorities (Pakistan) English
Poverty in an Economically Growing India Social Forum English
Pauvreté dans l'Inde en pleine Croissance Economique Forum Social Français
Point 2 de l’ordre du jour : Violations des droits de l’homme partout dans le monde Français
Point 3: Administration de la Justice Français
Point 6b) de l’agenda: Formes contemporaines d’esclavage Français
The 2005 Sub-Commission: some good initiatives shadowed by the pressing need for a working assessment English

 

Committee on Migrant Workers
Capitaliser les potentialités des migrants dans une approche de stratégie d'intégration pour une contribution renforcée aux pays d'emploi Français

 

Fourth Inter-Committee Meeting
Strengthening the Special Procedures English

 

Special Procedures Informal Consultation 2005
Strengthening the Special Procedures English
Renforcement des Procédures Spéciales Français

 

Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery (30th session) 2005
Agenda item 4d): Trafficking in persons (economic and sexual exploitation) English
Point 4 b) ii) Droit des travailleurs migrants, y compris les travailleurs domestiques (France) Français
Point 4 c) Toutes les formes d’exploitation sexuelle Français
Point 4d) de l’ordre du jour : Traite des êtres humains (Liban) Français
Point 4d) de l’ordre du jour : Traite des êtres humains (Canada) Français

 

Commission on Human Rights (61st Session) 2005
Written Statements
Franciscans International's Position Paper on the 61st Session of the Comission on Human Rights. English
Agenda Item 10: Impact of Toxic Wastes in Vieques, Puerto Rico
(written statement)		 English Español
Agenda Item 11: Freedom of Religion or Belief
(written statement)		 English
Agenda Item 18(c): Effective Functioning of Human Rights Mechanisms: Adaptation and Strengthening of the United Nations Machinery for Human Rights
(written statement)		 English
Agenda Item 3: Colombia
(written statement)		 English Español
Agenda Item 9: The Situation in Togo
(written statement)		 English Français
Agenda Item 9: The situation of human rights in Papua, Indonesia
(written statement)		 English Français Español
Agenda Items 6 and 16: Discrimination Based on Work and Descent
(written statement)		 English
Joint Letter on UN Norms for Transnational Corporations. English Français Español
Summary Report English
Extrême pauvreté et droits humains: L’exemple sénégalais du Foyer de formation de jeunes filles : réalisation du droit à l’éducation et au travail décent en vue d’éradiquer l’extrême pauvreté Français
Intervention conjointe sur la réforme des Nations Unies Français Español English
La situation des droits de l’homme des travailleurs migrants au Liban Français
   
Oral Statements
Agenda Item 6: Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and all forms of discrimination – Discrimination Against the Dalits
(oral statement)		 English
Agenda Item 9: Questions of human rights violations in any part of the world – West Papua
(oral staement)		 English
Agenda item 14: Specific groups and individuals - Human Rights of Migrants & Contemporary Forms of Slavery English
Agenda Item 3: Organization of the Work of the Session – Colombia English Español
Agenda Item 7: The Right to Development
(oral statement)		 English
Agenda Item 8: Question of the violation of human rights in the occupied Arab territories,including Palestine (oral statement) English
Agenda Item 9: Iraq
(oral statement)		 English Français
Item 10: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights English
Item 11: Civil and Political Rights – Religious Freedom - Pakistan (oral statement) English
Item 17: Promotion and Protection of Human Rights - The Death Penalty English
Joint statement on UN Reform English Français Español
Point 10: Droits Economiques Sociaux et Culturels - Extrême Pauvreté et Madagascar (communication orale) Français
Point 9: Violation des droits de l’homme - Togo
(communication orale)		 Français

 

Commission for Sustainable Development, On Water, Sanitation and Human Settlements (13th Session)
On Water, Sanitation and Human Settlements English
  Agenda Item 3: Population, development and HIV/AIDS with particular emphasis on poverty:  Socialization of Children English

 

UN Commission on Population and Development (38th session)
Agenda Item 6: General debate on national experience in population matters: Population, development and HIV/AIDS, with particular emphasis on poverty English

 

Commission for Social Development (43rd Session) 2005
Agenda Item 3(a): Education
(written statement)		 English Español Français
Agenda Item 3(a): Gender
(written statement)		 English Español Français
Agenda Item 3(a): HIV/AIDS
(written statement)		 English Français Español
Agenda Item 3(a): Poverty
(written statement)		 English Español Français
Agenda Item 3(a): Social Integration
(written statement)		 English Español Français
Agenda Item 3(a): Structural Adjustment
(written statement)		 English Español Français
Agenda Item 3(a): Youth Intervention
(written statement)		 English Français Español

 

Open-Ended Working Group on the Right to Development (6th Session), 2005
Franciscans International's Statement English

 

 

World Poverty - Franciscan Reflections

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Franciscans International inaugurates its third office in Bangkok, Thailand.  The office will serve the needs of the Franciscan Family working at the grassroots in the Asia-Pacific.



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