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April 6, 2012

Call for UN help for Madagascar election

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Madagascar’s new electoral commission on Monday asked UN experts to come  help organize polls for an election by the end of the year that may help lead the nation out of a three-year-old crisis. Learn more about the situation in Madagascar. Presbyterians have a long history of partnership with the Church of Jesus Christ in… Read more »
April 1, 2012

Public Forum on the State of Human Rights in the Philippines

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by Jessica Hawkinson On 19 May 2012, our colleagues in the United Methodist church sponsored a public forum on human rights in the Philippines. In the past year and a half, 67 extrajudicial killings, nine disappearances and 78 political arrests have marked the landscape of the new government in the Philippines. These violations of human… Read more »
April 1, 2012

Update on Trials in Madagascar, 24 March 2012

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FJKM pastor Valisoa Rafanonerantsoa went to trial in Madagascar on 24 March 2012, accused of involvement in military opposition to the government of Andry Rajoelina.  At the end of the day the trial was adjourned without a verdict, without clear indication as to when a verdict will be rendered.  According to press accounts, there were… Read more »
March 27, 2012

The WCC and human rights issues in the Philippines

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The World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on World Mission and Evangelism met in Manila, the Philippines, from March 22-27. The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) hosted the event which focused on the theme “Together towards life: mission and evangelism in changing landscapes”. According to the WCC news story, participants analyzed a… Read more »
March 12, 2012

Kony 2012 and children in armed conflict

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by Jessica Hawkinson Millions of viewers have tuned in to the KONY2012 video and campaign, recently released by the organization Invisible Children. The campaign encourages public support for the arrest of Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), who is wanted for trial by the International Criminal Court. Kony is charged for,… Read more »
March 5, 2012

Intersections: CTAUN and CSW: education and sustainability

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Written by Grace Bickers After advocacy training at both the Presbyterian and Ecumenical Women’s orientations for the Commission on the Status of Women and a week’s worth of insight from the remarkable women making up these delegations, I was excited to learn how the information I learned during a previous opportunity to attend the annual… Read more »
February 14, 2012

Prayers with the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo

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From our partners in World Mission: There is violence against civilians in the Congo. National elections have been widely criticized as lacking credibility due to massive irregularities, maladministration and fraud. Congolese Christians will march in Kinshasa on Thursday, February 16, seeking peace and calling for a democratic government founded in transparency and justice. We are invited to join our… Read more »
February 8, 2012

It is time for the U.S. to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child

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Urge President Obama to send the Con­ven­tion on the Rights of the Child (CRC) to the United States Senate for ratification. The CRC sets the standard for children’s welfare around the world. The United States played a major role in drafting the CRC. However, the United States and Soma­lia are the only countries that have… Read more »
February 3, 2012

Support Democracy and Human Rights in the Congo!

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From our partners in the PC(USA) Office of Public Witness Please contact your members of congress and urge them to work vigorously to ensure that the United States supports democracy and human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo! The State Clerk of the General Assembly stated the following in a statement of concern this… Read more »

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