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Posts Tagged: human rights
December 2, 2011
Will you write a letter to save a life? I will. Tonight I signed up to participate in Amnesty International’s Write for Rights Global Write-a-thon between December 3 and December 11. This time period includes Human Rights Day. Hundreds of thousands of people from around the world will take part in the Write for Rights… Read more »
November 25, 2011
O LORD, you hear the desire of the meek; you will strengthen their heart, you will incline your ear to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed, so that those from earth may strike terror no more. (Psalm 10:17-18) November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. This day… Read more »
November 14, 2011
Presbyterians have a long history of partnership with the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar (FJKM). The Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations recently sponsored an event with the Rev. Hubert Rakotoarivony, International Peacemaker from Madagscar and Dan Turk, PC(USA) mission co-worker in Madagascar. They focused on the witness of the FJKM. The violence and… Read more »
November 12, 2011
Human rights have been the focus of many statements by General Assemblies of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and its predecessor denominations. The Bible does not use the phrase “human rights.” However, Jesus stated, “I have come in order that you might have life in all its fullness.” He proclaimed that his calling included release of… Read more »
November 12, 2011
The Declaration was one of the first major achievements of the United Nations. Its adoption marked the first time in history that a document considered to have universal value was adopted by an international organization. It was also the first time that human rights and fundamental freedoms were set forth in such detail. There was… Read more »
September 22, 2011
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs.” (Matthew 19:14) We moved another step closer a world where children are children and not soldiers today. Presbyterian Red Hands helped make it happen! Saint Lucia signed the… Read more »
September 9, 2011
Good news! We have learned that Antonio Ariza has been found and is alive. We will post more information as we receive it. Thank you so much to everyone for your outreach, advocacy and prayers. – The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship Please continue to pray and act for God’s children who have been disappeared in Colombia… Read more »
September 9, 2011
Today, Ms. Navanethem Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a statement the United Nations Human Rights Committee. The statement, as distributed by the Office of the High Commissioner is available here.
September 7, 2011
I did not sleep well last night. Of course I rarely sleep well, but last night I knew why. It is hard to sleep, at least for me, when my heart aches even more than usual. I learned on Monday night that Antonia Ariza went missing on September 1, 2011 in Colombia. The information came… Read more »
September 5, 2011
I pray with many others tonight for our friend Antonio in Colombia. I had the privilege to meet Antonio during Easter week of 2010. He is a leader of an organization of people who have been internally displaced within Colombia. The oganization seeks to return people to land they can work for their living. His… Read more »
