Upholding human rights enables a society to put people at the center of all policymaking – political, economic and social – thus protecting the life and dignity of the human person whatever its condition or stage of development. In the year 2020, the world entered into the novel coronavirus pandemic, an unprecedented crisis that impacts all aspects of life and presents new threats to upholding human rights.
December 10 is International Human Rights Day. Join us in reciting this prayer by Rabbi Brant Rosen. Explore our Lenten Reflection Guide on human rights.
To understand what our faith teaches about human rights, see “Catholic Social Teaching and Human Rights.”
To learn about Maryknoll mission experience honoring and protecting human rights and the life and dignity of the human person, especially those who are poor and vulnerable, read Maryknoll’s 100 Years of Mission.
To learn about human rights advocacy, watch a 30-minute webinar, “Human Rights Advocacy and the Legacy of Sr. Dianna Ortiz.” You will also find a corresponding page of resources on current human rights issues.
To learn about new threats to human rights, see our articles featured in Maryknoll Magazine:
Upholding Human Rights During the Pandemic
A “David and Goliath” Story of Water Defenders
The 2024 Letelier-Moffit Human Rights Awards were given to Rabbis for Ceasefire and the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU), and the Concejo de Autoridades de 48 Cantones de Totonicapán of Guatemala; and a slain former awardee was honored. The following article was published in the November-December 2024 issue of NewsNotes. The Institute for Policy…
More than 40 organizations working for peace and justice in Haiti came to Washington, DC for Haiti Advocacy Days. The following article was published in the November-December 2024 issue of NewsNotes. More than 40 organizations working for peace and justice in Haiti came to Washington, DC for Haiti Advocacy Days on September 25-26 to meet…
Iqbal Ahmad, Kroc Institute Fellow, writes of how, three years since the Taliban’s takeover, Afghanistan has devolved into one of the most repressive regimes in the world resulting in severe hardship and a third generation of Afghan refugees. The following article was published in the November-December 2024 issue of NewsNotes. More than two decades after…
The abductions and murders of political opposition leaders in recent months raise questions of how peaceful and fair elections will be on November 28 and in October of 2025. The following article was published in the November-December 2024 issue of NewsNotes. On September 6, Ali Mohammed Kibao, a leading member of the Party for Democracy…
The murder of Juan Lopez, environmental leader in Tocoa, Honduras, is not an isolated incidence, but rather, one more link in a pattern of violence. The following article was published in the November-December 2024 issue of NewsNotes. The assassination of Juan López on Saturday, September 15, as he left his church has left the network…
Sarah Bueter, Maryknoll Lay Missioner in El Salvador, reflects on the murder of Honduran environmental defender Juan Lopez and her recent visit to his grieving community of Tocoa as part of an emergency delegation organized by the SHARE Foundation. The following article was published in the November-December 2024 issue of NewsNotes. It was only when…
In a series of two-page briefs, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns addresses key global issues which are the focus of our work in Washington, DC, and at the UN. Inspired by the Gospel and Maryknoll missioners’ commitment to stand with vulnerable communities around the world, we offer these briefs as resources on the intersection…
There are several key themes in today’s Gospel that speak to the “signs of our times” and give us, in Jesus, an example of how we are to respond. Mark tells us of the crowd that was traveling with Jesus, and that Jesus “stood still” at the cry of Bartimaeus, a blind man. The scriptures…
Click here to write to your members of Congress in support of the Stateless Protection Act of 2024.The US Conference of Catholic Bishops released an action alert in support of…
Sign up below for a one-hour time slot during the 24-hour vigil for World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day is held on December 1 each year. It is an opportunity to…
Sarah Bueter, a Maryknoll lay missioner in El Salvador, reflects on the murder of Honduran environmental defender Juan Lopez and her recent visit to his grieving community of Tocoa as part of an emergency delegation organized by the SHARE Foundation. 27 September 2024 It was only when I saw his photo up on the wall,…
Send a message to Congress as part of Haiti Advocacy Days: Stop Illegal Arms to Haiti calling for an end to the flow of guns to Haiti. On Thursday, September…
With the United States elections on November 5 around the corner, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns seeks to address some key policy areas that are at stake. For the month…
Maryknoll Father Joe Towle draws on two mission experiences that deepened his understanding of nonviolence.
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns will hold webinars on policy issues relevant to the United States elections, which are only two months away.
An update on the Sustainable Development Goals shows not enough progress made on the improvement targets.
Setting out priorities in front of diplomats and UN representatives, the new leader of Bangladesh vows continuity on two biggest policy challenges.
Benedict Rodgers writes in his column published in UCANews on Aug. 26, 2024, that Rohingyas are facing the gravest threats since 2017 when more than 750,000 were forced to flee to Bangladesh.
