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
Congratulations to Maryknoll Sr. Patricia Ryan and Derechos Humanos y Medio Ambiente (DHUMA), on being named the 2018 recipients of the Letelier-Moffitt International Human Rights Award.
UN member states are scheduled to hold their last round of negotiations for the Global Compact for Migration July 9-13 with the goal of producing a final draft document for adoption at the International Migration Conference in Morocco in December.
Since early May, Maryknoll missioners along the U.S.-Mexico border and the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns in Washington, D.C. have taken action to end family separation and protect the rights of asylum seekers.
This is the second in a series of articles designed to educate Catholic organizations about ways to participate in the fastest growing divestment campaign in human history – the fossil fuel divestment movement.
Monday, July 2, a delegation of U.S. Catholic bishops led by Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), visits the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas.
Maryknoll joins 600+ women in nonviolent civil disobedience.
Maryknoll Sister Helen Graham, on mission in the Philippines for more than 50 years, reflects on the question “Where is God?” when disaster strikes.
Resources for study, prayer, and action in support of refugees.
Join Women of Faith Prayer Vigil in D.C., June 19, and keep calling Congress!
Maryknoll Father Tom Tiscornia in South Sudan reflects on the need to engage in new beginnings and challenges as one community and with trust in God’s goodness.
42nd Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards Date: Thursday, October 4, 2018 Time: TBD Location: Carnegie Institute of Washington 1530 P Street NW Washington, DC 20005 HONORING: Derechos Humanos y Medio Ambiente (DHUMA) Maryknoll Sister Patricia Ryan works with the indigenous legal organization, Human Rights and the Environment (DHUMA), in Puno, Peru. Stay tuned for more details on…
A fact sheet produced by the Justice for Immigrants Campaign, June 1, 2018.
from our friends at the National Religious Campaign Against Torture: Now that known torturer Gina Haspel has been sworn in as our new CIA Director, we must do what we can to ensure that neither she, nor anyone else, can ever bring back the CIA’s torture program. The first step is to ensure that Senators…
Maryknoll Father Bill Donnelly reflects on the faith of the people of Guatemala who have endured years of violence and oppression yet live in hope that justice will prevail.
Ask Congress to stop DHS from separating families.
The Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns denounces the new “zero-tolerance” immigration policies enacted by the United States on May 4.
A delegation of Honduran religious leaders and human rights defenders conclude a 10-city US speaking tour in Washington, DC this Friday, May 18, to raise awareness on, and generate faith-based solidarity for, Honduras.
We call on Congress to take immediate action to protect Honduran TPS holders.
