Torture Survivors Week
June is Torture Awareness Month. TASSC is holding its annual week of events June 22-26.
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Peace and Nonviolence
The work of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns on peace is focused on identifying and eliminating the root causes of violence and conflict with a focus on specific regions, expressions of violence and areas of conflict affecting Maryknoll missioners, and U.S. aggression and national security policy (e.g. war on terrorism). The nexus of violence and poverty is clear. Unless we dedicate ourselves to building true human security for all, nations – especially poor ones – will continue to fall victim to an unending cycle of economic, political and social violence.
Maryknoll Leadership Statement on Pope Francis’ Fratelli Tutti
Maryknoll Leadership Statement on U.S. elections 2012: Sustainable peace and security for all
Maryknoll Leadership Statement: A call for the abolition of torture
POLICY BRIEF: Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Invest in Peace
WEBINAR: Nonviolence and the Web of Creation
WEBINAR: Human Rights Advocacy and the Legacy of Sr. Dianna Ortiz
WEBINAR: Rethinking Security in a Pandemic: No Justice, No Peace
WEBINAR: Sanctions — Nonviolent Tool or Lethal Weapon?
WEBINAR: Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Invest in Peace
Arms Trade Treaty action update
On April 2, the Arms Trade Treaty passed; June 3 is the first day that UN member states can ratify the treaty.
Guantanamo: Closure is far overdue
As of early May, it is believed that at least 100 men held at the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba are participating in a hunger strike; 23 are being force fed. While prisoners at Guantanamo have fasted to protest their detention and/or treatment over the 11 years of the facility’s use, this current strike began in February as a response both to a new, harsher team of guards and to the fact that the imprisonment appears to be open-ended with little hope for release.
New deal for engagement in fragile states
The following article is written by Marie Dennis.
Palestine: Human rights update
The following piece was prepared by Sr. Jean Fallon, MM, who has participated with Christian Peacemaker Teams in Hebron in recent years.
Guatemala: Genocide trial continues
During the recent trial of former president Efrain Rios Montt and former chief of military intelligence Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez, observers felt as if they were on a rollercoaster ride as the trial took many twists and turns.
Honduras: Impunity results in loss of support
Honduras continues to experience the highest levels of violence in the world with 92 deaths per 100,000 people (compared to a global average of 6.9 per 100,000). Sadly, members of the Honduran police and military not only have been unable to decrease it, but are often themselves perpetrators of the violence.
Arms Trade Treaty: Global victory for women, girls
On April 2, the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) passed with an overwhelming number of United Nations’ member states voting in its favor (154), including the United States.
Join the rolling fast to raise awareness of hunger strike at Guantanamo
Take action to show support for men on hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
June is Torture Awareness Month
Faith communities are invited to participate in efforts to educate about the use of torture and about ways to end it.
Demand justice for Mexican teen killed by U.S. Border Patrol
No More Deaths has circulated the following alert to respond to the death of 16-year old José Antonio Elena Rodriguez.
Pax Christi International in solidarity with the people of Syria
Pax Christi International (PXI) Secretary General José Henríquez writes the following letter at the close of PXI’s Lenten campaign in support of the people of Syria.
Mission forum: Fr. Doug May, MM on current reality in Egypt
Fr. Doug May, MM, will share his thoughts about Egypt’s current reality.
Fr. Michael Lapsley: Redeeming the Past – My Journey from Freedom Fighter to Healer
Orbis author Fr. Michael Lapsley speaks on his new memoir, which outlines his strong stand against apartheid for which he became the victim of a letter bomb attack in Zimbabwe.
Pax Christi USA national conference/40th anniversary
Pax Christi USA will hold its annual conference and 40th anniversary celebration in Atlanta, GA.
Third Sunday of Easter
Carolyn Trumble lives and works as a Maryknoll lay missioner in Brazil.
Arms Trade Treaty: Pray for passage
From March 18-28, the United Nations will hold the final talks on the Arms Trade Treaty.
Pax Christi calls for end to Israeli settlements
In January, Pax Christi International, the Catholic peace movement, released the following statement, calling for an end to Israeli settlements on Palestinian land.