Statements

Mural behind Sacred Heart Church, El Paso, Texas

Maryknoll OGC Tells Biden Not to Ban Asylum

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 164 other faith-based organizations in writing to President Biden, Vice President Harris, Secretary Mayorkas, and Secretary Blinken to express concerns over new immigration rules that could restrict access for some people to their rights to seek asylum.

Peru Faith Letter to President Biden

Mr. President, we ask you to immediately suspend U.S. security assistance to Peru until the violent repression ends and human rights violations are addressed.

Maryknoll OGC Call for the U.S. to Recognize, Address Marshall Island Nuclear Testing Harm

The U.S. government clearly has an ongoing moral obligation to help address the adverse impacts of nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands.

Maryknoll OGC Asks Incoming House of Representatives for Humane Immigration Policy

We urge Members of Congress to reject the politics of fear and hate and vote no on the “Border Safety and Security Act” and all subsequent anti-immigrant legislative vehicles.

Peruvian Church Leaders and Human Rights Leaders Condemn Massacre

What happened in the city of Juliaca and Puno can only be described as one of the worst massacres that have occurred in our country in recent years. We reiterate that it is not up to the National Police of Peru or the Peruvian Armed Forces to resolve the conflicts that have been taking place. It is the duty of the central government and the Congress of the Republic to find a realistic, nonviolent solution within a reasonable time that will restore tranquility and peace to the country.

Maryknoll OGC Calls on Leaders to Center Human Rights in the Upcoming North American Leaders' Summit

The summit provides an opportune forum for the U.S., Mexico, and Canada to work together to fulfill the commitment to “protecting the safety and dignity of all migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and stateless persons, regardless of their migratory status, and respecting their human rights and fundamental freedoms.’’

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns Opposes Expansion of Title 42

With the new policies announced by President Biden, the right to seek asylum at ports of entry continues to shrink to the point of illusion.

Maryknoll OGC Asks Biden to Make Lethal Force Policy Public

We believe these disclosures are vital for the American people and global community to
understand the wide-reaching implications of this policy, and for embedding key transparency
and accountability principles in U.S. national security policy for administrations to come.

Maryknoll OGC Asks for Active Steps to Reverse Biodiversity Loss

It is the responsibility of state parties to stop and reverse biodiversity loss, and hold corporations and financiers accountable for their historical and ongoing role in driving biodiversity impacts.

Maryknoll OGC Asks for the Repeal of the 2002 Iraq AUMF

Congress passed the 2002 Iraq AUMF more than 20 years ago to authorize the use of force against Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi regime. After the deaths of approximately 120,000 Iraqi civilians and 4,500 US service members, and more than $800 billion spent, this war was formally declared over in 2011. In repealing the 2002 Iraq AUMF, Congress would finally reclaim its constitutional war powers in a manner both deeply significant and increasingly uncontroversial. We urge you to seize this opportunity to get it off the books for good.

Maryknoll OGC joins in asking Biden for Loss and Damage funding

Supporting a new issuance of Special Drawing Rights at the International Monetary Fund and announcing US financing for the loss and damage fund established at COP27 would not only help provide urgently needed resources to bolster African and other developing economies, but would also demonstrate that the United States is shifting to be more responsive to the needs of developing economies.

Reflections from El Salvador: Roses in December

At the heart of their faith was their focus on the holiness and dignity of each human life. By recognizing the divine in each person and giving their lives for those on the margins of this world, the church women have changed each person they touched - even our delegation, 42 years later.