Franciscans InternationalInvitation to Conference on Human Trafficking
Friends of Franciscans International are invited to attend a Conference on Human Trafficking with key note speaker, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking, Ms. Joy Ngozi Ezeil on 26 October 2011 in Washington D.C., USA. [En savoir plus]
Attack against villagers related to POSCO project, India
Franciscans International submitted an Urgent Appeal to the UN regarding a recent armed attack against the local Indigenous Peoples opposed to the construction of a road being built by the Pohang Iron and Steel Company in Orissa, India.[En savoir plus]
Indian Power Project will Endanger Lives and Environment
Franciscans International has submitted an Urgent Appeal to the UN expressing serious concern that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) will endanger the lives and livelihoods of the local communities in the vicinity of the nuclear ...[En savoir plus]
Greetings of Peace on the Feast of St. Francis
FI sends you Greetings on the Feast of St. Francis on 4 October. Click here[En savoir plus]
India Prepares for UPR
Fr. Alphonse Charles OFM Cap., President of Association of Franciscan Family of India (AFFI) met with Sr. Denise Boyle fmdm, Franciscans International (FI) Executive Director, to learn more about the work of FI and to visit the United Nations (UN) during ...[En savoir plus]
Urgent Appeal to Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Franciscans International (FI) would like to draw the attention of Mr. Juan Ernesto Mendez, United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment to the situation of Mr. Kimanus Wenda, a ...[En savoir plus]
FI Delivers Oral Statement on UPR of Solomon Islands at UN
On 21 September 2011 during the 18th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Franciscans International (FI) delivered a joint-oral statement on the Universal Periodic Review of the Solomon Islands with a focus on education.[En savoir plus]