Franciscans InternationalAttack 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.[more]
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 ...[more]
Greetings of Peace on the Feast of St. Francis
FI sends you Greetings on the Feast of St. Francis on 4 October. Click here[more]
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 ...[more]
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 ...[more]
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.[more]
Mateusz Tuniewicz Memorial Fund
Anna-Karin the wife of Mateusz RIP, who tragically drowned in Bali, on his way home from an FI workshop, requested that we inform you about the ‘Mateusz Tuniewicz Memorial Fund’ the family has set up to honour his memory. The purpose of the Memorial Fund ...[more]