UN Commission on Human Right: Fifty-fourth Session

Mr. Chairman, Franciscans International would like to take this opportunity to speak on item 3 of the agenda on the situation in Colombia. At its 53rd session, the Commission adopted a declaration requesting the High Commissioner, Ms. Mary Robinson, to...

Señor Presidente. Franciscans International quiere referirse en esta oportunidad al punto 3 de la agenda, en lo referente al tema de Colombia. La Comisión en su 53 período de sesiones emitió una declaración en la que pide a la Alta Comision...

Señor presidente, en primer lugar queremos poner de manifiesto nuestra preocupación ante lo que consideramos un ataque directo contra el derecho al desarrollo de ciertos países, llevado a cabo por países extranjeros mediante una política de restriccio...

Franciscans International and the Dominicans urge the international community to work even more consistently for the respect, dignity and the rights of all human beings. It is of a great concern to us that it the onset of a new millennium, torture ...

Franciscans Internationals en colaboración con los dominicos hace un llamado urgente a la comunidad internacional a fin de trabajar aun más por el respeto de la persona humana en su dignidad y sus derechos. Es una pena constatar que a...

Mr. Chairman, Franciscans Intentional and the Dominicans want to speak about the ever-increasing violations of human rights that are forcing people to flee their homes and to become displaced persons within their own countries. In Burundi, acc...

Mr. Chairman, Franciscans International in collaboration with Dominicans wishes to raise the grave human rights situations in Mexico, Colombia, Burundi and Rwanda. Concerning Mexico, the most recent reports of Amnesty International and ...

Mr. Chairman, we wish you peace and all goodness. As members of religious communities, with a combined membership of over 800,000 members in more than 120 countries, Franciscans International in collaboration with the Dominicans is concerned about the deni...

Mr. Chairman. Franciscans International in collaboration with Dominicans declares its strong support for the Draft Declaration on the rights of human rights defenders. In view of the importance and the precarious and dangerous nature of their wo...

In many countries of the world, millions of children are involved in child labor, some of which is illegal and deprives them of their childhood. The International Labor Office (ILO) estimates that worldwide the number of working children is at a stagger...