UN Sub-Commission on Human Rights: Fiftieth session

Franciscans International and the Dominicans wish to express their grave concern about the Government of Brazil’s non-compliance with international human rights treaties that it has already ratified, especially the International Covenant on Civil and P...

Franciscans International and Dominicans wish to bring to the attention of the Sub-Commission the situation of persons belonging to a religious minority in Pakistan. Since 1997 we have made statements at the Commission and Sub-Commission meetings requestin...

Over the past two years Franciscans International and the Dominicans have spoken numerous times at the Sub-Commission and Commission meetings about the miscarriage of justice in Colombia. We welcome recent developments as positive signs of hope. First, ...

Mr. Chairman, Franciscans International and the Dominicans in conjunction with the International Catholic Migration Commission would like to address the situation of the full realization and protection of children’s rights. Many of our members are work...

Franciscans International and the Dominicans welcome the pioneering role of the Sub-Commission on the question of land mines. By adopting resolutions 1995/24, 1996/15 and 1997/33 urging for a total ban on production, stockpiling, transfer and...

Franciscans International and the Dominicans wish to express their grave concern about the Government of Brazil’s non-compliance with international human rights treaties which it has already ratified, especially the International Covenant...

Franciscans International en collaboration avec les Dominicains veut exprimer sa grave inquiétude concernant la non-conformité du gouvernement du Brésil avec ses obligations selon les traités internationaux qu’i...

Franciscans International y los Dominicos quieren expresar su grave preocupación frente al non cumplimiento por parte del gobierno brasileño de los tratados internacionales de derechos humanos que ratificó en su momento, ...

50th Session of the U.N. Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities The delegation of Franciscans International and Dominicans (FI/OP) at the Sub-Commission consisted of the two coordinators: Philippe LeBla...

Franciscans International and the Dominicans continue to monitor closely the human rights situation in Mexico, Brazil and Pakistan where we are actively involved and about which we had expressed our concerns at the last session of the 54th se...