Christian leaders around the world call on World Bank and IMF to cancel debt to address COVID-19 crisis
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit all areas of our lives. It is a common threat to all of humanity, but not all countries have the same resources to deal with its consequences. Without adequate international cooperation, this crisis can wipe out years of effort in the fight against poverty and inequality. Today, October 16, starts …
Solidarity with Father Stan Swamy SJ, an 83 year old Jesuit detained in India
Last Friday, October 9, we received with dismay the news of the arrest of Father Stan Swamy SJ, an 83 year old Indian Jesuit, founder of Bagaicha, a Social Action Centre run by the Jesuits where he has worked for the last 15 years. The arrest took place the day before in Ranchi, Jharkhand (India) …
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OPEN LETTER TO THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESSES OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN – For the ratification of the Escazú Agreement-
On the fifth anniversary of the encyclical Laudato Si’ and, following the recent message of Pope Francis, in which he invites us to take care of the Common House with responsibility and to share, not plunder, the goods of nature, we would like to urge the elected representatives in the National Congresses of Latin America …
Join us in the GLOBAL IGNATIAN PRAYER VIGIL: Breathing Together
The Congo Basin, the Amazon and the Asian forests are the lungs of our world. They struggle to breathe. Today they are literally and figuratively on fire. That’s why the Secretariat of Social Justice and Ecology of the Society of Jesus, as part of the Season of Creation, is inviting you to participate and promote …
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The network of Jesuit Social Centres in Latin America launches a cycle of conferences on integral ecology
On June 25, the Integral Ecology group of the Network of Jesuit Social Centres of Latin America will launch a cycle of conferences on integral ecology. It is a cycle of monthly seminars that will take place between June and November 2020 to deal with various aspects of Integral Ecology and the Care of the …
COVID-19 pandemic: A call of the Justice in Mining Network to strengthen cooperation and solidarity with communities affected by mining
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact across the world on all aspects of life, especially among the marginalised, who are the most vulnerable people to this disease. We, the Jesuit Organizations and Jesuit Social Centers from all around the world that are part of the Justice in Mining Network, are very concerned about …
Fondazione MAGIS & ALBOAN join the coalition of civil society organizations to demand responsible supply chains of conflict minerals in Europe
Next January 2021, the EU Regulation on responsible supply of “conflict minerals” will came into force introducing mandatory human rights due diligence obligations for direct importers of tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold (the so-called 3TG minerals). Around 300 or 400 companies which are direct importers of these minerals into the EU market are expected to …
Electronic industries and human rights: What to do?
Nobody, unless they are sadic or irresponsible, likes to think that the products we consume in our everyday life can be related to breaches or violations of human rights. That is why we tear our apparels, everytime that a clothing factory falls down in Bangladesh. Or we think about it twice before consuming palm oil …
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Solidarity with Brumadinho
Picture: Residents survey damage after a Vale SA dam burst in Brumadinho on Jan. 26. Photographer: Victor Moriyama/Bloomberg. Source We cry with Mother Earth tears of mud and blood. Last Friday January 25th, a tiling dam burst in the municipality of Brumadinho, in Brazil, releasing a mudflow of toxic waste. Three days after this tragedy at least 60 …