Changes at ERI Geneva
We are pleased to announce that Br Joseph Gomeh, currently based at Bo in Sierra Leone, will join the ERI Team in Geneva in 2025. Joseph will replace Br Terry…
ERI November Training in Geneva
In November, Edmund Rice International (ERI) hosted a two-week training program for twelve attendees in Geneva, a city central to the global human rights movement. Throughout the training, participants explored…
Edmund Rice International Schools’ Partnership Program Official Launch
Edmund Rice International has officially launched its new schools’ partnership program with an online event organised by Br Tino D’abreu, Grace David the advocacy coordinator for Edmund Rice schools in…
ERI Participation in 55th UN Human Rights Council Session
ERI delivered several statements during the recent session of the UN Human Rights Council.The statements made include:- – a joint statement with PRATYeK highlighting the issue of housing in India.…
CRC Review of South Africa: Concluding Observations Released
During its 96th Session, the Committee on the Rights of the Child reviewed South Africa. As part of this process, Edmund Rice International and the Student Edmund Rice Volunteers (“SERV”)…
Review of Human Rights in Nigeria
All of the issues raised in ERI’s joint submission (drafted in partnership with Vivat International, the Daughters of Charity and the Dominicans for Justice and Peace) were the subject of…
Visit of England Schools Group to Geneva
We feel incredibly privileged to have been given the chance to gain an insight into how the UN and its reviews work, and are ready to advocate for global human…
Irish Report Welcomed
Edmund Rice International welcomes the recent publication of the Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse in Industrial Schools in Ireland.
ERI makes joint submission as part of the Universal Periodic Review of Kenya
Edmund Rice International recently joined with five other NGOs to prepare and submit a report to the Human Rights Council.
ERI at Caritas conference on Children and HIV/AIDS
Brian Bond travelled to Rome in October to make a presentation at a Conference on the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and TB among children.