Interpreting the ‘Right to Life’
One of the functions of the committee of experts that constitute a UN Treaty Body is to publish their interpretation of the content of the human rights provisions contained in…
Climate Change Damaging Health of Millions While Greenhouse Gas Levels Surge
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has recently reported that concentrations of CO2 gas (a major greenhouse gas contributor to global warming) had surged in 2016 to reach a level not…
ERI Oral Statements at UN Human Rights Council
At the recent Human Rights Council session, Edmund Rice International made statements as part of the formal adoption of the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Reviews (UPR) of the United…
Governments, Not Terrorists, the Biggest Threat
Speaking at the opening of the 28th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva the High Commissioner highlighted the intimidation, bullying and reprisals directed towards human rights defenders and…
School Dropout Rates in Ireland Again in the Spotlight
The recent publication of the results of the Leaving Certificate examinations in Ireland prompts a reflection from Rachel Lucy from the Cork Life Centre. The Cork Life Centre is a…
Rome – Assisi Conference on Spirituality and Sustainability
Br. Kevin Cawley of Edmund Rice International joined a large group of scholars and practitioners this summer at a Conference on Spirituality and Sustainability assembled in Rome and Assisi from…
Impossible to Guarantee Safety of Afghan Returnees – Report
The Edmund Rice Centre for Justice & Community Education (ERC) has been documenting the fate of rejected asylum seekers returned to Afghanistan by the Australian government since 2002. Their latest…
ERI Advocacy Workshop in Western Zambia
From 5 – 8 June a group of over fifty people gathered at the Limulunga Pastoral Centre near Mongu in Western Province Zambia for an Advocacy Workshop, facilitated by Br.…
Citizens Climate March on Washington April 29, 2017 – Edmund Rice International Participation
There are always questions for some about the worth of public demonstrations on behalf of good causes. Assembling large contingents requires, among other concerns, months and months of careful planning…
Edmund Rice International Participates in Global March for Science
Science is God’s great gift to the human race because it allows us to wonder at the awe of creation and to better understand our collective vocation as its protector…