Kenya faces the Music
I spent three hours watching Kenya, a large and complex African nation, being assessed on its human rights record. Over 78 countries had lined up to speak to Kenya about…
Educating marginalised children in Kolkata
Amidst the negative press coverage about the Catholic Church that has saturated the media following the ongoing revelations about sexual abuse and its cover-up, it was refreshing to read the…
Christian Brothers Support Birth Registration Program
In Sierra Leone the Christian Brothers are embarking on a nation-wide birth registration sensitization program in collaboration with Cord-Aid Sierra Leone. Article 7 of the Convention on the Rights of…
Slovakia – Presentation Mission to the Roma People
The bold move made by the Presentation Brothers to continue the Chapter mandate of “Singing a New Song” was very much in evidence in Spisske Podhradie, Slovakia, which I visited…
Who Shall Speak for the Dead?
Of all the tragedies afflicting youth, one of the hardest for workers to handle is youth suicide. The numbing effect of grief, the undertow of despair, often render our efforts…
Human Rights Special Procedures – what are they?
“Special procedures” is the general name given to the mechanisms used by the Human Rights Council of the UN to address either specific country situations or thematic issues in all…
1 Goal – Education For All
The goal of providing universal primary education by 2015 seems to be slipping out of reach according to the Global Campaign For Education (GCE) According to a UNESCO Global Report…
Oceania – islands and oceans
ERI has been visiting Oceania, and we have found a place extremely conscious of itself as islands and oceans. On one hand, islands are separated by oceans. On the other,…
Work of the Christian Brothers with Former Child-Soldiers in Sierra Leone Acknowledged
The work of the Christian Brothers in providing psycho-social and educational support to young people traumatized by war in Sierra Leone was acknowledged in a recent article in the local…