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…
ERI Active During UN 57th Human Rights Council Session
ERI delivered a number of statements during the recently concluded Human Rights Council session. Topics included :-– a joint statement as part of the discussion of the Secretary General analytical…
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.…
ERI Geneva Training in Human Rights and Advocacy
In November, 12 participants gathered in Gaillard to begin the Edmund Rice International Human Rights and Advocacy Training Course. In introducing ourselves, we each shared a piece of our culture…
ERI’s Further Activity During the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council
ERI has delivered a further eight statements at the recently concluded Human Rights Council session. (The eight statements previously made were reported on in the March newsletter). Again, due to…
ERI Active During the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council
ERI has delivered a number of statements during the current session of the UN Human Rights Council, and co-sponsored other statements delivered by our partners. Due to the competition for…
Global Inequality is Escalating
The world’s top 1 percent grabbed nearly two-thirds of the $42 trillion in new wealth created since 2020, according to Oxfam in a report entitled “Survival of the Richest” which…
ERI Submissions for 41st UPR Session
A range of issues raised in ERI submissions for the UPR reviews of India, South Africa and the United Kingdom were the subject of recommendations put forward by reviewing states…
ERI Participation in 51st Session of Human Rights Council
ERI made a number of statements during the 51st Session of the UN Human Rights Council and co-sponsored several others delivered by our partners. The statements included:-A statement on behalf…
ERI Activity in 50th Session of UN Human Rights Council
ERI delivered six statements during the 50th Session of the UN Human Rights Council. Five of the statements were read by participants in the recent ERI training course in Geneva…