Welcome to Our Newest Intern
From little Tasmania to culturally diverse Geneva it’s been a big couple of months for me but I am excited to have made it to the ERI offices and to…
Welcoming the Stranger
UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres poses with some of the participants in the Dialogue on Faith and Protection. UNHCR photo/ J M Ferré Following a ‘Dialogue on Faith…
Promoting Human Rights in Timor Leste
The freedom to gather and speak openly about human rights was not possible for the people of Railaco Kraic under the Indonesian occupation of Timor Leste which only ended a…
Some Reflections on the ERI Training Program
“Our sessions included and covered an overview of the UN Human Rights System, Spirituality of Justice, Treaty Body systems, Legal statuses of various UN conventions, how NGO’s can engage with…
Young Latin Americans Demonstrate their Commitment to the Planet
To celebrate the International Day of Mother Earth, a group of young people from the Chapel of Christ the Conqueror, in the district of San Juan de Lurigancho in Lima,…
Edmund Rice Society Marks World Water Day in Bulawayo.
The southern part of Zimbabwe has received below average rains for the past three years, believed to be a result of climate change. In addition, illegal gold panning has contributed…
Students Raising Awareness About Modern Day Slavery
An estimated 27 million people are presently enslaved around the globe as a result of trafficking, debt bondage, illegal contract labour and prostitution – more than the total figure of…
The Rise of the South – New NDP Report
The UN Development Programme releases a report every two years or so. The latest one is entitled, rather melodramatically, ‘The Rise of the South’. The full report is available online.…
Marino Institute of Education (Dublin) Explores Links with ERI
From the moment Dr. Anne O’Gara (left), President of Marino Institute of Education, an associate college of Trinity College Dublin (TCD), and Dr Barbara O’Toole (right), stepped off the plane…
Advocacy and Human Rights training in the Philippines
ERI Team member Peter Harney visited the Philippines in February to conduct two training workshops, one in Maasin and the other in Kabankalan. The latter was held at the San…