Franciscans InternationalUrgent Appeal to Hold Syriah Accountable Under International Law
FI co-signed an urgent appeal for the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to hold a Special Session to consider the findings of the Syrian Commission of Inquiry to ensure accountability.A report on Syria will be published by the HRC International Commission by ...[more]
Faithbased Organisations Submit Statement for Rio+20 Conference
Creation is suffering because of peoples’ arrogance and greed for self-profit. Men and women do not own creation but are responsible for its care. Two important criteria for a more sustainable environment are ‘justice and the common good’. This is ...[more]
Franciscan Spirituality at the United Nations
Theory met practice when the ‘Souffle d’Assise’ invited FI to lead two workshops about its work for justice which is inspired by Franciscan values. The participants had been studying spiritual theory at the Franciscan centre and FI was able to ...[more]
Discussion on Human Rights Violations in Papua
Following the violent dispersal by Indonesian security forces of the Third Papuan People’s Congress in October 2011, in Jayapura, FI’s new report confronts the Indonesian Government with the full scale of human rights abuses in West Papua.FI launched the ...[more]
New Report Reveals Extent of Papua Human Rights Violations
NGOs meet in Geneva to address their concerns on the situation of Human Rights in Papua[more]
UNICEF and FI-Benin Collaborate to Stop the Practice of Ritual Infanticide
As Benin comes up for its second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in October 2012, Franciscans International (FI) facilitated a meeting between Franciscans at the grassroots and UNICEF to follow-up on the UN’s recommendations related to the issue of ritual ...[more]
Dialogue for Human Dignity
The Franciscan Family of Singapore invited Franciscans International (FI) to participate in 'Dialogue: Human Dignity – Process of Peace' to mark the 25th anniversary of the Spririt of Assisi.The four-day event began with a panel of local NGO ...[more]