International
During a consultation entitled “Papuan People Speak Up,” held 10-12 December, director of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs Peter Prove offered a message celebrating this show of unity in a time of division
International
With a focus on peacebuilding and human rights protection, The United Evangelical Mission’s International Summer School 2023, organised in cooperation with the World Council of Churches and other partners, took place in August and September in Hofgeismar, Germany
“I did the two-year whites-only compulsory military conscription as a ‘religious non-combatant’, but when required to do continuous military service one month per year, thanks to Albert Nolan and his contemporaries, I found the courage to declare myself a conscientious objector in the late 1980s, risking jail and worse,” says The Rev’d Nic Denny-Dimitriou
Human Rights Monitor, a human rights organisation focusing on West Papua, Indonesia, has just released a report titled “Destroy Them First, Discuss Human Rights Later: An investigation of Indonesian Security Forces’ operations in Kiwirok under International Law”
“There’s a lot to admire in The Defenders — in terms of its technical craft, efficient handling of narrative and broader message about people power and challenging the status quo — and it should be an essential part of any curriculum aimed at teaching people about social justice campaigning,” says Ben Rogers
The World Council of Churches was among ecumenical organisations based in Africa and international partners that signed a 24 June joint statement on Sudan
The situation for people in Myanmar—including more than one million ethnic Rohingyas—is increasingly concerning, expressed the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee in a public statement
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