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Catholic bishops call on EU to appoint envoy for religious freedom
The representatives of the Catholic bishops to the European Union reiterated their call for the bloc to act firmly against anti-Christian persecution around the world by reinstating the position of the special envoy for religious freedom. Source: CNA.
New ACT law will make housing a human right
Access to adequate housing will become a human right in the ACT in a nation-leading expansion of the territory’s rights law that the bill’s architect said amounted to a “paradigm shift”. Source: Canberra Times.
Exiled Nicaraguan bishop honoured with peace award
Separated from his native Nicaragua by a government that disowned him for speaking up for justice and peace, Bishop Silvio Jose Báez Ortega has accepted a peace award that he dedicated to courageous Nicaraguans continuing that advocacy. Source: OSV News.
Marist 180 endorses damning review of Australia’s human rights record
Catholic youth organisation Marist180 has joined more than 50 civil society organisations in endorsing the Joint NGO Submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review of Australia’s human rights record, which was released on Monday.
Albanese under pressure from Greens over human rights act
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing pressure from the Greens to take advantage of his parliamentary majority to implement a human rights act, which has drawn criticism for galvanising judicial activism and limiting religious freedom. Source: The Australian.
Indonesian bishops to promote safe migration
Catholic bishops in Indonesia’s Christian-majority East Nusa Tenggara province have pledged to prioritise tackling various factors related to illegal migration and trafficking in the region. Source: UCA News.
Ecumenical group opposes Duterte’s request for temporary release
An ecumenical human rights group has opposed the request of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte for the International Criminal Court to temporarily release him from detention. Source: Crux.
More than 125 million people worldwide seeking protection
When international lawyer Gillian Triggs stepped up to the lectern to deliver the inaugural Kildare Ministries Crossing New Seas Oration, she brought with her decades of experience in human rights law and refugee protection. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Indonesia’s human rights minister proposes religious freedom law
Indonesia’s Catholic human rights minister has proposed enacting a religious freedom law to end discrimination against minority groups in the Muslim-majority nation. Source: UCA News.