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Home > Resources > Newsnotes > September-October 2022

September-October 2022

Vol. 47, No. 5

A bi-monthly newsletter on international justice and peace issues.

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NewsNotes

Pax Christi USA 50th Anniv. Conference

Nuclear disarmament is the issue of the past and future of the Catholic peace movement.

September-October 2022

Historic Climate Bill for Green Transition

Climate activists celebrate the passage of the most significant climate bill in the history of the United States while calling for bolder steps to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions and correct environmental injustices suffered by frontline communities.

September-October 2022

African Climate Dialogues

Community and religious leaders from across the African continent are meeting to discuss personal experiences and perspectives on key topics related to the UN Climate Talks. 

September-October 2022

Tanzania: Threats to Maasai Lands

Increasing threats to Maasai lands raise concerns of a systematic landgrab from indigenous pastoral peoples.

September-October 2022

Guatemala Emergency Human Rights Delegation

Growing crackdown on political dissent amid already significant corruption and human rights abuses raise concerns of authoritarianism.

September-October 2022

Nicaragua: Bishop Critical of Ortega Arrested

After silencing the press and closing most NGOs, Ortega’s Sandinista government goes after the only influential independent organization left in Nicaragua – the Catholic Church.

September-October 2022

Brazil: Record Violence Against Indigenous

The Brazilian bishops say record-high violence and rights violations may have made 2021 the “worst year of the century” for Indigenous peoples. 

September-October 2022

Venezuelan Migrants in Panama’s Darién Gap 

Maryknoll Sisters issue urgent call for short-term volunteers to care for migrants in the juggle of Panama.

September-October 2022

Haiti: No to Military Intervention

Civil society leaders say repeating the mistakes of the past will not solve Haiti’s sociopolitical crisis today.

September-October 2022

Philippines: Take Action to Protect Human Rights 

Members of Congress and human rights activists raised concerns leading up to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. 

September-October 2022

UN Report: Global Hunger Still Rising

World hunger and severe food insecurity grew in 2021, making the world's goal of achieving "zero hunger" by 2030 even more unlikely.

September-October 2022

Israel Palestine: Palestinian NGOs Closed

Ask Congress to oppose the terrorist designation of six Palestinian human rights organizations.

September-October 2022

Support the Justice for Shireen Act

Ask Congress to investigate the killing of Shireen Abu-Akleh.

September-October 2022

Afghan Refugees Need Our Support 

More than 75,000 Afghans in the United States risk becoming undocumented if Congress does not take action. 

September-October 2022

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September-October 2022
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