Human Rights

This article reflects on the life and legacy of Pedro Arrupe, SJ, emphasizing his authenticity, humility, and Gospel-rooted leadership. It highlights how his deep faith, cultural sensitivity, and commitment to justice shaped the Jesuit mission in a rapidly changing world. Even in illness and marginalization, Arrupe remained a man of prayer and joyful trust, offering a timeless witness for today’s challenges.

This human right is an advocacy of the Justice in Mining Network, which brings together social centres and Jesuit NGOs working for socio-environmental justice in mining-affected contexts.

The response to these crises needs to be in the form of collaboration and hope sustained over time, an active expression where together we must - somehow - make a difference.

On May 16th, we celebrate the International Day of Living Together in Peace, but what is the significance of this celebration in Europe today, especially in our work with refugees and forced migrants?We are invited to live together in peace, accepting differences and having the ability to listen to, recognize, respect, and appreciate others, as well as live in a peaceful and united way.

The Arsenal Consulting, an internationally renowned digital forensic firm in its recent report states that digital evidence used to arrest senior human rights defender Father Stan Swamy in the Bhima-Koregaon case was planted on his computer’s hard drive. This report follows previous reports which documented digital evidence planting on the devices of co-defendants Rona Wilson and Surendra Gadling.

The distinct difficulties that Venezuelans have faced throughout the leadership of the past two decades directly contributes to the decreased of quality of life. The main way in which these leaders have contributed to this poverty is through the corruption within the government, leading to the mismanagement of many important aspects of a well-functioning country.

Madagascar is known for its exceptional biodiversity, home to species found nowhere else. However, the big island is very vulnerable to climate change; the local population is suffering from extreme weather events. Being at the center of the management of natural resources, women are not only victims, they can act for the safeguard of the Common House, and be indispensable actors of climate change.

There is no such thing as "the woman". There are real women of flesh and blood...from diverse socioeconomic locations, some with fewer opportunities than others; women who struggle every day to survive and those of us who struggle every day to conquer equal opportunities, making alliances with others to build a better society.

Those Indians who want religious harmony are looking for resources from their own religions and the Constitution. But the upper caste and class Brahmins (priests) and Banias (businessmen) want to divide the Indians on the basis of religion for their political ends. The common and conscious Indians are for development, peace, rights, justice and cultural cum religious harmony.