Human Rights

The Society of Jesus in Mexico has issued a statement condemning the army's classification of the Jesuit social centre "Miguel Agustín Prodh" as a "pressure group", as well as other actions against the congregation. We share the communiqué: We condemn the classification of the Centro Prodh as a "pressure group" and the military monitoring of religious, after the Cerocahui murders

The NT Government's introduction of legislation to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12 years is a step in the right direction and will help to keep more vulnerable children connected with family, culture and the community, says Jesuit Social Services.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday that DACA, which has been in place since June of 2012, is unlawful. This decision comes months after an appeal was filed by the federal government in response to a similar ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen in Texas in July of 2021.

Through 11 petitions, collected in the manifesto 'Sanas y Salvas', girls from Guatemala, South Sudan, Spain, El Salvador, Peru, Honduras, Kenya, Nicaragua and Chad are mobilising to defend the effective protection of their rights.

The effects of climate change are increasingly tangible, severe and widespread. Almost 8 million people have been displaced from their homes, and over 1,500 have died due to the recent floods in Pakistan. The last European summer was among the warmest on record.

Through the analysis of different documents and studies in the most different countries of our continent, the Integral Ecology Group of the Network of Social Centres of the Conference of Provinces for Latin America and the Caribbean (CPAL) noted an absence of technical and conceptual subsidies that address the environment and systemic corruption.

Sahabat Insan, the Jesuit centre for migrant workers in Jakarta, has helped raise USD 80,000 to provide infrastructure and facilities support to Sister Laurentina SDP who runs an office and shelter for victims of human trafficking in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara province.

Madagascar is an island but very large. Faith and Joy Madagascar, was born in 2013 through the collaboration with Fr. JOAKIM S.J; and since then has tried to look closely at the social life of people who are 100km north-east of Fianarantsoa, capital of the Haute Matsiatra region and the province of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar.