human rights
Human rights activists fear arrest ahead of Pope’s visit to Cuba
Pope Francis is due to visit Cuba in September – but group’s opposing the government have concerns
Activist Jerry Berrigan dies aged 95
“In his quiet way, Berrigan challenged the powers that be, whether it be war-making, or injustice.”
The Church is in a muddle over human rights
The Church has in the past five decades stressed the importance of ideas that cluster around the phrase ‘human rights’ – in doing so, it has dug a hole for itself
Priest defending human rights in Honduras: I am prepared to die
Jesuit has refused police protection because most police are linked to organised crime
Vatican nuncio asks United Nations to establish ‘rule of law’ definition
‘Responsibility to protect’ must be part of ‘rule of law,’ says nuncio
Police release Sri Lankan Catholic activists held under terrorism act
Bishop Rayappu Joseph of Mannar “happy and relieved” after human rights workers are freed
Venezuela’s Catholic leaders urge respect for demonstrators
‘We call for political leaders to engage in sincere dialogue,’ says Caracas auxiliary bishop
There are, we are told, 800 million people for whom the ECHR is the last recourse against tyrannical governments. But does this argument really hold water?
Tyrannical governments, unlike our own, just ignore the ECHR when they don’t like its judgments
The incredible story of pro-life heroine Ruth Pakaluk
Before her death from breast cancer the Catholic mother-of-seven devoted her life to life
