30TH Anniversary of the Declaration On The Right To Development.

We, heads of State and Government, have gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 6 to 8 September 2000, at the dawn of a new millennium, to reaffirm our faith in the Organization and its Charter as indispensable foundations of a more peaceful, prosperous and just world. (UN Millennium Declaration)

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Two Billion People Are Running Out Of Water.

"A research team led by scientists at the University of California, Irvine, examined the world’s 37 largest aquifers between 2003 and 2013 and found that one-third of them were “stressed,” meaning more water was being removed than replenished, according to one of two studies published Tuesday in the journal Water Resources Research". (David Kirby, Article "Two billion people are running out of water" in Takepart. com, June 17, 2015). 

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World Day Against Trafficking In Persons

"Human traffickers prey on the most desperate and vulnerable. To end this inhumane practice, we must do more to shield migrants and refugees, and particularly young people, women and children..."

(Message of UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, July 30, 2016)

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When Immigrants Lose Their Human Rights.

"...The problem is that some (in Arizona, for example) want to link immigration enforcement to everything else, so that those whose job it is to protect basic human rights, like local police or workers in emergency rooms, are expected to report anyone with an irregular immigration status. The result is that irregular migrants will steer clear of the authorities, and so will be vulnerable to extreme abuse..." Joseph Carens. (By Gary Gutting in interview with Joseph Carens, Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Source: The New York Times, Opinionator Section, October 25, 2014)


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An Unjust Law Is No Law At All.

Augustine argued that a rational creature made in God’s image was meant to have dominion over nature, not over fellow men. At a time when slavery was common and widely viewed as acceptable, declaring it unequivocally sinful was positively bold and refreshing. He even used church funds to purchase the freedom of individual slaves. The scholar from Thagaste also railed against torture and capital punishment. And theft, in his view, was “absolute wickedness” because it violated something sacred: “the law written in our hearts.”

By Lawrence w. Reed,
Foundation For Economic Education, March 04, 2016.

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Migrant and Refugee Groups Condemn Violence Against Women.

"It is crucial now to clarify and understand what happened so that people, in particular women, feel safe again, justice can be done, and further violence prevented. We did not flee violence there to accept it here." (Refugee and Migrant Communities Statement). 

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