Tag: Human rights
EU: Conflict Minerals agreement reached
22 November 2016: Following the publication of the EU’s proposed regulation on conflict minerals, JESC together with 27 other faith and civil society groups...
Retour sur le Faith and Politics workshop 2016
Lorsque l’on veut éviter des débats endiablés au cours d’un repas de famille, il est de coutume d’éviter deux sujets de discorde : la politique...
Poor agreement on the European Regulation of Responsible Sourcing
The European Institutions – Commission, Council and Parliament – have reached an agreement on the so-called “Conflict Minerals” Regulation last Wednesday. Civil society organisations,...
Pope Francis and the compassion of the Europeans
In visiting refugees on the island of Lesbos, Pope Francis pointed signalled a humanitarian approach and appealed to the compassion of the Europeans
His first...
EU fails its responsibility on responding to migrant crisis
The massive flow of migrants has induced the EU to forge a controversial agreement with Ankara to send to the neighboring country migrants who...
The Netherlands takes over the presidency of the Council of the...
The Netherlands has officially taken over, on January the 1st, the rotatory Presidency of the European Union at a crucial and difficult moment: when...
Human values across the globe
The terrorist attacks in Paris also represent an attack on European values. And yet, these values must not be compromised in the fight against...
Pope’s encyclical on environment sparks comments and hope
Ecology and Jesuits in Communication (Ecojesuit.com) has launched its special edition on Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical released last 18 June. This edition...
