RFYN meets UN official India visit
27 April 2013, Chennai Following the wave of concern over women’s issues in India since the New Delhi rape atrocity of December 2012, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in the United Nations arranged, under the ‘Special Procedures’ instrument for human rights issues, a country visit by the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, from April […]
TEDx ViadellaConciliazione
Does faith matter in the Technological, Entertained and Designed world? Can religion help to break down barriers and disunity among individuals and nations?
IARF and HRWF co-sponsor HRC UPR side event
UN Human Rights Council, Universal Periodic Review (UPR)Side Event on freedom of religion in Russia 29 April 2013in conjunction with the review of the human rights records of Russia through the Working Group on the UPR of the Human Rights Council. Jointly organised by IARF and Human Rights Without Frontiers International (HRWFI) Topics & Speakers: The […]
IARF co-sponsors Multi-faith Coalition event at UN
Report to the “Multi-Faith Coalition on Partnering with the United Nations” On a meeting during the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council United Nations, Geneva.7 March 2013 Sponsored by the Republic of Kazakhstan; FICIR (Forum Intercultural & Interreligious); IARF (International Association for Religious Freedom) Report to the Multi-Faith Coalition (PDF, 6 pages)
President joins signatories to G8 letter
IARF President Most Rev. Mitsuo Miyake and Council member Rev. Takeshi Nishida were among 80 religious leaders signatory to a letter to the Financial Times urging G8 countries to follow the UK in meeting existing commitments to spend 0.7% of national income on aid. Original FT article requires subscription to view, but this story is reported on […]
HRE-RFYN KLE Law College, Bengaluru
Human Rights Education training by RFYN @KLE Law College, Bengaluru (Bangalore)4-5 April 2013 Facilitators: Mr. K. Ramachandran, Prof. Anbumani Arumugam Report (PDF, 7 pages illustrated)
HRE-RFYN Women’s Day 2013
Human Rights Education training by RFYN@Brothers Integrated Rural Development Society (BIRDS), Bangalore 9 -10 March 2013 Facilitator: Bro. Albert Xaviour Report (PDF 9 pages, illustrated)
SACC role in Kochi first
11 March 2013 The campaigning body of one of the world’s leading peace organizations, Mayors for Peace, known as the “2020 Vision Campaign“, has chosen the city of Kochi as its first Associate Member in South Asia. SACC chairman Thomas Mathew was instrumental in this choice being made, in reciprocation of the generous help given […]
HRET-Women’s Day celebration
Human Rights Education & Training @BIRDS, Hirudaya Nilayam, Geddalahalli, Kothanur (PO), Bangalore-779-10 March 2013 It is a pleasure for IARF to work with BIRDS (see below) in celebrating International Women’s Day (8 March) with this two-day training program. Organizers: BIRDS and IARF Two-day intensive training. Free handout materials & hospitality provided We will award attendance certificates to participants. […]
HRE-RFYN Ahmedabad
@St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat25-26 Jan 2013 Facilitator: Bro. Albert Xaviour This report is one of five recent Human Rights Education training events organised entirely by our Young Adult program RFYN (therefore “HRE-RFYN”). They lead a new initiative within the total IARF HRE program to match IARF central funding with self-funding / local contributions. They […]