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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66748962016-07-18T21:51:26.778+10:00Edmund Rice Justice BulletinA bulletin of news, information and invitation to action on current issues of social justice for members of the Edmund Rice NetworkBrian Bondhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-72032534406660036772016-06-01T20:36:00.000+10:002016-06-01T20:40:04.159+10:00AUSTRALIA MARKS NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK

Over the last 25 years, Australia has achieved some significant milestones in its journey of reconciliation with its indigenous peoples. These include the establishment of native title, the Apology, the Closing the Gap framework and progress on constitutional recognition of First Australians.

While much goodwill and support for reconciliation is growing across the Australian community, racism, denial of rights, and a lack of willingness to come to terms with its history continue to overshadow the nation's progress towards reconciliation.

The recent celebration of National Reconciliation Week highlighted a number of issues and related campaigns:
The campaign to RECOGNISE Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia's Constitution and ensure there's no place for racial discrimination in it.

The Close the Gap campaign which has the goal is to close the health and life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians within a generation.

National Sorry Day an annual day of atonement for the perhaps well-intentioned but misguided policy that forcibly removed an estimated 50,000 children from their Aboriginal families between 1910 and the 1970s.

Brian Bondhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-69300830835286974302016-06-01T20:27:00.000+10:002016-06-01T20:40:18.438+10:00CONCERN AT GLOBAL TREND TO RESTRICT CIVIL SOCIETY SPACE

Edmund Rice International is an ECOSOC accredited NGO working within the UN. This means that it can be active within the UN in a variety of ways. From its very inception, NGOs have been recognised as having a major role to play within the UN, particularly with regards to human rights. Increasing restrictions on the work of NGOs and harassment of human rights defenders by States are particularly concerning.

Of particular concern is the restriction of civil society at the UN through an increasingly politicised and non-transparent accreditation process for NGOs. The accrediting committee is currently made up of 19 countries, several of whom, Russia, China and Cuba for example, often act to suppress the voice of civil society.

The system works in such a way that any committee member can defer the decision of accreditation until the next session by a single question. Members will also make deals to ask questions on each other's behalf to further hinder the process, or will work together to push a vote of rejection or "non-action" to prevent the accreditation of an NGO. One example of this is the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center who have been deferred on eight separate occasions through 38 questions put forward on behalf of Iran.

There are civil-society allies on the committee such as the US, however they can only do so much and only have so much political capital to expend on this issue.

You can read more about the struggles of the NGO accreditation process here:

The above example is symptomatic of a wider problem. Civil society around the world is increasingly being silenced through violence and suppression of rights. For example in Russia, Egypt and India, NGOs are required to register which gives the authorities the power to block overseas funding, freeze assets and even shut down organisations who do not register. In Sudan, police forces use sexual violence to silence female human rights defenders.

In the past three years over 50 countries have introduced or enacted measures to restrict civil society.

According to the World Press Freedom Index only one third of the world's countries have a fully free press.

In his most recent report the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders drew attention to reports of reprisals against those who have spoken to the United Nations, made statements, sent documents or messages, or cooperated with it. He noted that reprisals or the threat of reprisals can take very sophisticated forms and States themselves have become aware of the power of reprisals to muzzle human rights defenders or prevent them from speaking out.

Such attacks may take a variety of forms: personal threats or threats against members of defenders' families, smear campaigns, death threats, physical attacks, kidnapping, judicial harassment, murder and other forms of police harassment or intimidation.

ERI is mindful of any potential risk associated with its engagement wight he UN Human Rights Council. According to its staff security policy "local communities, through the local Advocacy Co-ordinator will be consulted in the drafting of any statements made by ERI at the UN (UPR submissions, Treaty Body submissions, Urgent Appeals to Special Rapporteurs etc). The use of any language that has the potential to pose a threat to the safety and well-being of members of the local community will be avoided in all ERI written and oral statements."Brian Bondhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-39710634861506990442016-06-01T20:19:00.003+10:002016-06-01T20:40:34.973+10:00WORLD HERITAGE SITES AT RISK FROM GLOBAL WARMING - REPORT

Climate change is fast becoming one of the most significant risks for World Heritage sites across the globe.

Designated for their global significance and universal value to humankind, many World Heritage sites are major tourist destinations. Some are among the most iconic places on Earth. Now rising seas, higher temperatures, intensifying weather events, and other climate impacts threaten many of these locations and the local economies that depend on them.

This new report lists 31 natural and cultural World Heritage sites in 29 countries that are already being impacted by climate change and are vulnerable to increasing temperatures, melting glaciers, rising seas, intensifying weather events, worsening droughts, and longer wildfire seasons.

Authored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), and the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), the report highlights the urgent need to:
- Identify the World Heritage sites that are most vulnerable to climate change and implement policies and provide resources to increase resilience at those sites.
- Ensure that the threat of climate impacts is taken into account in the nomination and listing process for new World Heritage sites.
- Engage the tourism sector in efforts to manage and protect vulnerable sites in the face of climate change and educate visitors about climate threats.
- Increase global efforts to meet the Paris Agreement climate change pledges in order to preserve World Heritage sites for future generations

At the request of the Government of Australia, references to Australian sites were removed from the Report (however recent information about the state of conservation of the Great Barrier Reef is available on UNESCO's website. Brian Bondhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-3642778592950217012016-06-01T20:14:00.001+10:002016-06-01T20:41:05.600+10:002016 FASHION REPORT RELEASED

The 2016 Australian Fashion Report has recently been published which rates 87 different clothing companies based on policies, knowledge of and relationships with suppliers and respect for worker's rights. The report suggests that while some progress is being made, much remains to be done to address the working rights of those who make our clothes.

One of the major problems is that very often companies know little about the source of materials for their clothes. The study split the production process into three stages:
• Producing the raw materials e.g. cotton farmers (5%)
• Producing the inputs e.g. weaving cotton (16%)
• Final stage of cut, make and trim (69%)
(the numbers show the percentage of companies who can trace their supply lines through each stage)

As a result workers are left vulnerable to forced labour and exploitation and also means that companies can be unwittingly paying for child labour (there are today 168 million child labourers and 14.2 million people in forced labour). It also means that tragedies like the Rana Plaza factory collapse when 1,136 workers were killed in Bangladesh are allowed to happen.

The report also includes several case studies, which demonstrate how little it would take to improve the conditions of garment workers with a very small increase in retail price. In every section there are examples of good practice and inventive ways to improve conditions. These include Boden who gave their workers the opportunity to submit suggestions anonymously using mobile phones and the Cotton On Group which is acting to produce ethical cotton in Kenya.

In many cases the fashion industry has the potential to make a real contribution to helping local communities develop. There are several positive business practices described in the report, for example Pacific Brands in one year achieved a 7% decrease in working hours with a 20% increase in monthly income followed in the next year by a further 15% reduction and a 15% increase in wage levels. However many companies could do more. Two thirds of the companies studied have taken no action on paying a living wage. Failure to implement changes leads to excessive overtime, a cycle of poverty and ultimately a suppression of human rights.

The full report can be found here. Brian Bondhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-17791982218267337312016-04-07T22:32:00.002+10:002016-04-07T22:38:04.231+10:00PARIS AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED ON EARTH DAY
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has invited all world leaders to a signing ceremony on 22 April for the historic climate agreement that was reached in Paris in December last year.

The signing event will take place at UN Headquarters in New York on the first day the agreement will be open for signature, which coincides with the observance of International Mother Earth Day, observed in many countries as simply Earth Day.

The Secretary-General intends to use the occasion of the signing ceremony to further engage leaders from business and civil society to put the new agreement into action. At least 55 countries, representing at least 55 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, are needed to ratify the agreement before it can take legal effect.

In Paris, the 196 parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change reached an historic agreement to combat climate change that will spur actions and investment towards a low-carbon, resilient and sustainable future. It is the first agreement that joins all nations in a common cause based on their historic, current and future responsibilities.

The main aim is to keep a global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius and to drive efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Additionally, the agreement aims to strengthen capability to deal with the impacts of climate change.

To reach these ambitious and important goals, appropriate financial flows will be put in place, thus making stronger action by developing countries and the most vulnerable possible, in line with their own national objectives.

For more information and access to an online petition urging world leaders to sign the agreement visit the website of the climate reality project.

Brian Bondhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-49600269307240016912016-04-07T22:27:00.000+10:002016-04-07T22:34:25.130+10:00'PANAMA PAPERS' HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR GLOBAL FINACIAL TRANSPARENCY
The story of the 'Panama Papers' leaks have captured world headlines in recent days. The leaked information is a major breakthrough for tax justice and anti-corruption advocates, and impacts various groups around the world, from the political scene in Iceland, to struggling small-business owners in Nigeria.

Gabriel Zucman, an economics professor at UC Berkeley, estimates that the money in offshore tax havens totals at least $7.6 trillion. That's upward of 8 percent of all the world's financial wealth, and it's growing fast. Zucman estimates that offshore wealth has surged about 25 percent over the past five years.

The Panama Papers should be seen as another marker as to why genuine financial transparency is needed. One simple step that some governments are already taking is to create public registries that disclose a company's beneficial owners—the real person or people actually in control. With registers of this information, the secrecy that Mossack Fonseca and countless other firms sell would become far less attractive.

Further suggestions can be found at the tax justice network website Brian Bondhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-42064125771067365132016-04-07T22:22:00.003+10:002016-04-07T22:34:06.326+10:00WILL EAST TIMOR FINALLY HAVE JUSTICE?

East Timor may be looking towards a brighter future, as the Australian Labor Party (ALP) has signalled its commitment to enter fresh negotiations with East Timor to establish permanent maritime boundaries and the commitment to take the dispute to independent arbitration if necessary.

This development was welcomed by the spokesperson for the Timor Sea Justice Campaign Tom Clarke, who stated that the ALP committing to follow international law will inevitably result in the fair establishment of maritime borders.

Following a long struggle for independence from Indonesia, East Timor became a sovereign nation in 2002, and has yet to experience complete closure with legal maritime borders. The Australian government has only allowed for temporary resource sharing agreements after having withdrawn it's recognition of the maritime boundary jurisdiction of the ICJ and the International Tribunal of the Laws of the Sea just prior to East Timor's independence.

It is in East Timor's legal right to have established boundaries and full access to the billions of dollars in oil and gas resources in the Timor Sea. Not only would fair boundary agreements contribute tremendously to the growth of one of the poorest countries in Asia, but would also help rebuild the Australian governments tarnished reputation.

The Timor Sea Justice Campaign is holding a series of protest actions, to stand in solidarity with East Timor and their legal right to what is theirs.Brian Bondhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-34536104890164172552016-04-07T22:17:00.002+10:002016-04-07T22:41:30.592+10:00PUTTING HOMELESSNESS IN FOCUS"Homelessness is not just one of the most extreme forms of physical deprivation. It also defines a group that is subject to extreme forms of discrimination, stigma and violence," said Leilani Farha, UN expert on the right to adequate housing. "For homeless people it's double jeopardy: laws and policies create homelessness and then penalise homeless people for being homeless."

In presenting her latest report at the recent Human Rights Council session in Geneva, Farha explained that being homeless does not only mean not having a roof above one's head, or temporarily living with friends and family or in a shelter; it also implies being part of a group that is excluded from society, and barred from accessing and enjoying their rights to housing, health and even, in some cases, life.

The UN expert explained that government policies that are inconsistent with human rights were the structural causes of homelessness. To respond strategically to homelessness, Governments should eliminate the practice of forced evictions; and ensure that legal remedies are afforded to people who have become homeless because their rights were violated.

Governments should also combat inequality: by ensuring social protection for vulnerable populations; regulating rapid speculative urbanisation which reduces the availability of affordable housing; and placing a special focus on women, people with disabilities, migrants and refugees, who are forced into homelessness because of factors such as domestic violence, unequal access to property and land, and unregulated private actors.

Farha called for a global campaign to eliminate homelessness by the deadline of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which commits to ensuring access to adequate housing for all.

Homelessness is not just a problem that affects less less developed countries but is a growing problem that affects affluent countries as well:-
Click here for information about homelessness in Australia.
Click here for information about homelessness in Ireland
Click here for information about homelessness in the United Kingdom.
Click here for information about homelessness in the United States. Brian Bondhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-21420547400446222822016-02-04T21:50:00.000+11:002016-02-05T01:40:04.962+11:00AUSTRALIA's ASYLUM SEEKER POLICY: LEGAL BUT IMMORAL?
Australia's policy of deliberately mistreating and violating the rights of those who have sought its protection from violence and persecution, in order to deter others from seeking asylum, continues to attract widespread condemnation. Sadly it is also true that a majority of Australians continue to remain silent and indifferent to the evils being perpetrated in their name.

In the wake of a recent high court judgment, that it was lawful under the constitution and recently amended legislation, the decision to return more than 250 asylum seekers to Nauru, including babies and children, at least one of whom has been sexually abused by guards on Nauru, is the latest example in a catalogue of human rights violations carried out by Australia. (The High Court decision also ruled that the government could not create a regime of indefinite detention offshore)

The high court decisions sparked a wave of protest across Australia with churches offering to provide sanctuary for those under threat of deportation, and teachers and doctors risking imprisonment by speaking out about the likely effects of trauma on the children if returned to Nauru.

Visit the Get-Up website for more information about protest actions.

Already people who have committed no crime may be held indefinitely (some have now been in detention for 5-6 years), murdered with impunity (Reza Berati), sexually abused, and denied access to adequate health (Hamid Kehazaei) and education, where the media is effectively excluded and anyone with first-hand knowledge of what is taking place faces imprisonment for speaking out. Claims that the policy is to prevent deaths at sea ring hollow given the policy was enacted long before there were any such deaths.

In November, Australia's human rights record was reviewed as part of the Universal Periodic Review. The review involves other countries providing recommendations to Australia about how it could improve its promotion of human rights. The country then decides how it will respond to these recommendations - whether they will 'accept' (work towards implementing them) or just note them.

In November over, 60 countries (ranging in diversity from Germany, Argentina and Italy through to Iran and North Korea!) made recommendations which urged the Australian government to change its policy towards Asylum Seekers and Refugees. Recommendations (among others) included :
- ending mandatory detention
- closing offshore immigration detention centres
- releasing children from immigration detention
- addressing the issue of refoulment (the return of asylum seekers to countries where they face torture and death)

The recommendations can be found in the Report of the Working group which can be downloaded here.

The number of countries that chose to speak gives an indication of how out of step with international standards the Australian policy has become.

Email the Australian government at email@example.com to express your opinion on how Australia might respond to these recommendations.

Brian Bondhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-65771415443806160582016-02-04T21:10:00.001+11:002016-02-04T21:10:43.895+11:00TPP SIGNED, BUT PROTESTS OPPOSING RATIFICATION CONTINUE

Amid ongoing protests opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), United Nations Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Alfred de Zayas urged Governments not to sign the treaty without reaffirming their human rights treaty obligations and their recent pledges to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

"The TPP is fundamentally flawed and should not be signed or ratified unless provision is made to guarantee the regulatory space of States," he said.

In his statement Mr. de Zayas called for a new generation of trade agreements for the 21st century, which would incorporate human rights and development into their provisions, stressing that "the TPP is based on an old model of trade agreements that is out of step with today's international human rights regime."

Trade ministers of 12 countries in the Pacific region signed the treaty in Auckland New Zealand on 4 February, but the parliament of each signatory state must still ratify the treaty individually.

Visit the Get-Up website for more information and actions you can take in Australia.

In his statement, the Independent Expert expressed concern that, despite "enormous opposition by civil society worldwide, twelve countries are about to sign an agreement, which is the product of secret negotiations without multi-stakeholder democratic consultation." It is alleged the agreement will strengthen the position of investors, transnational corporations and monopolies at the expense of the public, and will impact negatively on labour standards, food security, health and environmental protection.

"Trade agreements are not 'stand-alone' legal regimes, but must conform with fundamental principles of international law, including transparency and accountability," Mr. de Zayas stressed. "They must not delay, circumvent, undermine or make impossible the fulfilment of human rights treaty obligations."

"The options are not to sign the TPP as it stands, as civil society demands, or not to ratify it, which is the responsibility of democratically elected parliaments," the expert noted. "Should the TPP ever enter into force, its compatibility with international law should be challenged before the International Court of Justice (ICJ)".

(Independent Experts are part of the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council. Special Procedures, the largest body of independent experts in the UN Human Rights system, is the general name of the Council's independent fact-finding and monitoring mechanisms that address either specific country situations or thematic issues in all parts of the world. Special Procedures' experts work on a voluntary basis; they are not UN staff and do not receive a salary for their work. They are independent from any government or organisation and serve in their individual capacity.)Brian Bondhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-82657239468942592742016-02-04T21:00:00.003+11:002016-02-05T01:42:26.906+11:00CATHOLIC FAITHFUL GROUP CALLS FOR CHURCH REFORM

Catholic Church Reform International (CCRI) is a global network of committed Catholic organisations and individuals seeking a deeply-rooted reform of the Church through a united voice and collaborative action.

Its 2016 objective is to activate and strengthen the voices of the People of God for the purpose of reforming injustices and inequalities in Church teachings and practices that inhibit their relationship with God.

Specifically in light of Pope Francis's focus on decentralisation, it aims to :-
 - foster grassroots initiated forums inviting bishops and pastors to meet with the People of God in dioceses throughout the world.
 - revive the concept of a National Pastoral Council wherein priests, deacons, religious and lay people would collaborate with the bishops in specified areas of decision making.
 - ensure representation of elected laity in the institutions of the Catholic Church, at all levels;
 - seek transparency and accountability at all levels in our Church
 - offer our public support of Pope Francis in creating a just, inclusive, and compassionate Church
 - facilitate understanding among lay people who, by virtue of their baptism, have the right and the duty to speak up for the good of our Church

On February 8 and 9, Pope Francis is calling his council together to discuss the decentralisation of the Church.

CCRI is inviting any concerned Catholics, former Catholics, Christians or non-Christians to sign a letter to the pope and his eight Council members ahead of this meeting.Brian Bondhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-1417556897386289522016-02-04T20:52:00.000+11:002016-02-04T20:53:13.772+11:00TACKLING THE CULTURE OF SILENCE

A Culture of Silence, or the conspiracy of silence, is the idea of a situation or issue not coming to light due to the fear of an array of repercussions. In other words, people stay quiet about an issue instead of voicing their concerns because they are afraid of how they will be treated if they do.

In this years sessions for the Committee on the Rights of the Child at the United Nations, the idea of the culture of silence was discussed. The committee, whose purpose is to monitor the human rights of children in various countries, was concerned with the major challenges of silence.

Although the culture of silence is applicable to a variety of societal issues all around the world, specifically in two southern African countries, Zimbabwe and Zambia, there is a big issue concerning child abuse. Although reporting the abuses seems like the obvious solution, the challenge with this remains in the fear of social rejection.

The delegations of both Zimbabwe and Zambia mentioned that the majority of child offences occur within the family environment. Children are less likely to report cases of abuse in order to protect the "breadwinners" of their family. Specifically for young girls, widespread gender inequality and discrimination still exists, which would lead them to be ostracized and rejected by society.

The empowerment of young girls and young boys needs to be encouraged through awareness and anti-discrimination campaigning. Stronger societal support for women and children would decrease the dependency on the "breadwinners" of the families and hopefully lead to an increase of reporting of abuses and ultimately lower cases of abuse all together.

Kate Harold ERI internBrian Bondhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-10305250889773981222015-11-21T00:32:00.001+11:002015-11-22T21:39:43.408+11:00A CRITICAL MOMENT IN THE HISTORY OF OUR PLANET

There is widespread recognition that we are approaching a critical moment in the history of our planet. Without a binding global agreement to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions the world as we know it faces irreversible climate change with far reaching consequences for all life forms (including human life).

Already extreme weather events, disruption to food supplies and rising sea levels are impacting on populations around the world. As those impacts increase more people will be added to the 60 million refugees and competition for dwindling resources are likely to fuel more conflicts.

There are some encouraging signs that world leaders are coming to a realisation about the need for action, with many countries committing to significantly reduce their level of CO2 emissions. However there are also worrying signs that some governments continue to prioritise their own selfish economic interests, and attempt to minimise, or even deny, what is happening (particular concerns have been expressed at the lack of commitment of Australia, India and Japan to address the issue). Overall there remains a concern that the emission targets that have been set are too low (even if they are met) and will fail to limit the global temperature rise to a manageable level.

The upcoming COP21 meeting of World Leaders in Paris is therefore crucial. Millions of people around the world will join marches on the weekend of Nov 28-29 ahead of the COP21 gathering. A large turn-out will send an important message to leaders. Will you march to help save our planet?
- article reproduced from November ERI NewsletterBrian Bondhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-86427717847837213752015-11-21T00:23:00.001+11:002015-11-22T21:39:33.440+11:00RESPONDING TO TERRORISM

International terrorism continues to be a significant threat to people everywhere as demonstrated by recent events in Paris, the downing of a Russian airliner and the mass killings of innocent civilians in Beirut (Lebanon), Bagdhad (Iraq) and Yola (Nigeria) in the past week.

Obviously security measures have a role to play in ensuring the safety of populations, often at the expense of curtailing of some human rights (hopefully as a temporary measure) and regrettably the use of military force may be necessary to disarm 'an unjust aggressor.

However it is important that the underlying causes of terrorism be addressed. Unfortunately that is not a simple task as terrorism is a result of a complex mix of a variety of social, cultural, economic, political and psychological factors.

Whilst there is no single, simple solution to the problem, some strategies can be suggested. We can encourage our government to :-
- support efforts to improve the quality of life of disadvantaged populations around the world
- withdraw support from regimes that do not support human rights and democratic principles
- reaffirm commitments to work collaboratively at the international level through the UN.
- redouble efforts to work for just resolutions to long-term political conflicts such as the Israeli/Palestinian conflict which underpins much resentment towards the West.
at personal level we can also :-
- resist attempts to label and marginalise minority groups e.g. muslims, refugees
- reach out and make personal contact with those who may feel alienated and marginalised in our society.Brian Bondhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-57196260328631443332015-11-21T00:16:00.001+11:002015-11-22T21:39:53.461+11:00COUNTRIES LINE-UP TO CRITICISE AUSTRALIA'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD

Not a single skeleton was left in the closest when it came to Australia's second review at the 23rd session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on the 9th November.

Due to the large number of states wishing to speak (more than half of the UN member states), each country's delegate was only given a 65 second opportunity to address Australia's human rights regime and put forward their recommendations.

Whilst several human rights issues were brought up during the review, unsurprisingly, an overwhelmingly large proportion of those recommendations related to asylum seekers. In fact, almost half of the recommendations made to Australia made reference to its asylum seeker policies and offshore detention. These included calls either to immediately close offshore detention centres, to remove children from detention, to stop boat turn-backs, and to address issues of refoulement (the return of those who have the right to be recognised as refugees to situations where their life or freedom would be threatened)

While Australia's delegation attempted to justify its government's policy, Edmund Rice International and partners saw these recommendations as a successful outcome of its lobbying efforts. Not only did more than half of the member states speak to issues outlined in our joint submission, but ten out of the twelve countries our NGO coalition lobbied directly put forward recommendations paralleling our concerns - an 83% success rate. We were particularly pleased that the United States made reference to the closure of Indigenous rural communities in Western Australia, an issue specific to our report and lobbying efforts.

- article reproduced from ERI November Newsletter written by Zoya Yukhnevich, ERI internBrian Bondhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-51331326708164514962015-11-21T00:07:00.003+11:002015-11-22T21:40:04.782+11:00WHAT ARE YOU SUPPORTING WHEN YOU SHOP?
'A change in lifestyle could bring healthy pressure to bear on those who wield political, economic and social power. This is what consumer movements accomplish by boycotting certain products. They prove successful in changing the way businesses operate, forcing them to consider their environmental footprint and their patterns of production. When social pressure affects their earnings, businesses clearly have to find ways to produce differently. This shows us the great need for a sense of social responsibility on the part of consumers. "Purchasing is always a moral – and not simply economic – act".' so says Pope Francis in his encyclical 'Laudato Si' §206

Shopping ethically is a practical means of putting this vision into practice. Visit the
Shop ethical website for a comprehensive guide to a wide range of consumer products and the environmental and social record of companies behind common brand names

The most recent addition to the website, the Green Electricity Guide provides an independent, unbiased ranking of the environmental performance of all retailers selling electricity to Australian households.Brian Bondhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-47014793134276739552015-08-03T21:00:00.005+10:002015-08-03T21:00:53.086+10:00UN REACHES CONSENSUS ON NEW SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA

The 193 Member States of the United Nations has reached agreement on the draft outcome document that will constitute the new sustainable development agenda that will be adopted this September by world leaders at the Sustainable Development Summit in New York.

Concluding a negotiating process that has spanned more than two years and has featured the unprecedented participation of civil society, countries agreed to an ambitious agenda that features 17 new sustainable development goals that aim to end poverty, promote prosperity and people's well-being while protecting the environment by 2030.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the agreement, saying it "encompasses a universal, transformative and integrated agenda that heralds an historic turning point for our world."

Mr. Ban said the September Summit, where the new agenda will be adopted, "will chart a new era of Sustainable Development in which poverty will be eradicated, prosperity shared and the core drivers of climate change tackled."

Click here for more information Brian Bondhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-89192685677109253612015-08-03T20:58:00.003+10:002015-08-03T21:01:23.426+10:00'FOR THOSE WHO'VE COME ACROSS THE SEAS: JUSTICE FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN AUSTRALIA'

In their annual Social Justice Statement to mark Social Justice Sunday in September the Catholic Bishops of Australia are urging all Australians not to succumb to a 'globalisation of indifference' that takes away the ability to understand the plight of people fleeing violence and persecution and to respond with generosity and compassion.

The Social Justice Statement challenges Australians to think again about their national response to asylum seekers, especially those who come to Australia by sea recently described by Archbishop Mark Coleridge as 'a moral failure and an international disgrace'. It invites all to recognise the desperation that has driven these people to seek refuge far from their homes.

The Statement takes its inspiration from the actions and words of Pope Francis on his 2013 visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa, where he met the survivors of a refugee tragedy and mourned for those who had died. As he said in his sermon at Lampedusa:

'Immigrants dying at sea, in boats which were vehicles of hope and became vehicles of death. ... These brothers and sisters of ours were trying to escape difficult situations to find some serenity and peace; they were looking for a better place for themselves and their families, but instead they found death. ... Has any one of us wept for these persons who were on the boat? For the young mothers carrying their babies? For these men who were looking for a means of supporting their families?'

With almost 60 million people around the world displaced and in flight, the escalation of the crises in countries such as Iraq and Syria has seen the highest level of displacement since the Second World War. In Australia, the response has been a hardening of heart in immigration and border security policy based on deterrence and detention – the 'turning back the boats' approach.

The Bishops appeal to Australia's history of welcoming those seeking asylum and protection and propose an alternative approach to the current focus of detention and deterrence. The statement calls for important changes, including: respectful and informed policy debate; onshore processing; regional cooperation to expand protection and resettlement places; a substantial increase in our humanitarian intake; and assurances that no person is ever deported to danger.

Visit the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council website for order forms and details about Social Justice Sunday.

(the title of the statement given in the headline of this story is taken from the words of Australia's national anthem 'For Those who've come across the seas, we've boundless plains to share …`)Brian Bondhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-74297379463083626122015-08-03T20:55:00.002+10:002015-08-03T20:55:25.340+10:00A STEP FORWARD IN ADDRESSING TAX AVOIDANCE

Many multi-national companies use complicated corporate structures involving layers of tax haven entities and accounts to disguise or alter the character of their income in ways that (often legally) reduce their corporate tax bill, a process known as 'tax avoidance' (in contrast to 'tax evasion,' which is illegal). These strategies can be wildly successful, bringing their tax bills down to zero or even triggering a tax refund from the government, while they enjoy massive profits.

Apart from closing loopholes in tax treaties and tax laws one at a time,a way to bring public pressure to bear on rampant tax avoiders, is to require them to own up to their tax schemes. Global Financial Integrity (GFI) has campaigned for all multinational companies to be required to publicly disclose basic financial information, such as their sales, profit, taxes paid, and number of employees, in each individual country in which they operate - "country-by-country reporting". If implemented this will not only help both rich and poor countries better enforce and amend their tax laws,(GFI estimates that a conservative US$991.2 billion left developing countries in illicit financial outflows in 2012 alone) but it will also make free markets more transparent for investors and the public at large.

In a significant step forward in Australia that has also been the focus of a campaign of groups such as the Justice and International Mission unit (JIM)of the Uniting Church, Baptist World Aid and the global Tax Justice Network, companies with more than $1 billion of revenue globally, but which operate in Australia will now be required to provide ether financial details on a country-by-country basis to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) from 2016. The ATO can then share the information with tax authorities of other countries however the information will not yet be made available to the public.Brian Bondhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-4971419431680141242015-08-03T20:48:00.002+10:002015-08-03T20:50:29.706+10:00CHALLENGING THE POWER OF CORPORATIONS

In the face of overwhelming evidence of persistent poverty, deepening inequality, ecological destruction, unprecedented loss of biodiversity and accelerating climate change governments have set 2015 as the year when they chart a new course for humanity – a path toward "sustainable development" that "leaves no one behind" and protects the planet.

At the same time however many of these same governments, particularly the more powerful ones among them, are also currently negotiating new "free trade" deals across regions such as the Transpacific Partnership Agreement, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, Trade-in-Services-Agreement and Economic Partnership Agreements, that will have far-reaching implications and that are likely to further concentrate power and wealth in the hands of the 1% that currently own almost 50% of the world's wealth.

Edmund Rice International (ERI) recently added its name to a letter to all government leaders demanding that governments
- Uphold the primacy of human rights
- Tackle inequality and the over-concentration of wealth
- Rein in corporate power, and
- Address the climate crisis

The full text of the letter can be seen here

In a separate but related issue, the first UN Intergovernmental working group meeting on a proposed business & human rights treaty took place in Geneva in July. The working group is mandated "to elaborate an international legally binding instrument on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights."

Parallel to this meeting Franciscans International  joined with a number of partner organisations staged an event to enable affected communities to have their perspectives taken into consideration.

Brian Bondhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-54446919787958228982015-06-02T18:00:00.000+10:002015-06-02T18:14:54.449+10:00WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOUR - JUNE 12th

The most recent global estimates suggest some 120 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 are involved in child labour, with boys and girls in this age group almost equally affected. The World Day Against Child Labour on June 12th this year will focus particularly on the importance of quality education as a key step in tackling child labour.

On this year's World Day Against Child Labour calls for:-
- free, compulsory and quality education for all children at least to the minimum age for admission to employment and action to reach those presently in child labour,
- new efforts to ensure that national policies on child labour and education are consistent and effective; and
- policies that ensure access to quality education and investment in the teaching profession.Brian Bondhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-73816086496804429422015-06-02T17:50:00.002+10:002015-06-02T18:20:45.476+10:00FAMILY VIOLENCE - A HIDDEN EPIDEMIC

In Australia police deal with an estimated 657 domestic violence matters on average every day of the year. That's one every two minutes. Overall, the count is 239,846 per year around the country.

There is no standard definition of domestic and family violence across all jurisdictions in Australia, but family violence directly affects one in five women in the state of Victoria over the course of their lifetime. It is the leading contributor to preventable death, disability and illness in Victorian women aged 15 to 44 years.

Broadly speaking Family and domestic violence is any violent, threatening, coercive or controlling behaviour that occurs in current or past family, domestic or intimate relationships. This includes not only physical injury but direct or indirect threats, sexual assault, emotional and psychological torment, economic control, damage to property, social isolation and any behaviour which causes a person to live in fear.

Family violence is predominantly, but not exclusively, perpetrated by men against women and children. Violence can occur in any kind of relationship including, same sex relationships and against people who are elderly or disabled. Family violence perpetrated against older people is often called elder abuse, although this term can also include abuse by professional carers.

Much family violence remains unreported due to a fear that reports will not be believed, and that responses and interventions will be inadequate with the consequent increased risk of further violence. Economic pressures also contribute to many remaining in abusive relationships.

In response to this situation, the Victorian government has recently announced a Royal commission into Family Violence which will research and report on the most effective ways to:-
- prevent family violence;
- improve early intervention;
- protect those at risk;
- support victims; and
- make perpetrators more accountable.

For more information visit the Parliament of Australia and Domestic Violence Victoria websitesBrian Bondhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-5974151984150008772015-06-02T17:44:00.001+10:002015-06-02T18:20:30.075+10:00ONGOING CAMPAIGN TO END IMMIGRATION DETENTION OF CHILDREN

Recent information provided by Australia's Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) revealed that as of 25 May 2015, there were 136 children in detention facilities in Australia. The DIBP also said that 88 children currently detained in Australia are due to be transferred to Nauru in the near future to join the 95 already held there. In addition, as at 30th April a further 1092 children were living in community detention.

It was also revealed during the recent Senate Estimates hearings that the average length of time that children are currently spending in detention is 345 days. Disturbingly, it was revealed that one child has been in detention for almost five years.

In the Senate Estimates hearings it was also revealed that there have been 15 allegations of sexual assault and 270 reports of other types of assault in immigration detention centres in the past three months, including two cases involving children.

Whilst the current Royal Commission into child sex abuse is investigating the Department of Immigration and Border Protection in relation to children who have been abused in Australian immigration detention centres, the scope of the Royal Commission's inquiry will not extend to Nauru.

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), after seeing first-hand the appalling healthcare standards for asylum seekers, has released its first position statement on refugee and asylum seeker health which includes a section on children and families. A spokesperson for the RACP described the Government's policies as "inhumane" and said that health professionals were especially concerned about children.

Consultant paediatrician Professor David Isaacs said that doctors were left mentally scarred after treating children and parents in Nauru. "The people there are in such distress and we saw children as young as six self-harming – I'd never seen that before in my entire life," he said.

For more information about children in detention visit the Chilout website

ERA for Change is again inviting students in Edmund Rice Schools in Australian to to take a voluntary lunchtime detention on June 12th to stand in solidarity with child asylum seekers being held in detention centres in Australia and abroad. Brian Bondhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-2826588808609098362015-06-02T17:37:00.000+10:002015-06-02T18:16:50.378+10:00TOWARDS A RENEWABLE ENERGY FUTURE

Australia is poised to set a target of 33,000 gigawatt hours of power to be generated by renewable energy by 2020 following a compromise deal worked out between the government (which argued for a lower target) and the opposition.

Although favouring a higher target, the renewable energy sector has welcomed the deal, saying it clears the way for billions of dollars of investment in energy from sources like the wind and the Sun.

Further encouraging news on the potential of renewable energy sources to replace power generation through the burning of fossil-fuels was revealed in a World Wildlife Fund report produced in collaboration with the Australian National University which argued that Australia could source 100% of its power from renewables by 2050.

The recent launch of the Tesla Powerwall, a wall-mounted lithium-ion electric battery for homes and small businesses, is also seen by many as providing a glimpse of the future and the changing electricity marketplace.

Meanwhile multi-faith groups in Australia and North America have sent a letter to the pope asking him to back a campaign to encourage millions of people, organisations and investors to pull their money out of the fossil fuel industry saying it is "immoral" to profit from fossil fuels. The letter was signed by Australian Religious Response to Climate Change (ARRCC) and US-based GreenFaith.

Brian Bondhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674896.post-22158142349780377512015-04-08T20:02:00.005+10:002015-04-08T20:03:30.169+10:00AN ANZAC DAY REFLECTION

About 150 metres from where I am now living in France, is a mass grave where 70 French and Austrian soldiers lie buried (see photo). They died in 1815 in what was a 'side-show' battle to the main event that had concluded at Waterloo a few days previously (sadly and ironically those who participated were probably unaware that the outcome of the war had already effectively been decided.)

Until well into the nineteenth century, soldiers' remains were often simply left to decompose where they had fallen, their deaths not marked in any meaningful manner. (It was only in the past ten years that a memorial was erected on the site of the mass grave mentioned above.) By the end of the 19th century broader cultural, social and political shifts in attitudes towards death, war and the nation had occurred. Where once death had been an accepted and ever-present spectre, there was a growing unwillingness to accept separation and loss. Accounts of war correspondents and photography contributed to that by bringing the reality of the frontline closer than ever before to civilian audiences.

Changing attitudes towards death in war during the nineteenth century raised fundamental questions about what men were fighting for. Were soldiers dying for their monarch or emperor, their nation, or for something else? Justifying the sacrifices of fallen soldiers required narratives and noble causes. To suggest that they might have died for some trivial cause or even in vain was culturally and politically unpalatable.

Thus acts of remembrance sought to legitimise death on the battlefield as a heroic sacrifice for a particular cause. Governments, armies, religious institutions, cultural actors, local communities and other interested parties attempted to impose narratives upon the dead to legitimise their own agendas.

As Australia prepares to commemorate its war dead on Anzac Day (April 25th) it is important to remember that debating the nature of wars, and how and why they were fought, is not to dishonour the memory of the dead. It is also important that commemorations are not used to legitimise or glorify war.

For Australians too, it can be asked why in our commemoration of those who died in war, (including the 8709 who died at Gallipoli), the estimated 30,000 deaths that occurred in the so-called Frontier Wars are ignored.

(some material for this article is taken from http://www.historyandpolicy.org/policy-papers/papers/how-should-we-commemorate-wars-lessons-from-the-nineteenth-century) Brian Bondhttps://email@example.com


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