Issues and Events
Indigenous Issues
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LWF convenes “Indigenous Communion” consultation in Karasjok, northern Norway, 20-25 September 2006. Message (Spanish) adopted by consultation. (Link requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) 
Letter of support for adoption of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. (Link requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Communicators’ blog
Participants’ blog
LWI stories: …; …; …
Compilation of decisions by LWF 10th Assembly on indigenous issues. (Link requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Inter-Faith Action For Peace In Africa
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Inter-Faith Action for Peace in Africa (IFAPA) Commission inaugurated by Pres. Paul Kagame in Kigali, Rwanda, … July 2006. Report. (Link requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Communicators’ blog
LWI stories: …; …; ….
Kopanong Manifesto (French) from Second IFAPA Summit (April 2005). (Links require Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Declaration (French) and Plan of Action (French) from First Inter-Faith Peace Summit in Africa (14-19 October 2002) (Links require Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Visit IFAPA web site
Illegitimate Debt
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Rev. Dr Gloria Rojas, Moderator of Conference of LWF Latin American church leaders, writes letter (Spanish) to PM Jens Stoltenberg of Norway. (Link requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
LWF story: LWF Latin America Churches Welcome Norway’s Debt Cancellation
Report of the Buenos Aires consultation on illegitimate external debt (Spanish) (Link requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
LWF General Secretary's letter to Gordon Brown (French) (Spanish) (German). (Link requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
LWF 10th Assembly resolution on illegitimate debt (Spanish) (French) (German) (Link requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Download Norwegian Church Aid Report on Defining Illegitimate Debt
Gender Equity and Women’s Rights
Women in Church and Society
Churches Say ‘No’ to Violence Against Women
LWF Submission on Women’s Rights in Romania (Link requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) to UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
LWF Submission on Women’s Rights in Venezuela (Link requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) to UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
Dalit Liberation
Over 250 million people are victims of discrimination and exclusion based on their social origin and traditional occupation. More…
LWF Council's resolution on caste-based discrimination, September 2005. (Link requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
International Dalit Solidarity Network website
UN Human Rights Council
Advocacy paper on review of Special Procedures. (Link requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Advocacy paper on Universal Periodic Review mechanism. (Link requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Advocacy paper on expert advice. (Link requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Read papers by Peter N. Prove on "Reform at the UN" and on the "Commission on Human Rights/Human Rights Council". (Link requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
For more information on the Human Rights Council, visit the official Human Rights Council website. See also the Council Monitor webpages of the International Service for Human Rights.
World Social Forum
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‘Another World is Possible’. More… LWF member churches and field programs participate in World Social Forum 2007 (Nairobi, Kenya, 20-25 January 2007). Participants’ blog
World Social Forum 2007 website
Bhutanese Refugees
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Over 100,000 people ‘ethnically cleansed’ out of Bhutan, cared for by LWF in refugee camps in eastern Nepal for more than 15 years. More…
LWF General Secretary’s statement on resettlement of Bhutanese refugees, 15 November 2006. (Link requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Globalization and Trade Justice
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Responding to Neoliberal Globalization. (Link requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Visit the web site of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance global trade campaign
Read LWF reports from WTO trade talks in Hong Kong and human rights caucus statement (French) (Spanish) (Links require Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Find here more information on economic globalization and human rights. (Link requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Israel-Palestine
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ELCJHL Bishop Munib Younan’s statement on Beit Hanoun attack, 9 November 2006
LWF Council's resolution on Israel-Palestine, September 2005 (Link requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
More information on Israel and Palestine issues. (Link requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
