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HRW denounces ex-army chief's appointment as Sri Lanka lawmaker ‎
An international rights group said Thursday that the Sri Lankan government's decision to appoint the civil war-winning general to Parliament contradicts its pledges to investigate alleged abuses under his command. Human Rights Watch said the appointment of former army commander Sarath Fonseka signals that the government may protect senior military leaders suspected of abuses. Fonseka took his oath as a lawmaker Tuesday. He commanded Sri Lanka's army from 2005 until the end of war in 2009 and is credited with leading the army to victory over the ethnic minority Tamil rebels.
Conference on the Protection of Minors in the Churches of Central and Eastern Europe – Day 1 (19.09.2021)
In his video message, Pope Francis encouraged the participants of the conference on the protection of minors in the Church of Central and Eastern Europe, which began on Sunday, September 19 in Warsaw, to listen to the cries of persons who experienced sexual abuse. The Holy Father urged that “the good of the victims not be relegated to the background out of an ill-conceived concern for the image of the Church as an institution.”
Przewodniczący KEP na 85. rocznicę wybuchu II wojny światowej: Podejmijmy trud budowania pokoju
Powinniśmy robić wszystko, co tylko możliwe, aby budować pokój. Dzień 1 września wzywa nas do tego, abyśmy ten trud podjęli, abyśmy zechcieli i modlitwą, i naszą postawą, i troską, i wszystkim innym, podejmować trud budowania pokoju – powiedział przewodniczący Konferencji Episkopatu Polski abp Tadeusz Wojda SAC z okazji 85. rocznicy wybuchu II wojny światowej.
Holy See: Response to Zika virus should not be "panic"
(Vatican Radio) The Holy See said on Tuesday the international community should respond to the Zika virus with “due vigilance,” but the “way forward should not be dictated by panic,” and condemned recent statements by some UN officials calling for countries to liberalize abortion laws in response to the virus.
The meeting of the Council of Diocesan Bishops of the Polish Bishops' Conference took place at Jasna Gora
Religious education in school, initiatives related to the Jubilee Year 2025 and issues concerning the protection of children and young people in connection with the entry into force of key provisions of the so-called "Act of Kamilek" were the main topics of the Council of Diocesan Bishops of the Polish Bishops' Conference held on 27 August 2024 at Jasna Gora.
