by jpic | Apr 19, 2021 | Formación, News
“Unlike refugees, migrants can return to their homes” “Migrants that fled the effects of climate change did so not out of choice but out of the need to escape conditions that could not provide for even the most fundamental of their rights.” (Report of the Office of...
by jpic | Apr 12, 2021 | News
Source: Prensa CELAM CELAM Press. The Clamor Network, after a hard year of work, officially presents the mapping of services to migrants, refugees and victims of trafficking that the Church provides in Latin America and the Caribbean. These data are updated as of...
by jpic | Apr 7, 2021 | News
The Franciscan Network on Migration (RFM) is pleased to share some of our plans for 2021. These plans include collaboration with Franciscans International (FI). Advocacy Committee In 2021, we have convened a new advocacy committee that is able to facilitate response...
by jpic | Apr 5, 2021 | Formation, News
“Migrants are ruining national economies and should not be allowed to work” Politicians and others have often tried to demonize so-called ‘economic’ migrants in order to rally support for xenophobic policies or create a scapegoat during economic downturns. In reality,...
by jpic | Apr 1, 2021 | Communique, News
PUBLIC STATEMENT April 1, 2021 To the Federal, State and Municipal Authorities of the State of Quintana Roo To the State Human Rights Commission To the National Human Rights Commission To the Authorities of El Salvador To Franciscans International To all people of...
by jpic | Mar 28, 2021 | Formación, Formation, News
“Migrants only come to Europe and other rich countries” As noted, the term ‘migrant’ has been used as a catch-all when describing potentially broad categories of individuals with a range of legal statuses and protection needs. Irrespective of these classifications,...