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Sri Lanka War Crimes Report Released October 30th, 2009
The US State Department released its Report to Congress on Incidents During the Recent Conflict in Sri Lanka on October 22. The report details violations of the laws of war committed by both government forces and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) from January through May 2009.
The report is a sobering chronicle of the horrors of war and points to the need for a more thorough independent, international investigation.
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Oblate US JPIC Committee Gathers in Godfrey, Illinois October 19th, 2009
US JPIC Committee Members and Staff Visit the Shed Dedicated to Darrell Rupiper, OMI on the Community Supported Agriculture Project at Godfrey, IL
On October 15 and 16, the United States Province Oblate Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) committee held a bi-annual strategy meeting in Godfrey, Illinois to review, share progress and discuss how to continue the JPIC work most effectively. Part of the agenda included brief updates from staff from the Washington JPIC office, the Oblate Ecological Initiative based in Godfrey and the General Service office in Rome. Committee members also reported on their JPIC work.
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September JPIC Action Alert! September 21st, 2009
Take action now on these important issues:
- Tamils Languish in Sri Lanka Camps – Ask your Representative to Sign onto House Resolution 711 Calling for their Release
- “Stop Vulture Funds” Act needs your support
- Amendment Needed to Prevent Public Funding for Abortion in the Health Care Legislation – Write Your Representatives!
Please click here for our Action Alert.
Thank you for taking action.
Fall 2009 Issue of JPIC Report Available On-Line September 8th, 2009
The Fall 2009 issue of JPIC Report, the newsletter of the US Justice, Peace/Integrity of Creation Office of the Missionary Oblates is available on line. This issue features updates on Sri Lanka, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Oblate work on faith responsible investing and much more.
Read the Fall 2009 Issue (Download PDF)
Oblate JPIC Urges IMF Loan to Sri Lanka be Conditioned on Tangible Human Rights Progress July 24th, 2009
In a letter to the US Executive Director to the International Monetary Fund, Meg Lundsager, the US Oblate JPIC office today urged that the US$2.5 billion stand-by loan be conditioned on tangible human rights progress by the Sri Lankan government. The loan was opposed by the UK government.
Some 280,000 Tamils are still being held involuntarily in over-crowded and severely under-serviced military-controlled camps in the north. In addition, the government has made no attempts to address the serious and legitimate underlying grievances of the Tamil population that led to the insurgency in the first place.
