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«Les armes nucléaires sont incompatibles avec les valeurs que défendent nos traditions religieuses respectives», ont affirmé les représentants d’une cinquantaine d’organisations issues des traditions chrétienne, bouddhiste, musulmane et juive. La déclaration interreligieuse constitue un appel commun adressé aux 191 États parties au plus grand traité de désarmement au monde. L’appel, présenté entre autres par le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), a été lancé lors de la séance d’interventions de la société civile à la Conférence des Parties chargée d’examiner le Traité sur la non-prolifération des armes nucléaires (TNP), à New York.

The WCC mourns the death of Leopoldo J. Niilus, former director of the WCC’s Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA), renowned lawyer, peace negotiator and author of several writings on human rights and international affairs.

El CMI lamenta la muerte de Leopoldo J. Niilus, ex director de la Comisión del CMI de las Iglesias para Asuntos Internacionales (CCIA), reconocido abogado, negociador de paz y autor de varios escritos sobre derechos humanos y asuntos internacionales.

O CMI expressa pesar pela morte de Leopoldo J. Niilus, ex-diretor da Comissão de Igrejas em Assuntos Internacionais (CCIA), renomado jurista, negociador de paz e autor de diversos textos sobre direitos humanos e assuntos internacionais.

Ein Gerichtsurteil in der Dominikanischen Republik, das geschätzten 200'000 Dominikaner/innen haitianischer Abstammung die Staatsbürgerschaft aberkennt, wurde von Kirchenleitenden scharf kritisiert, so auch von der Leitenden Bischöfin der Bischöflichen Kirche in den Vereinigten Staaten.

A court decision in the Dominican Republic annulling the citizenship of an estimated 200,000 Dominicans of Haitian ancestry has been strongly criticized by church leaders, including the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church.

La decisión judicial de la República Dominicana que anula la ciudadanía de una cifra que se estima en torno a los 200000 dominicanos de ascendencia haitiana ha sido duramente criticada por los líderes de las iglesias.

Des responsables d’Église ont vivement critiqué la décision d’un tribunal de République dominicaine de déchoir de leur citoyenneté 200'000 Dominicains d’origine haïtienne.

Serious death threats to human rights defenders, many of them church leaders, have been made by a paramilitary group in Colombia. The WCC, among other international organizations has called on Colombian government to protect their lives.

Serias amenazas de muerte dirigidas a defensores de los derechos humanos, muchos de ellos líderes de iglesias, han sido lanzadas por un grupo paramilitar en Colombia.

The adverse impact of business activities on the lives of members of the local population in Colombia and El Salvador was highlighted by the WCC-sponsored participants at the United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights.

La manera en que las actividades empresariales afectan a las vidas de los miembros de la población local de Colombia y de El Salvador fue señalada por los participantes patrocinados por el CMI en el Foro de las Naciones Unidas sobre las empresas y los derechos humanos.

The WCC Executive Committee has expressed deep concern over recent developments in the United States following the Grand Jury’s decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown.

A former WCC official, Rev. Charles Harper, has been honoured with the Order Comendador de Mayo, a high decoration of the Argentine government for his emblematic legacy of struggles for human rights in the ecumenical movement.

Ex funcionario del CMI, el Rev. Charles Harper ha sido distinguido con la Orden Comendador de Mayo, una alta decoración del gobierno argentino, por su legado emblemático de las luchas por los derechos humanos en el movimiento ecuménico.

Ex-funcionário do CMI, o Rev. Charles Harper recebeu a Ordem Comendador de Maio, uma alta distinção do governo argentino, por seu trabalho emblemático na defesa dos direitos humanos no movimento ecumênico.

At the Central Committee meeting of the WCC, leadership of the Council’s consultative bodies was announced. These bodies will steer through the work of the WCC in accomplishing the call from its 10th Assembly to engage in a “pilgrimage of justice and peace”. The WCC assembly was held in the Republic of Korea in 2013.

Churches in the United States, including member churches of the WCC, have called on the Obama administration to open up a high-level dialogue with Cuba aimed at normalizing relations between the two countries.

Der ÖRK-Exekutivausschuss hat den Einsatz von Drohnen oder unbemannten Luftfahrzeugen verurteilt und erklärt, sie seien eine „ernsthafte Bedrohung für die Menschheit“ und schüfen „gefährliche Präzedenzfälle in den zwischenstaatlichen Beziehungen“.

The WCC Executive Committee has condemned the use of drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles saying that they pose “serious threats to humanity” and the “right to life” while setting “dangerous precedents in inter-state relations”.