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As human rights violations worsen in the Philippines, religious leaders there are urging global solidarity for their increasingly urgent quest for justice.

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca condemned a bomb attack outside a Catholic church on Palm Sunday in the Indonesian city of Makassar that left at least 14 people wounded. Police believe two suicide bombers perished in the attack.

As a report on human rights abuses in the Philippines was delivered to the UN by the global group Investigate PH, churches and human rights groups reiterated their concerns over propagation of a culture that allows the abuse to happen.

The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) has expressed disappointment in the inadequacy of a recent resolution by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) concerning human rights in the Philippines.

As Rev. Dan San Andres Sr, known as a defender of human rights, was arrested a week after the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act was passed in the Philippines, the World Council of Churches (WCC) joined with the bishops of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) in calling for justice.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) continues to amplify the voice of the indigenous Papuans in Indonesia, who are oppressed by racism and discrimination.

Concerned about the escalating crisis of violence, racism and discrimination against indigenous Papuans in Indonesia, a side event co-sponsored by the WCC was convened during a fall session of the UN Human Rights Council to discuss patterns that are oppressing and displacing Papuans.

The World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit is gravely concerned by the deteriorating situation in West Papua (the Indonesian provinces of Papua and Papua Barat), especially in light of reports from church partners in the territory that peaceful anti-racism demonstrations by Papuan students have been attacked with lethal force by Indonesian military forces and armed settler militias. In other places we have learned about horizontal violence between Papuans and non-indigenous residents.

Participants at the annual Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics and Management are exploring how an Economy of Life is a key pillar of the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace. The school is running from 19-30 August in Bogor, Indonesia. “We hope the Governance, Economics and Management School will empower participants to act, lobby for change and even influence socio-economic policymaking,” said Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri, deputy general secretary of the World Council of Churches.

Der Exekutivausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) gab am 23. Mai eine Erklärung ab, in der er seine Sorge um und Solidarität mit der Bevölkerung von Westpapua zum Ausdruck brachte, die mit Gewalt und Menschenrechtsverletzungen konfrontiert ist.

The World Council of Churches Executive Committee issued a statement on 23 May expressing concern and solidarity for the people of West Papua who are facing violence and human rights violations.

Hinter den Luxushotels, den Sandstränden und den prächtigen Landschaften, mit denen Bali Touristen aus der ganzen Welt verwöhnt, herrscht eine bittere Armut, und die Kinder sind die am stärksten gefährdeten Opfer.

Behind Bali’s luxury hotels, sandy beaches and lush landscapes pampering tourists from all around the world, one finds a heartbreaking poverty, and its most vulnerable victims are children.

Der Empfang ist überwältigend. In dem kleinen Dorf von Kaliki sind Männer, Frauen und Kinder auf den Beinen. Begleitet von Tänzen und Trommelwirbel wird die Gruppe des internationalen Pilgerteams des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) zum Ortseingang geleitet. Die Pilgerinnen und Pilger werden mit kunstvoll geflochtenen Kronen aus Gräsern und Blumen ausgestattet und ihre Gesichter mit traditionellen Mustern bemalt.

In the small village of Kaliki, men, women and children are on their feet, dancing, accompanied by drum rolls, as an international World Council of Churches (WCC) Pilgrim Team arrives. The pilgrims are given intricately-woven crowns of grass and flowers and their faces are painted with traditional patterns.

Die 56. Tagung der Kommission der Kirchen für Internationale Angelegenheiten des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) fand vom 24. – 28. Februar in Bali, Indonesien statt und befasste sich mit kritischen Kirchenthemen in der Region und weltweit.

The 56th meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs took place in Bali, Indonesia, on 24 – 28 February, discussing many of the most critical concerns of churches in the region and around the world.

Zu den Klängen der hölzernen Kulkul-Glocken der protestantischen Galang Ning Hyang-Kirche im Regierungsbezirk Badung der Provinz Bali in Indonesien begann am 24. Februar die 56. Tagung der Kommission der Kirchen für Internationale Angelegenheiten des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), die Asien als ihren diesjährigen Regionalschwerpunkt gewählt hat.

With the sounds of the kulkul wooden bell at the Galang Ning Hyang Protestant Church in the Badung region of Bali, Indonesia, the 56th meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs opened on 24 February, setting its yearly regional focus on Asia.

Eine ökumenische Delegation unter der Leitung des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) besuchte vom 15. bis 22. Februar Indonesien. Auf dem Programm standen mehrere Begegnungen in den Provinzen Papua und Papua Barat, wo es zunehmend zu Gewalt und Diskriminierung gegenüber indigenen Einwohnern gekommen ist, wie kürzlich in einer gemeinsamen Erklärung von fünf UN-Mandatsträgern im Bereich Menschenrechte beklagt wurde.