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Experiences of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people around the world will be front and centre at an upcoming international conference in Trondheim, Norway. The Sami Church Council of the Church of Norway and the WCC are the chief organizers behind the conference, “Reconciliation Processes and Indigenous Peoples: Truth, Healing and Transformation,” which will take place from 20-21 June. Coinciding with the National Aboriginal Day of Prayer in Canada, the conference will be held in connection with the WCC Central Committee meeting also taking place in Trondheim from 22-28 June.

The WCC has engaged with the Office for Genocide Prevention and the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers to promote a regional meeting in the Americas discussing the role of religious leaders in preventing incitements to violence that may lead to infractions categorized in international law as “atrocity crimes”: war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity and crimes of aggression.

El CMI se ha asociado a la Oficina sobre la Prevención del Genocidio y a la red 'Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers' para promocionar una reunión regional en las Américas en torno al papel de los líderes religiosos en la prevención de la incitación a la violencia que puede degenerar en delitos considerados por el derecho internacional como “crímenes atroces”: crímenes de guerra, genocidio, crímenes contra la humanidad y crímenes de agresión.

Bible Societies are working in more than 200 countries and territories around the world to make known the Word of God. At the heart of the work – from the translation of Holy Scripture to publishing, distribution and advocacy, and engagement activities – is the principle of collaborating with and serving the churches.

During the 4th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights, the WCC, in collaboration with the ACT Alliance and Lutheran World Federation, organized a side-event on “Faith-based organizations’ contribution to the protection of communities’ land rights: lessons learnt and good practices from Africa, Asia and Latin America” at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.

Durante el cuarto Foro de las Naciones Unidas sobre las Empresas y los Derechos Humanos, el CMI en colaboración con ACT Alianza y la Federación Luterana Mundial, organizó un evento sobre “La contribución de las organizaciones religiosas a la protección de los derechos de las comunidades sobre las tierras: lecciones aprendidas y buenas prácticas de África, Asia y América Latina”.

Representatives of more than 150 faith-based organizations gathered in Bogota, Colombia on 5 November to discuss their role in the peace process in that country. The meeting was organized by the Ministry of Interior and drew participation from the WCC.

Representantes de más de 150 organizaciones basadas en la fe se reunieron en Bogotá, Colombia, el pasado 5 de noviembre para hablar de su papel en el proceso de paz en ese país. La reunión fue organizada por el Ministerio del Interior y contó con la participación del CMI.

Women are virtually invisible in news reporting on peace and security issues in nations experiencing conflict.

Las mujeres son prácticamente invisibles en las noticias relativas a la paz y asuntos de seguridad en los países en conflicto.

The role of faith in promoting women’s human rights was the focus of an ecumenical training session held in Geneva, Switzerland, for representatives of faith-based organizations.

People have the right of access to archives of public bodies, argued Trudy Huskamp Peterson, an archivist from the United States, in her recent talk organized by the WCC Archives in Geneva, Switzerland. She said public access to information is particularly relevant for archives documenting human rights violations.

In a talk organized by the Archives of the WCC, Elisabeth Baumgartner, a Swiss lawyer and head of the project “Dealing with the Past” at the Swiss Peace Foundation (swisspeace), stressed the importance of archives and documentation in dealing with the past, which she said is pertinent to the institutional and informal mechanisms seeking justice, reconciliation and conflict resolution.

At the Second United Nations Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights, human rights defenders from Colombia and Guatemala exposed degrading environmental, ecological, economic and social impacts on indigenous communities. These impacts are consequences of the projects run by multinational companies in a number of countries.

En el segundo Foro anual de las Naciones Unidas sobre las Empresas y los Derechos Humanos, los defensores de los derechos humanos de Colombia y Guatemala expresaron su preocupación por el impacto de la degradación medioambiental, ecológica, económica y social en las comunidades indígenas. Este impacto es una consecuencia de los proyectos gestionados por empresas multinacionales en varios países.

Three human rights activists from indigenous communities in Guatemala and Colombia will present cases highlighting human rights violations by multinational corporations in their countries, including instances of land grabbing, at the Second United Nations Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights.

Dennis Smith, misionero de la Iglesia Presbiteriana de Estados Unidos, ha trabajado en América Latina hace ya más de 30 años y trajo su vasto conocimiento sobre el continente para compartir en esta X Asamblea del CMI. En esta entrevista, él habla sobre las principales problemáticas de América Latina y los retos que tiene el movimiento ecuménico en esta región.

"Las palabras tienen espíritu, tienen vida, tienen fuerza", dice Nora Coloma, representante del Consejo Ecuménico Cristiano de Guatemala, para quien la voz de Latinoamérica ha estado un poco ausente en esta X Asamblea. Para ella, en América Latina todavía hay muchos conflictos sociales debido a la concentración de las riquezas en pocas manos y a la falta de acceso a los recursos de la mayoría de las personas.

Human rights of indigenous peoples in Guatemala are under threat due to large scale extraction of natural resources and on-going encroachment on their lands. Their conflict with the state over these issues is now impacting their security, said Pablo Ceto, an indigenous community leader and a human rights activist from Ixil, Guatemala.