human rights

Faith Leaders and Organizations Call for a Christmas Truce in Ukraine

SIGN ON STATEMENT: As people of faith and conscience, believing in the sanctity of all life on this planet, we call for a Christmas Truce in Ukraine. In the spirit of the truce that occurred in 1914 during the First

November 14, 2022 No Comments

Gathering Voices

Gathering Voices is a live, monthly zoom conversation series in which FOR-USA engages with activists and thought leaders. This homepage for the live conversation series will include upcoming events as well as recordings of our past live conversations. This is a continuation

September 6, 2022 No Comments

Congress: Support and Fund Unarmed Civilian Protection

Testimony of Mel Duncan before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs of the United States Congress (March 12, 2019). Madame Chair Lowey, Ranking Member Rogers, and Distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you

March 12, 2019 No Comments

UN Must Mandate Fact-Finding Mission to English-Speaking Cameroon

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Leaders Demand that the U.N. Human Rights Council Mandate a Fact-Finding Mission to English-Speaking Cameroon Press Conferences to be held in three cities on February 7, 2019 PRESS CONTACTS: Geneva: Dr. Bernadette Ateghang, +49 176 8655 4127

February 5, 2019 No Comments

UN Must Mandate Fact-Finding Mission to English-Speaking Cameroon

February 5, 2019 No Comments

Solidarity with Latin America Means Opposing Nicaraguan Dictatorship

In 1978 and 1979, Nicaraguans took up arms to depose a dictatorship, and I am forever thankful for their heroic actions and for getting rid of the 43-year-old Somoza tyranny. In 2018, people are protesting nonviolently to end a second

September 21, 2018 No Comments

Solidarity with Latin America Means Opposing Nicaraguan Dictatorship

September 21, 2018 No Comments

Urgent Appeal to Support FOR Peace Presence in Colombia

FOR Peace Presence (FORPP) is a sister branch to FOR-USA within the International FOR movement, providing life-saving human rights accompaniment to threatened activists and communities in Colombia. Because of the false perception of peace in Colombia following the Nov. 2016

September 20, 2018 No Comments

Urgent Appeal to Support FOR Peace Presence in Colombia

September 20, 2018 No Comments

Challenging Homophobia at the State Department’s Religious Freedom Summit

The U.S. State Department hosted a Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom from July 24 to 27, 2018 in Washington, D.C. A coalition of LGBTQIA faith leaders and human rights activists were present at the summit to bring voice to the

July 27, 2018 No Comments