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by bcadmin | Nov 1, 2022 | 2022 Papal Trip to Bahrain - Live Coverage, Bahrain, Church in the Middle East, democracy, human rights, lead, News, Papal travel, papal trip, Pope Francis, torture | 0 |
Bahraini activist Ali Mashaima and his father Hassan, who has been behind bars since 2011, have urged Pope Francis to publicly condemn what they say are human rights violations and the torture of prisoners during his upcoming visit to Bahrain.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 20, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, News, Nuns, Obituary, Pax Christi, Religious Sisters, torture | 0 |
Sister Dianna Ortiz became a human rights advocate and peacemaker, starting an organization for torture survivors and becoming a visible presence of nonviolence at vigils and marches in the nation’s capital.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 30, 2021 | Brazil, Brazilian Conference of National Bishops, Catholic Church, Church in the Americas, COVID-19 pandemic, lead, News, Prison, prison justice, prison ministry, Prisoners, Prisons, torture | 0 |
After Brazil’s prisons imposed restrictive measures to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, complaints of torture in correctional facilities increased by 70 percent, according to the nation’s bishops.
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