From the Spanish Commission for Justice and Peace we express our deepest condemnation of the demolition by the Israeli army of the UNRWA complex in Sheikh Jarrah (East Jerusalem) as openly contradicting the Charter of the United Nations and violating the immunity of its facilities protected by the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the...
Spanish Commission for Justice and Peace expresses its deep concern about the escalation of social, economic and geopolitical tensions that threaten life, stability and peace in the region. The mobilisation of large sectors of the population reflects a significant deterioration in living conditions, marked by inflation, currency devaluation,...
To our sister organisations in the Latin American Ecclesial Network for Justice and Peace, and in particular to the Church and the Justice and Peace Commission of Venezuela and the Venezuelan people in general, as well as to the organisations in that country and throughout the Patria Grande that work tirelessly to defend the right to sovereignty...
As the Spanish Commission for Justice and Peace, since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent conflict, together with the massacre of the Palestinian people by Israel's military forces and government, we have been reporting and taking a stand, demanding respect for the inalienable rights of the people and the the right of...
Ahead of the Climate Change Summit in Belém (Brazil) on Monday, November 10, an initiative led by Catholic organizations inspired by the papal encyclical Laudato Si', joined by civil society organizations committed to the goals of combating climate change and complying with the Paris Agreement, are urging governments to abandon "empty promises,"...
From the General Commission for Justice and Peace, aware that silence makes us complicit, we had a physical presence, albeit symbolic and minimal, at the farewell of the Peace Flotilla that set sail from the port of Barcelona on August 31st. With this, we support these acts of peace, as did some bishops in their homilies and on social media...
Corruption is neither an isolated deviation nor an exceptional problem. Above all, it is a structural wound that harms the social tissue, destroys the reliance placed on institutions and undermines the ethical basis of the political order. As the General Commission for Justice and Peace of Spain, we raise our voice serenely and firmly, encouraging...
On 26 June 1945, the Charter of the United Nations was approved in San Francisco. In it, people stated their commitment to preserve the coming generations from the scourge of war that had inflicted suffering beyond words on humanity.
The Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" Cain replied, "I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?" The Lord replied, "What have you done? Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground." (Gen 4)
"One of the conditions for achieving peace, rarely respected, is the free movement of people. In the face of this right, what selfishness is our closing of borders, the fences we erect in Ceuta and Melilla, the deaths in Lampedusa, and throughout the Mediterranean and Atlantic routes.
