OLA Justice Desk
The OLA Justice Desk promotes a more just world from the perspective of Catholic Social Teaching through advocacy, awareness raising and working collaboratively on projects.
Upcoming and Current Projects and Events
2022 Conference on Intergenerational Climate Justice
Date: Thursday, 20 October 2022 via Zoom. (9am – 3:15pm) Book Now!
Joint Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
The submission outlined concerns and recommendations across five areas of concern: Read more…
Past Projects and Events
Make it Your Business
The OLA Sisters, as founding members of the Irish Antenna of the AEFJN, are supporting the Irish Coalition for Business and Human Rights. Find our more here: OLA Sisters Co-Found New Irish Antenna of AEFJN
An Overview of the Universal Periodic Process
You are invited to watch the overview of the Universal Periodic Review process of the UN Human Rights Council and our joint submission. We have presented and explained the joint submission to the UPR of Ireland to which many of you added your signatures of support.
Other Projects
- Religious Against Racism: We partnered with various Religious to highlight some of the concerns and recommendations from the report on Ireland by the UN Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
- Global Economics, Local Impacts: An interactive development education webinar to mark International Women’s Day 2021.
- Human Trafficking – Ireland’s Reality
Past Projects and Events
Religious Against Racism
We partnered with various Religious to highlight some of the concerns and recommendations from the report on Ireland by the UN Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination .
Global Economics, Local Impacts
An interactive development education webinar to mark International Women’s Day.
Other Projects
Latest Justice Blog Posts
OLA Justice Desk Involved in the CRC Review of Ireland
Review of Ireland by the Committee on the Rights of the Child On 24 and 25 January 2023, Ireland was reviewed by the Committee on the...
Concerns/Recommendations Submitted to the Committee for the Rights of the Child
On 15 October 2022, the Justice Desk of the Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles, Irish Province, made a joint submission to the Committee on the Rights...
JPIC Advocacy and the UN Human Rights Mechanisms
An approach adopted by the Justice Desk of the OLA Irish Province The UN, Fratelli Tutti and Edmund Rice International We are...
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