The International Catholic Migration Commission
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
Asia    Indonesia ICMC staff honoured for dedication to anti-human trafficking workICMC South East Asia acting Country Director, Abhijit Dasgupta, has been awarded the prestigious “Glory of Bengal” award for his valuable contributions to the fight against human trafficking.Read more< Indonesia Sri Lanka migrant stand-off in Indonesia port endsJAKARTA, 19 April 2010 (BBC<)—Sri Lankan migrants who have been stuck on a boat off the coast of Indonesia have finally left the port of Merak.Read more< Pakistan Bishops' Conference President tells Fides: Action, not words, from the government in defending Pakistani ChristiansLahore, 23 March 2010 (Agenzia Fides<)—"We condemn the recent incidents and violence against Christians. We ask the government for justice and legality, so that such acts do not go unpunished. We demand that the rights of Christians are respected, as they should be for all other citizens." This is what Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha of Lahore, President of the Pakistani Bishops' Conference, told Fides in commenting on the latest cases of Christians being burned alive for refusing to convert to Islam.Read more< Malaysia Malaysian Church fights for domestic workersPENANG, 9 March 2010 (UCAN<)—The Malaysian Church’s migrant ministry is working with other non-governmental organisations to fight for basic rights for Indonesian domestic workers.Read more< Philippines Migrants’ Sunday observance highlights Church’s concern for OFWsMANILA, 19 February 2010 (CBCP News<)─The Catholic Church will again pay tribute to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in national celebration on 21 February, in an effort to make society understand and appreciate more the sacrifices OFWs endured to provide their families a decent life.Read more<  ICMC Pakistan Families displaced by landslide receive essential aidISLAMABAD, 17 February 2010—Following days of torrential rains, ICMC and the Strengthening Participatory Organization reach out to families affected by massive landslides that caused four Northern Pakistani villages to slide into a nearby lake, causing serious damage to hundreds of homes and businesses.Read more<  |
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