Ethical voting trainings help citizes prepara for election
From 24 to 27 February, IRI Peru held four training workshops titled Ethical Criteria for Choosing in Quillabamba, Cusco, and Checacupe, along with one virtual session for communities connected to the National University of San Marcos and the DECOS network. Together, the sessions reached 55 participants from different ages and faith backgrounds. The workshops created space to […]
IRI Peru ‘No Forests, No Life’ campaing launches across multiple Amazon front lines
IRI Peru launched “Sin bosques, no hay vida” (“No Forests, No Life”) in Iquitos as an interfaith and civic call to confront accelerating deforestation and illegal mining, with particular attention to impacts on river systems and forest-dependent communities. The campaign then expanded through high-visibility launches in San Martín (Tarapoto/Rioja) and Puerto Maldonado (Madre de Dios), […]
Building broader momentum for the indigenous peoples bill
On 18 February in Bogor, IRI Indonesia joined a coalition coordination meeting on the Indigenous Peoples Bill alongside Kaoem Telapak, AMAN, Sawit Watch, Kemitraan, BPAN, PPMAN, and other coalition members. The meeting reviewed advocacy progress, assessed political opportunities and constraints, and prepared for a West Java regional consolidation planned for 25–26 February in Bandung. Discussions […]
New campaign materials support “Grade your candidate”
RI Peru developed a new set of audio, video, web, and print materials to support its “Grade Your Candidate” campaign under the broader No Forests, No Life framework. The campaign package includes an interactive Electoral Traffic Light webpage, flyers on ethical criteria and voting tools, radio spots, digital brochures, printed materials, and short videos featuring faith leaders […]
A high-level faith conversation on Laudato Si’
On 13 February, IRI Peru organized the conference Challenges for Faith Communities in Light of Laudato Si’ in Lima, featuring Cardinal Michael Czerny, Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, together with Apostolic Nuncio Paolo Rocco Gualtieri. The event brought together Catholic, evangelical, Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Jewish, Bahá’í, Brahma Kumaris, and Muslim representatives, as […]
A just energy transition must also protect indigenous territories
On 2 February in Jakarta, IRI Indonesia joined a workshop on the Just Energy Transition organized by AMAN and Indigenous Peoples Rights International. The gathering brought together Indigenous community representatives and partner NGOs to examine how Indonesia’s energy transition is unfolding in practice and how so-called low-emission projects can still lead to land dispossession and […]
