Mennonite Weekly Review

Articles : Human rights

Oct. 3, 2011 issue

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  Photo by Interfaith Action of Southwest Florida

  Fla. congregation stands up for workers’ rights

  GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Farm workers from the tomato fields of southwest Florida recently rode bicycles to Publix Supermarkets headquarters, seeking just conditions and fair wages.

  Kimberly Hunter, who attends Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Gainesville, was one of eight riders who made the entire 200-mile pilgrimmage from Immokalee to Lakeland.

Sept. 13, 2010 issue

• Bolivians confront addictions, abuse

  CHIHUAHUA COLONY, Bolivia — As a criminal investigation continues into allegations of gang rape in some Mennonite colonies in Bolivia, many local congregations see a need to reach out to people dealing with addictions, sexual abuse and violence against women.

Feb. 22, 2010 issue

• Israel’s deception

  Thanks for a hard-hitting but honest article by Kathleen Kern regarding Israel’s deceptive stance on peace while it deports peace activists and steals Palestinian homes and land.

Aug. 20, 2007 issue

• Stop slavery

  I don’t want to write today’s column, but I must. Certain situations in this old world are so terrible that I don’t even want to think about them. But we must look, and we must take whatever action we can. The topic is the global slave trade.

July 16, 2007 issue

• Witness of risk in Colombia

  BOGOTA, Colombia — What intruders took in the dark of night from our Mennonite church office in Bogotá were two computers.

June 25, 2007 issue

• Theft raises safety fears in Colombian churches

  BOGOTA, Colombia — A break-in this month at Justapaz, a ministry of the Colombian Mennonite Church and a Mennonite Central Committee partner, is raising concerns about the safety of church leaders and members involved in human rights and peace work in Colombia.

March 19, 2007 issue

• Indian tells of advocacy for ‘scarlet daughters’

  NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — An advocate for women and children enslaved by South Asia’s sex trade brought the story of these “scarlet daughters” to Bethel College March 8 on International Wom­en’s Day.

Feb. 5, 2007 issue

• Conference examines views on human rights

  WINNIPEG, Man. — What do human rights look like from a Mennonite perspective?

• MCCer records hope, suffering in Colombia

  BOGOTÁ, Colombia — As she documented how a long-running civil war impacts Colombia’s Protestant churches, Mennonite Central Committee worker Janna Hunter-Bowman spent hours poring over horrific details of deaths and threats and exploring how Christians are living out their faith in the midst of violence.

July 11, 2005 issue

• Mission intern weeps with refugee women

  ACCRA, Ghana — Human suffering overwhelmed Kate Brubacher on her first visit to Buduburam, a Liberian refugee camp 30 miles from Ghana’s capital.

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