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Various publications; Bulletins, magazines

Our journey in southern Africa – Zimbabwe and Zambia

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On September 27, 2013

In News, Publications

Witness Page 8_9 - Sept 15Witness Page 8_9 - Sept 22
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
From the magazine Around the Archdiocese, September 15, 2013
By Karen Byrne
Pastoral Associate, Epiphany Parish, Mason City
I recently had the opportunity to travel to Zambia and Zimbabwe with Father Harry Koelker and others to visit the three missions that parishes in the Archdiocese of Dubuque support through the Missionaries of Africa (Good Shepherd Parish – Lusaka and Kasamba Parish). Father Harry, a retired priest of the archdiocese, worked with St. Ludmila’s in Cedar Rapids, St. Joseph’s/Epiphany Parish in Mason City and Sacred Heart in Oelwein to begin supporting these missions in Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Sr. Carol Hoverman, Director of Communications
Editor, The Witness, Archdiocese of Dubuque, U.S.A.

The Constitution Review Process in Zambia Needs Legal Protection

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On September 25, 2013

In Justice and Peace, News, Publications

Oasis Forum LogoThe Oasis Forum has consistently urged Government to consider protecting the on-going constitutional review process with a legal framework.  Evidently, the history of constitution making in Zambia has shown that in the absence of such legal provisions, this process as well as the outcomes have been prone to manipulation and capture, all sorts of inefficiencies and outright confusion.
For sure, history seems to be repeating itself today with the current constitution making process.  The recent statements attributed to the Spokesperson of the Technical Committee on Drafting the Constitution clearly illustrate the repercussions of undertaking constitution making processes without paying serious attention to the importance of underpinning the process within a legal framework.
First and foremost, it is saddening to note that the Committee has failed to avail the people of Zambia with the final opportunity to validate their input in the process.  The shortcoming in time could have been a foreseen challenge had the process been premised on a clearly laid down roadmap.  Second and perhaps more threatening, reminiscent of past tendencies, it would be a serious error for the document to be handed only to the Republican President.  It is only just and fair that this document lands in the hands of the Public who are the rightful custodians, the Republican President and Parliament at the same time!
It is on this basis that the Forum is earnestly appealing to the Patriotic Front Government, Members of the Drafting Committee and the Minister of Justice to exhibit genuine patriotism by adhering to principles of constitutionalism.  In fact, it is not too late to institute a process of legally protecting the on-going constitution making process.  This request is in the interest of all well-meaning Zambians!
Fr. Cleophas Lungu
(Oasis Forum Spokesperson)
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Attack on a peaceful gathering of several civil society organisations in a church – Lusaka

Prosecutors get mannual on human trafficking

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On September 12, 2013

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The Post Online 12-09-2013By Stuart Lisulo, Thu 12 Sep. 2013, 14:00 CAT
JUSTICE deputy minister Ngosa Simbyakula says there have been very few prosecutions of human trafficking cases in Zambia.
Speaking at the official launch of the first manual for law enforcement officers and prosecutors to combat human trafficking in Zambia, Simbyakula said the training manual provided practical tools to law enforcement officers and prosecutors to understand and effectively apply the provisions of the anti-human trafficking Act of 2008 to ensure the successful prosecution of human trafficking cases.
The manual, which builds on already existing training for law enforcement officers, will equip prosecutors with a clear understanding of what human trafficking is, he said.
Simbyakula said with a focus on the role of prosecutors in the fight against human trafficking, the manual would also sensitise officers on victim identification and assistance as well as witness protection.
Officers included in the training of trainers, which commenced yesterday, include personnel from Zambia Police, the Department of Immigration, National Prosecutions Authority, Drug Enforcement Commission, Zambia Law and Development Commission and the Ministry of Justice.
Simbyakula further said the government’s expectation was to see an increase in the number of successfully prosecuted cases of human trafficking.
And US Embassy chargé d’affaires David Young said the training manual would enable law enforcement officers to bring victims of trafficking “out of the shadows and into the light” where they could find justice and support to rebuild their lives.
They suffer under what President Obama has called the ‘intolerable yoke of modern slavery.’ Last year, roughly 46,000 victims of trafficking were brought to light worldwide, but millions still enslaved. These victims need justice. These victims need our help, said Young.
Chief of Mission at the International Organisation for Migration Andrew Choga who officially handed over the manual to Simbyakula said there was a need to understand what trafficking was and to have a clear picture on when the act had been committed.

Protected: Motomoto Echo September 2013

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On September 2, 2013

In News, Publications, Sectors

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Interview with Joanne Lauterjung Kelly

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On August 28, 2013

In News, Publications

Joanne Lauterjung Kelly 00Welcome to this new interview with Joanne Lauterjung Kelly. We explore enslavement as fear of change. She invites us to be aware on how situations of enslavement affects our capacity to decide and to act. She shares with us insights and skills so to engage in the demanding task of building a just and peaceful world. She says: “At the core of slavery is the dehumanization of other human beings and a denial of our interconnectedness.”

Joanne Lauterjung Kelly 02Joanne Lauterjung Kelly 01

Pope Calls for Anti-Human Trafficking Meeting

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On August 24, 2013

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CISA 25 yearsVatican City, Vatican – CISA N0 074 – August 23, 2013
Vatican experts will gather this coming November with the aim of better tackling the growing human trafficking scourge after a request made by Pope Francis.
“We must be grateful to Pope Francis for having identified one of the most important social dramas of our time and that he has had enough trust in our Catholic institutions to ask us to arrange this working group,” said Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.
The bishop’s academy along with the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and the World Federation of Catholic Medical Associations will meet to discuss a Vatican action plan to help combat what is often referred to as the modern slave trade.
“Trafficking in human beings is a terrible offense against human dignity and a grave violation of fundamental human rights,” Bishop Sánchez Sorondo told Vatican Radio on August 22. “In this century, it acts as a catalyst in the creation of criminal assets.”
The group will meet at the Vatican City’s Casina Pio IV, home of both the Pontifical Academy of Science and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.
Bishop Sánchez Sorondo observed that the United Nations has begun to be aware of this growing crime “only in 2000,” together with the effects of globalization.
“The alarming increase in the trade in human beings is one of the pressing economic, social and political risks associated with the process of globalization,” he said. “It’s a serious threat to the security of individual nations and a question of international justice.”
According to CNA, a 2012 report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on human trafficking says around 20.9 million victims are forced into labour globally. Each year, about two million people are victims of sex trafficking, 60 percent of whom are girls. The practice is not limited to poor and underdeveloped areas, but extends to all world regions.

Golden jubilee of Msupadzi Catholic Chruch in Chipata

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On August 20, 2013

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Lundazi 08-2013 01Lundazi Catholic Parish Priest Viatuer Banyangandora (centre) with other clergymen during the celebration of 75 years of the existence of Msupadzi Catholic Church in Chipata on Saturday.
Picture by ZANIS – Daily Mail, Monday, August 19, 2013
On the left, behind Father Banyangandora, is our confrere Joseph McMenamin, M.Afr.
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Catholic Priests led by St Mary’s Junior Seminary Rector Father Osric Banda dancing to the Tanksgiving song during 75 years golden jubilee of Msupadzi Catholic Chruch in Chipata on Saturday.
Picture by Chikondi Phiri – Daily Mail, Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Forth from the right, on the queue, is our confrere Father Jean-Luc Gouiller, M.Afr

Chilubi incident, Northern Rhodesia – March 1959

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On August 18, 2013

In News, Publications

Dear Fr Udelhoven,
Two years ago (almost to the day!) you put me in touch with Fr Richard at the archives of the White Fathers in Rome. I was researching an incident that occurred on Chilubi Island in March 1959.  Fr Richards was able to send me several documents which were exactly what I needed to enable me to progress, and now finish my researches on this event.
I have sent a copy of my text to Fr Richard, and I now enclose a copy for you since you are the “man on the spot”, so to speak!
Perhaps it may find a place in your archives.
With best wishes,
Yours sincerely, Neil Morris
With the permission of the author: FULL TEXT

War_Medal_modifié-1Note: following the incident of Chilubi Island, on the 4th December 1959, Her Majesty the Queen had been graciously pleased to approve the award of the George Medal to the Rev. Father Augustin Boumier of the Santa Maria Mission, Chilubi Island.

Note 2: Father Augustin Boumier died at Chilubula in Zambia on the 4th December 1970 at the age of 63. He was from Angers, France.

STOP Slavery Leaflet – Mozambique

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On August 17, 2013

In Justice and Peace, Mozambique Sector, Publications

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JCTR urges caution on 2013 budget management

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On August 16, 2013

In News, Publications

JCTR LusakaPress Release 15thAugust 2013
On Sunday 11 August, 2013, the Minister of Finance Honourable Alexander Chikwanda, held a briefing on fiscal and other treasury matters. The briefing was partly in response to various concerns bordering on the performance of the 2013 budget thus far. 
Different sections of society have expressed fears suggesting a looming or actual budget deficit beyond the 2013 budget provision of 4.5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). “While the government made assurances that the perceived budget deficit is within manageable limits, it is important that the government is seen to manage the deficit in ways that do not worsen the livelihoods of the majority poor’’, notes Daniel Mutale, Social Conditions programme manager. READ MORE
JCTR BASIC NEEDS BASKET Lusaka July 2013

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