Prayers for Peacemakers

Women stand at a protest holding signs, looking away from the camera

A gender emergency

The alarming violence women face in Colombia has provoked lawmakers to propose a gender emergency to bring about decisive laws and actions that stop gender-based violence.

CPT met with family members at the camp in Koya on 12 October. Several women sit on the floor holding children, a CPT member sits to the right wearing a red vest.

War is war on children!

On 28 September, Iran bombed an Iranian refugee camp in Iraqi Kurdistan six times over a span of five hours.

A photo of the migrant cemetery, cared for by families friends of those who lost their lives at sea.

Unidentified bodies

We pray for all those who are lost, and for all those who are preparing to begin their journey to a better future

Soldiers lead children towards a military base, while a person wearing a camera looks on.

Rights of the Child denied

The Israeli occupation of Palestine denies children the right to education, privacy, mental and physical health—a gross violation of international law.

three images are overlapped horizontally, the top image shows Kurdish protests, men holding up signs. The second image shows a Palestinian man holding a flag, facing six Israeli soldiers. The bottom image is a path covered in snow and bordered by thick pine forest, a blockade in the distance. The text overlay reads, "From Kurdistan to Palestine to Turtle Island, we honour Indigenous Peoples Day"

Moving toward Indigenous Liberation

This week the US celebrated Indigenous Peoples Day, rebranding what used to be Columbus Day to focus on Indigenous liberation instead of colonial violence.

migrants handprints in red and blue paint cover a white wall

Guarantee the human right to movement

Pray that migrants may safely make their journeys towards a better life and that governments will choose to guarantee the human right to movement.

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