(LWI) – Buckets of butter, canned tomatoes and corn, gallons of oil, garden seeds and big white sacks of grain: The community store in Despagne is well stocked. “This is the first time we…
“You Are Not Forgotten, There Are Many Praying for You” Says General Secretary
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge has paid a solidarity visit to the LWF member churches in Nigeria. “Solidarity…
(LWI) – Lutheran activist Titi Malik, who sheltered dozens of internally displaced persons fleeing violent Boko Haram Islamists in northern Nigeria, says the men, women and children faced a horrifying experience…
LWF Submits Parallel Reports to Human Rights Council
(LWI) - Safeguarding human rights of disadvantaged groups in Myanmar and Nepal is a prime concern of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF). Therefore, the LWF has submitted two reports on…
(LWI) – Shocked and sickened by massive loss of life among desperate people seeking to cross the Mediterranean Sea to find refuge in Europe, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has appealed to…
A Welcome Culture for Refugees and Willingness to Talk
(LWI) – Since October 2014, what are now known in Germany as “Pegida” protests have been taking place in Dresden, the capital of Saxony. PEGIDA is the German acronym for “patriotic…
Panelists at LWF European church gathering describe varying contexts
(LWI) – “From what have we been liberated and how do we use that freedom?” That was the question discussed on 12 May at The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) regional…
Ruml Welcomes ‘First Step’ for Syrians, Expects More Intervention
(LWI) - A group of 70 Syrian refugees were granted asylum in the Czech Republic earlier this year following a public outcry over the government’s initial refusal…
“A responsibility to ensure the evidence we collect is robust”
MAPUTO, Mozambique/GENEVA, 29 May 2015 (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation is part of an NGO coalition that is gathering evidence of human rights concerns for a United…
LWF’s Oral Statement on Roma People at Human Rights Council
(LWI) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Ms Rita Izsak encouraged The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and other faith-based organizations to put more…