Indigenous communities “most affected when defending their way of life”
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation Central America Program, together with the Guatemala Lutheran Church (Iglesia Luterana Guatemalteca, ILUGUA), an LWF member…
“Abysmal failure of compassion and responsibility”
GENEVA, 31 January 2017 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), the World Council of Churches (WCC) and ACT Alliance have issued a statement on the US Presidential Executive Order “…
Basic principles of international humanitarian law upheld
(LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is grateful that basic principles of international humanitarian law were upheld when the High Court of Kenya ruled against the planned…
(LWI) The Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is calling congregations of the ELCA to “learning, prayer and action on behalf of those who seek refuge on our shores.”…
LWF President Younan to receive the 34th Niwano Peace Prize
(LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has extended congratulations to Bishop Dr. Munib Younan who has been named as the 34th recipient of the distinguished Niwano Peace Prize…
LWF supports survivors of gender-based violence in South Sudan
(LWI) Amina* was lying under a palm tree when a caseworker from The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) found her. The teen had been covering herself with palm leaves after…
A former house servant becomes an advocate against bonded labor
(LWI) It was a foggy November morning in Kailali district, western Nepal, when Basanti Chaudhary (32) received a phone call. Her brother-in-law told her that she had won the…
The Namibian churches and the LWF played a vital role during Namibia’s struggle for independence. Under South African rule, the policy was to divide people along racial and tribal lines. The churches were virtually the only organizations that…
LWF urges Human Rights Council to work with religious leaders
(LWI) - For members of one Lutheran diocese in Tanzania, there is no place for the persecution of people with albinism - an affliction that blights not only their community and…
