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Lome (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the celebration of the 13th anniversary of its institution, the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace (CEJP) of the Archdiocese of Lomé organized three days "open to the public" to make the activities carried out for the promotion of human rights known. According to information sent to Agenzia Fides, the celebrations will start on Thursday 28 and will end Saturday, June 30, 2018. The CEJP is an institution of the Catholic Church and is responsible for promoting social justice among the nations in the world. Among the objectives pursued the dignity of the human person, social justice, human rights, peace, reconciliation, coexistence and the protection of creation prevail.
The CEJP informs the faithful and the parish communities about issues related to injustice in the social sphere with the hope of reducing the sources of human rights violations. The Council has a preference for those who are not well-off and is close to the marginalized and excluded, helps the victims to recover their rights.
"It is about contributing to the advent of a more just and fraternal world", declared Father Pierre Chanel Affognon, Togolese priest, national director for Catholic teaching.
"We dream of a more just society, in which the human person, created in the image of God, regains his dignity. We desire a society in which men, women and children enjoy their basic rights as a precondition for peace and development", added Fr. Affognon.
During these 13 years of activity in the Archdiocese of Lomé, the CEJP has informed, advised and supported more than 500 victims on various topics, including widows, orphans, land disputes, debt collection, family matters, disowned paternity, care of children, inmates, rape, robberies, and other judicial proceedings. The first Togolese diocese to establish the Commission was that of Daopang, in 1987, other dioceses followed the example in 2005, at the explicit request of the Bishops of Togo. (SG/AP) (Agenzia Fides, 25/6/2018)
