Street Children Human Rights Plea to the United Nations

Campaigners highlight deaths of Street Children at UN

15/4/03 - By staff writers - Ekklesia

In an oral statement to the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva, a Christian campaign group has highlighted the habitual killing of street children in Brazil, Honduras and Guatemala.

In Salvador alone, the capital of Brazil's Bahia state, the Jubilee Campaign said that between 1991 and 2000, 1,453 children and youth were murdered.

According to the organisation many locals regard the Street Children as no more than vermin and see their deaths as a form of social cleansing.

Jubilee also highlighted the commercial sexual exploitation which many poor Brazilian children face and informed the U.N Commission that in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, there are an estimated 150,000 child prostitutes, controlled by a strong and organised mafia, working in bars, prostitution houses, massage salons and hotels.

The campaigners told the U.N Commission that in Honduras, the Children's Welfare Organisation, Casa Alianza, has documented the murders and extrajudicial executions of more than 1,600 street children and youth since 1998. Less than 5% of the murders have resulted in any conviction.

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City Of Angels Project, Sao Paulo

City Of Angels Project - Sao Paulo

A new pamplet has been published asking for the support of Irish Manchester in a new project being developed by Fr Pat Clarke in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Dominic Mulcahy says:

"Once again a call from across the sea needs an urgent response from the good people of Manchester. As many of you will know, one of our favourite sons, Fr Pat Clarke, an Irish Holy Ghost Father, has spent almost a lifetime at his mission in South America. Fr Pat works for and lives with the poorest of the poor in Sao Paulo, one of the biggest cities in the world. For almost twenty years now the Irish community in Manchester has supported Fr Pat's mission."

Fr Pat's latest project is called 'City of the Angels'. It is hoped that a sacred place can be created one hour away from the city of Sao Paulo. Children and adolescents, who have been wounded by society, will find a refuge where they can develop emotionally and physically.

Fr Pat says, "Our aim will be to make the project self- sustainable and self-reliant, though we will always need the help and solidarity of people who believe in our cause and wish in some way to be part of it."

You can contribute to the City of the Angels fund through Dermot Clarke (07904 486303) or Dominic Mulcahy (07930 647467). Ann Mitchell (0161 943 4944).  Sean Foy (0161 225 3524)

Street Kids of Brazil - Father Pat Clarke - Help Today!

Father Pat Clarke - The Street Kids of Brazil

Fr. Pat came over from Brazil on 5th May 2006 to raise money for Brazilian street children. With the help of St. Mary's parish, he managed to take away in excess of 17,000 pounds. Well done!!

This Blog Website has today (20th October 2007) been set up to help Father Pat Clarke raise the monies he needs to help The Street Kids of Brazil escape a life of misery, rape, prostitution and basically death.

All the monies you donate will be given direct to Father Clarke in Brazil via St Marys and no monies will be deducted from your * donation gift. I have personally set up this Blog and am working on a website free of charge to help Father Clarke as although he has no time for worldy goods he does need physical money to help with his mission and save childrens lives in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro.

If you wish to contact me personally to ensure all the monies you donate in its entirity will go direct to the cause then please feel free to call me on 07901 658 249 or email susie120773@yahoo.co.uk

There is on-going fund raising for Fr. Pat's work in Brazil - if you'd like to help contact Fr. John Ahern.

Email -
ciarraiabu@hotmail.com

Snailmail -
Father John Ahern, St Mary's Church, Elbow Street, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19, UK


To Donate Today:-

1. Send a cheque or postal order made payable to Father John Ahern and post to St Marys Church, Elbow Street, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19, UK.

2. Make a payment online via http://www.paypal.co.uk/ to email address:- susie120773@yahoo.co.uk.

This money will be passed to Father Ahern within 2 weeks for him to give directly to Father Pat Clarke in Sao Paulo to help the children.

3. You can contribute to the fund direct through Dermot Clarke (07904 486303) or Dominic Mulcahy (07930 647467). Dermot is Father Pat Clarke's Brother.

* Donation Gift

No monies will be deducted for any administration whatsoever apart from Paypal which currently charges me 15% to receive monies via their internet system and credit cards. So for example you donate £6.00 and Paypal will take 40p and Father Pat Clarke will receive £5.60 exactly, no other monies will be deducted whatsoever.

I am currently enquiring with http://www.paypal.co.uk/ whether this receipt charge can be omitted due to the worthwhile cause, and I am currently looking into Gift Aid Tax Relief.

Please note all your Donations will be listed on this Web Blog within 7 Days.

The Street Kids of Brazil will directly benefit from your donation within 2 months.

If you donate money today the Street Kids of Brazil in Rio de Janerio's District of Sao Paulo will benefit from it by Christmas 2007.


Useful Links:-

Street Children of Brazil
Human Rights Watch Website - The Street Kids of Brazil

Gift of Hope - 1st July 2007 - by Naomi Mc Elroy - Sunday Mirror
Father Pat Clarke - Awe-Inspiring story of one man's struggle to build a better life for the children of Brazil.

Catholic Agency for Overseas Development
CAFOD is the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development. It is the official overseas development and relief agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales and has been fighting poverty in developing countries since 1962.

Radio Interview with Father Pat Clarke
Building Trust in the Community is an initiative by Trust in association with The Irish Times and sponsored by ESB Electric Aid.

Welfare Directory
The Manchester Irish Web Directory of Welfare Groups.

Street children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Youtube.com video - Short film prepared for the UN on street children in Brazil.

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