Sentences with phrase «human justice for the poor»

Concern for ecological sustainability and human justice for the poor and oppressed are, as I have already indicated, closely linked.

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The archbishop also asserted that laws are based upon certain principles: «the pursuit of the common good through respect for the natural law, the dignity of the human person, the inviolability of innocent life from conception to natural death, the sanctity of marriage, justice for the poor, protection of minors, and so on.»

It is clear that Maritain considers the Christian message about the cry of the poor for justice to be a motor of human temporal improvement.

In the context of our social situation, revelation means the promise of justice for and liberation of the oppressed and the poor, of all whose basic needs have not been met and whose human dignity has not been recognized.

Groups involved in the Convergence include the Green Shadow Cabinet, Organic Consumer Association, Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, PopularResistance.org, System Change Not Climate Change, Alliance for Global Justice, Workers United, Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter, and many state Green Parties.

John Carr, who heads the Conference of Bishops» department of justice, peace and human rights, said the new coalition does not support any specific legislation but rather insists that whatever action is taken include relief for poor people in this country and abroad.

The «Justice Gap», according to the human rights lawyer Michael Mansfield QC, refers to «the increasing section of the public too poor to afford a lawyer and not poor enough to qualify for legal aid».