Imbisa’s justice and peace commissions in defence of social justice in the region - vatican news

Under the slogan “Strengthening collaboration for peace and the advocacy of justice in the countries of IMBISA (Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa), delegates from the

member conferences met recently in Pretoria, South Africa. ANASTACIO SASEMBELE – LUANDA. In their meeting, the IMBISA Justice and Peace delegates expressed wish to strengthen collaboration

between the region’s countries in defending social justice. STRENGTHENING ADVOCACY IN MBIDA Representatives resolved to strengthen justice and peace advocacy in their countries and in the

region. They pledged to strengthen relationships between the Church and other regional agencies. In the future, Justice and Peace Commissions would also seek to better approach issues that

involve the state and the Church in modern democracies. Strategies and the impact of the Justice and Peace Commissions were shared and discussed. IMBISA justice and peace delegates

PRE-EMPTIVE STRATEGIES TO HELP END ELECTORAL VIOLENCE One issue that arose was the need for the Commissions to be preemptive in preventing electoral violence. President of the IMBISA

Episcopal Commissions for Justice and Peace and Bishop of Pemba, Mozambique, António Juliasse Sandramo, expressed concern about the state of democracies in the region and re-echoed his

concern about recurring electoral violence in the member countries.