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Justice and Peace Commission of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church

Visiting Address:pl. Sviatoho Yura, 5, Lviv, 7900 Ukraine
Mailing Address:Justice and Peace Commission UGCC pl. Sviatoho Yura, 5, Lviv, 79000 Ukraine
Phone number:00380 - 32 72 25 24
Telefax:00380 – 32 2 40 99 50
E-Mail:jpc@ugcc.org.ua
President:

Dr. Lesya Kovalenko
appointed by the decree of Major Bishop of UGCC - from March, 2004 till March, 2006
reappointed - August, 2006 till August, 2009
E-mail: kovalenko@ucu.edu.ua
lesiutt@yahoo.com

Secretary-General:

Hryhoriy Seleshchuk
appointed by the decree of Major Bishop of UGCC - from March, 2004 till March, 2006
reappointed - August, 2006 till August, 2009

 

Commission established:

1998 by Synod of Bishops UGCC


Short historical revue of the Commission

Though Commission of Justice and Peace of UGCC was established quiet recently, the tradition of the Church responsibility in Ukrainian social life is very long, including numerous of pastoral awareness of Metropolitans Sheptyc’ky and Slipyi. Nowadays, Synod of Bishops of UGCC continues playing an active role in the promotion of human dignity and rights. One of the main responsibilities of Commission is to advise Major Bishop and Synod in matters of justice and peace. The Secretariat of the Commission analyzes an information about violations of human rights and gives advise and tries to convinced the Church (Bishops, Synod of Bishops, Major Archbishop) and state (local and central) authority. This was done especially in connection with the migrant’s rights, violation of the human rights in Holy Land, and concerning concrete steps of Ukrainian-Polish and reconciliation.

The Commission calls UGCC community to take social responsibility by supplying information (documents, books, brochures, articles etc.)
Leading Ukrainian experts in human rights, ecumenism, social teaching are among members of Commission

Commission works in close cooperation with other commission and organization of UGCC and with various NGO.


Work priorities:
  • raise public awareness about the issues of is considered a foremost needed in Ukrainian society and in the world;
  • promote a Christian understanding of human dignity, freedom and rights;
  • help achieve reconciliation and peaceful cooperation between peoples, churches and communities.

Though the Commission is primarily focused on Ukrainian internal projects, we consider ourselves open for a co-operation across Europe and the world.