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How have Christians been working together to defend human rights for the past 50 years?

The example of Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture (ACAT)

December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM (UTC+1)
Cathédrale américaine 23 Avenue George V, 75008 Paris
English, French
Why and how is ecumenical commitment at the heart of ACAT-France's mandate to combat torture, support victims, abolish the death penalty and defend the right to asylum?

Speakers

Katherine Shirk-Lucas

Katherine Shirk-Lucas

A French-American theologian, teacher and Catholic assessor at the Higher Institute of Ecumenical Studies (ISEO) of the Catholic Institute of Paris (ICP), Katherine Shirk-Lucas is a member of the Theology Commission and the Steering Committee of ACAT-France.

Luc Bellière

Luc Bellière

Luc Bellière is a business leader, member of the Council of the Protestant Federation of France, and president of ACAT-France.

Paa Kofi Eduah

Paa Kofi Eduah

Paa Kofi Eduah is an employee of ACAT, in charge of mobilisation and coordinator of the Correspondence with Prisoners in the United States programme at ACAT-France.