Father Alexis Prem Kumar was abducted from Herat in Afghanistan by unidentified gunmen on June 2, 2014 At the time of his abduction, 47- year- old Prem Kumar was working with the
Jesuit Refugee Service, an international NGO and was engaged in the educational field in Afghanistan He was the NGO's Afghanistan Director and had been in the country for over three years He had accompanied teachers on a visit to a JRSsupported school for returnee refugees in Sohadat village, 25- km from the city of Herat.
CONCLUSION: THE
JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE AS LIVED POLITICAL THEOLOGY
Ordained in 1999, he also worked with the
Jesuit Refugee Service in Kenya, helping refugees start their own small businesses.
Jesuit universities can and should collaborate with one another and with the
Jesuit Refugee Service in developing advocacy strategies to promote the rights of the displaced.
Normatively, the proceedings displays a significant Catholic tilt, which is not surprising considering Boston College's Catholic affiliations and the fact that the conference was also supported by the
Jesuit Refugee Service and Catholic Relief Services.
The interviewees included representatives of UNHCR, Care International, Windle Trust Kenya, the Norwegian Refugee Council, the
Jesuit Refugee Service, the Lutheran World Federation, and Don Bosco.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees working with a number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) including the
Jesuit Refugee Service tried to improve lives with programs for education health medicine and water facility construction.
"The
Jesuit Refugee Service, who I worked for, did a lot of building work, but it also provided cash grants for mosques and things that at first I thought were luxuries.
The coalition is made up of human rights and humanitarian organizations, including Amnesty International, Defense for Children International, Human Rights Watch,
Jesuit Refugee Service, Save the Children Alliance and World Vision.
Ignatius of Loyola and established the
Jesuit Refugee Service.
Cedric Prakash SJ a close associate of Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity, is a human rights activist; he is engaged with the
Jesuit Refugee Service in the Middle East.
The violence has led to the evacuation of 500 humanitarian workers to the capital Juba while the
Jesuit Refugee Service has suspended "all but critical activities" to safeguard staff remaining in Maban.