Dominicans for Justice and Peace was created in 1998 by the Order of Preachers (Dominicans, OP) as a permanent presence at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights as part of the ministry to give witness to the Gospel message at the frontiers, especially focusing on the challenge of justice and peace in the world; to contribute to the ongoing discourse on social justice and human rights violations worldwide; to provide an international forum for members of the Dominican family who are active in these fields to advocate on behalf of victims of human rights violations; to work with NGOs.



The purpose is:



- to provide a greater capacity of advocacy for human rights violations;



- to promote networking and collaboration between Dominican friars and sisters working in this area;



- to respond to the requests from the international community for interventions on the part of the two Families on issues of justice and peace.



Further, it serves as a place to give witness to the Gospel message at the frontiers, to speak truth to the world community and to participate in the ongoing discourse on social justice and human rights.