This is a new space dedicated to allowing coming together under Justice and Mercy, the two main pillars of the society of peace to which we aspire.

It is a collective experience, full of joys and deceptions, that we wish to share with you. Our work with the most disadvantaged, prisoners, drug users, foreigners, the sick, AIDS-positive individuals, and prisoners on death row as well as their families, encourages us to always give more of ourselves to be able to address the different needs.

Our multidisciplinary team is here to listen, to analyze, not to over-dramatize and to find solutions, so that the incarceration period could be put to profit. Behind prison walls, a society parallel to ours is formed with its hierarchical systems, its laws, and its injustices. Our team members go to the other side of these walls to listen, support, defend, attend, and testify.

Believing in the capacities and immense richness of each individual keeps us always striving to serve and meet the enormous challenge ours. We have faith in the boundlessness of the person, or in other terms, in his unlimited character and continuous growth.

Our project seeks to be a reflection of every individual who makes of himself a project in constant evolution.

AJEM will continue to promote forgiveness and reconciliation: not to hate but to understand. Not to erase the mistake, but to erase anger, humiliation, and vengeance. Beyond barriers and prejudices, to support and to raise consciousness.

A Necessary Change… For a Better World
On the occasion of its silver jubilee (2023), the Association Justice and Mercy launched the motto “We have not and will not tire…”
Indeed, we have not and will not tire in the struggle to uphold the wavering human rights, day after day, particularly in these challenging times. Currently, we are plagued by conflicts, disputes, and wars that dominate our thoughts, minds, and morale. These wars, sweeping across the world, especially in our region and country, have driven us to persist in combating torture and violence and to extend a helping hand to prison inmates, those enslaved by drugs, and those undergoing treatment for addiction.
When we cast our gaze beyond the seas, we feel that our world is troubled, seething, consumed by defeats, frustration, and fear for countless reasons. However, when we look through the eyes of faith, hope, and optimism, our vision and outlook change because it is these virtues that drive us to overcome trials, difficulties, tests, and conflicts.
Today, our “humanity” must be comprehensive and firmly rooted in both mind and soul, reinforcing the spirit of solidarity, cooperation, and goodwill. Our “world” needs a moment of reflection, a pause to set things right by confronting the challenge represented by human and moral values, and by moving away from a culture of exploitation, enslavement, and contempt for religions, peoples, civilizations, and diverse cultures. The “message” of our world today is to effect a change in the lives of individuals and society, to improve them through positive human initiatives pursued by charitable and social organizations, where human and moral values are embodied.
Our “world” needs to be reminded of those virtues that help a person understand their humanity, appreciate their existence, and make it easier for them to perceive and comprehend the world. Let us build a culture of mercy and work on it, making it “tangible” and “lived.” Let us open our hearts to human suffering and respect it, so we may heal its wounds as much as possible. Be convinced that mercy is about giving “a second chance to the repentant sinner,” who has chosen to return to a righteous life, after being rehabilitated, accompanied, and followed up on all levels. Let us believe that a repentant person can transform, repentance, and renewal if we grant them trust, presence, and love.
Let us make our era one of mercy, not one of exclusion, condemnation, and cancellation.
Does the human being of our time deserve mercy despite all that we witness each day?
Mercy is essential to apply justice, so let us together build a mercy of love and a justice of truth.

تغيير لا بدّ منه … من أجل عالم أفضل

لمناسبة احتفالها باليوبيل الفضي لتأسيسها (2023) أطلقت جمعيّة عدل ورحمة شعار “لم ولن نكِلّ …”
بالفعل لم ولن نكل في النضال لتطبيق حقوق الإنسان المترنحة، يومًا بعد يوم، لا سيّما في هذا الزمن الصعب. راهنًا، نُعاني من الصراعات والمنازعات والحروب الطاغية على تفكيرنا وعقلنا ومعنوياتنا. تلك الحروب التي تجتاح العالم، لا سيّما في منطقتنا وبلادنا، دفعتنا إلى النضال والإصرار على مكافحة التعذيب والعنف ومدّ يد المساعدة والعون لنزلاء السجون والمرتهنين للمخدِّرات والذين يُعالجون منها. عندما نجول بنظرنا ، وراء البحار ، نشعر بأن عالمنا مضطرب ومتأجج تتأكله الهزائم والإحباط والخوف، لأسباب لا تُحصى، لكن عندما نتطلع بعيون الإيمان والرجاء والأمل، تتبدل رؤيتنا ونظرتنا لأن الأمل والرجاء يحدُوَانا لتخطي المحن والصعوبات والاختبارات والصراعات.
اليوم، مطلوب من “إنسانيّتنا” أن تكون شاملة وراسخة في النفس والعقل، وتقوية روح التعاضد والتعاون وحُبّ الخير . يحتاج “عالمنا” إلى وقفة أمام الذات لوضع الأمور في نصابها من خلال التحدّي المُتمثّل في القيم الإنسانيّة والأخلاقية، والابتعاد عن ثقافة الاستغلال والاستعباد واحتقار الديانات والشعوب والحضارات والثقافات المتنوّعة. و”رسالة” عالمنا اليوم هي إحداث تغيير في حياة الأفراد والمجتمع وتحسينها من الناحية الإنسانيّة الإيجابيّة التي تعمل عليها منظمات وجمعيّات خيريّة واجتماعيّة، وتتجلى عبرها القيم الإنسانيّة والأخلاقيّة. يحتاج “عالمنا” إلى التذكير بتلك الفضائل التي تُساعد الإنسان على أن يفهم إنسانيّته ويُقدّر وجودَه ويُسهّل عليه رؤية العالم وإدراكه.
لنبن ثقافة الرحمة ونعمل عليها ، بجعلها « ملموسةً» و«معاشةً». لنفتح قلوبنا على مصائب الإنسان واحترامه، لكي نداوي جراحاته قدر المستطاع. لنقتنع أن الرحمة هي إعطاء « فرصة جديدة للمذنب التائب » الذي قرر العودة إلى حياة الصلاح، بعد تأهيله ومرافقته ومتابعته على جميع الصعد. لنؤمن أن الإنسان التائب قادرٌ على التحوّل والإرتداد والتجدد، في حال
أعطيناه الثقة والحضور والمحبّة.
لنصنع من عصرنا عصر الرحمة، وليس عصر الإقصاء والدينونة والإلغاء.
يستحق إنسان عصرنا الرحمة على الرغم مما نشهده كلّ يوم ؟
الرحمة ضروريّة لتطبيق العدالة، لنبن معًا رحمة الحبّ وعدالة الحق.