Building on a Tradition of Reconciliation
19 May 2007
Friends Center - Philadelphia
1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
"The displacement of Iraqis from Iraq is now the fastest growing refugee crisis in the world." (Refugee International, 12/2006)
An invitation to Friends and others concerned about the Iraqi refugee crisis. Gathered together we will learn more about the humanitarian and political dimensions,
07/04/2008 06:00 PM
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I want to share with you a calendar of events and campaigns we will focus on for Winter/Spring 2007.
Not One More Death | Not One More Dollar - 3,000th US casualty in Iraq
Location: Nationwide
Date: (December/January)
Tools & Resources: AFSC Vigil System and the NOMD | NOMD Letter to Congress
Message: Remove Troops and Bases | End War Funding | Rebuild | Never Again
Action: Vigils and Advocacy
07/04/2008 06:00 PM
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Join thousands of Christian lay people and clergy to voice your support for creating real security and peace in Iraq. Worship together, vigil together. Join with others to stand in nonviolent witness at the White House and in our local communities to proclaim that war is not the answer.
Friday, March 16th, 2007
Let us express together our commitment to life!
Washington, D.C.
Worship at the
07/04/2008 06:00 PM
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The editorial from the October humanitarian update reminds us the situation is not serious, it is desperate.
NGO Coordination Committee in Iraq: Monthy Report October
If you are a regular observer of the Iraq disaster, you are certainly aware, through the many reports that have been sent out these last weeks, that the humanitarian situation in Iraq is serious.
You may not have time to read
07/04/2008 06:00 PM
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Patrick Cockburn attaches stories to the number of Iraqi refugees - internal and external. For sheer number, he draws an analogy to the expulsion of Palestinians in the 1940s.
"Out of the population of 26 million, 1.6 million Iraqis have fled the country and a further 1.5 million are displaced within Iraq, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. In Jordan alone there are 500,000
07/04/2008 06:00 PM
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Today's Iraq update has action steps and an invitation to host Dreams and Nightmares: A Memorial on Life and Death in Iraq. It is a memorial to Iraqis who have lost their lives in the war and occupation. With photographs, names and personal stories, it conveys the unseen side of the war in Iraq — the tragedy being experienced by everyday Iraqis.
Simon Tisdall writing in The Guardian notes "the
07/04/2008 06:00 PM
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With a total of 48 journalists and media assistants killed in cold blood since the start of January, 2006 is already the deadliest year for the Iraqi press since the start of the war in March 2003, Reporters Without Borders said today, condemning targeted violence against media.
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A deadly day in Baghdad for journalists (12 October)
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Journalists Killed 2006: Reporters Without Borders
07/04/2008 06:00 PM
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Editorial
It's not uncommon to hear or to read that there are no NGOs in Iraq anymore. Generally authors mean International NGOs, as trust for Iraqi NGOs, in the international community, is not at the level it should be.
So, authors who are stating that there are no NGOs in Iraq anymore let readers think, when it's not explicitly written, that only armed organisations (like PRTs)or religious or
07/04/2008 06:00 PM
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Mortality after the 2003 invasion of Iraq: A Cross-sectorial Cluster sample survey
The numbers are staggering. Nobody wants to see this reality. The US Government has dismissed the findings realizing it is evidence of their wholesale failure in Iraq, politicians will be defensive about the impact on upcoming elections, and the peace movement will be challenged to try and grasp the magnitude of
07/04/2008 06:00 PM
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It is with great sadness I report that Abdul-Sattar Abdullah Al-Mashhadani, Director of Programs for Life for Relief and Development in Baghdad was killed at a checkpoint run by one of the sectarian militias on Saturday. He was buried yesterday. There is an article below.
You will recall that in September the Southfield office of LIFE as well as the home of the executive director Khalil
Nepal’s major parties should cooperate in a coalition government led by the Maoists, who won the April Constituent Assembly (CA) elections, to help the world’s newest republic avoid political instability. The International Crisis Group today released companion reports: Nepal’s Election: a Peaceful Revolution?, an extensive analysis of the 10 April vote, and Nepal’s New Political Landscape, which examines the major challenges remaining in a peace process that has made considerable progress but is still incomplete. The way in which political leaders cope with the election aftermath will determine whether the remarkable result delivers peace and change or further conflict.
Nepal’s major parties should cooperate in a coalition government led by the Maoists, who won the April Constituent Assembly (CA) elections, to help the world’s newest republic avoid political instability. The International Crisis Group today released companion reports: Nepal’s Election: a Peaceful Revolution?, an extensive analysis of the 10 April vote, and Nepal’s New Political Landscape, which examines the major challenges remaining in a peace process that has made considerable progress but is still incomplete. The way in which political leaders cope with the election aftermath will determine whether the remarkable result delivers peace and change or further conflict.
The international community must encourage reform tendencies in Guinea-Bissau to counter the risk of the West African country becoming a narco-state and political no-man’s land of interest to Maghreb criminal and terrorist networks. Despite 35 years of institutional incapacity, a chance exists for democratic reforms thanks to the signing of a Stability Pact by the three most important political parties. Fundamental changes are required to the way the country is run. Above all, army reform is needed to free the political system from military interference. Foreign partners must galvanise their efforts and seize what appears to be a genuine opportunity.
Five actual or potential conflict situations around the world deteriorated in June 2008. In Zimbabwe, state violence escalated ahead of the 27 June presidential run-off vote, as the Mugabe regime continued its brutal crackdown to secure victory. Uganda's peace process further broke down amid reports of fresh LRA attacks. Insecurity surged in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, as progress on the much-delayed peace summit faltered. The situation also deteriorated in Djibouti/Eritrea and Chad. June saw improvements in North Korea, where the government submitted a long-awaited declaration of its nuclear programs, and in Serbia and the Taiwan Strait.
President Lee’s conservative Grand National Party, which won the April legislative elections, has had a difficult start to implementing its policy agenda, with widespread street demonstrations and an opposition legislative boycott. The GNP seeks to improve strained relations with the U.S. and coordination with allies in confronting North Korea’s nuclear program, as well as push for domestic deregulation, privatisation, tax cuts and a more business friendly environment. While these measures will be mostly welcomed abroad, there will be losers in South Korea, who have shown their potential for disruption. For the agenda to succeed, Lee will need to show more willingness to seek consensus.
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06/16/2008 07:00 PM
Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News Releases
Amnesty International welcomes that after two years spent in prison, Brahim Sabbar, a prominent Sahrawi human rights defender, has recovered his freedom and remains determined to continue his human rights work
06/16/2008 07:00 PM
Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News Releases
Amnesty International condemns attempts by some states, including members of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, to intimidate its independent human rights experts
06/15/2008 07:00 PM
Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News Releases
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) will bring its national tour of a life-size Guantanamo prison cell replica to Washington, DC on Wednesday, June 25; activists will gather at noon east of the Washington Monument on the National Mall to experience the cell and push the Bush administration to shut down Guantanamo.
06/12/2008 07:00 PM
Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News Releases
Amnesty International hailed yesterday's U.S. Supreme Court decision in the pivotal Boumediene v. Bush case recognizing habeas corpus and declaring that the system the Bush administration and Congress have put in place to review classification of the detainees as "unlawful enemy combatants" is inadequate. Amnesty International USA's executive director Larry Cox released the following statement in response to the decision:
06/12/2008 07:00 PM
Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News Releases
The landmark judgment delivered on 12 June 2008 by the United States (US) Supreme Court in Boumediene v. Bush and al Odah v. United States ("Boumediene") constitutes a significant step towards the restoration of the rule of law as a foundation for counter-terrorism measures by the United States of America (USA). In its ruling, the court unreservedly affirmed that the right to challenge the lawfulness of one's detention in a court of law must be given effect to the foreign nationals detained as "enemy combatants" in Guantánamo Bay, who currently number approximately 270 detainees of around 30 nationalities.
06/12/2008 07:00 PM
Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News Releases
Amnesty International USA strongly supports efforts to further institutionalize the Congressional Human Rights Caucus as a vital part of the U.S. Congress and applauds Speaker Nancy Pelosi's naming of a co-chair to carry out the group's important work. Speaker Pelosi named Congressman Jim McGovern of Massachusetts on Thursday to assume the important role of House co-chair following Congressman Tom Lantos of California, who previously served as a House co-chair of the caucus.
06/12/2008 07:00 PM
Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News Releases
Reacting to today's US Supreme Court ruling recognizing the right of foreign nationals detained in Guantnamo Bay to challenge their detention in US civilian courts, Amnesty International said the decision was an "essential step forward towards the restoration of the rule of law.
06/12/2008 07:00 PM
Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News Releases
The international community is evading its responsibility towards refugees from Iraq by promoting a false picture of the security situation in Iraq when the country is neither safe nor suitable for return, Amnesty International said today.
06/11/2008 07:00 PM
Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News Releases
Amnesty International is concerned about the persistent use of torture in Mauritania to extract confessions -- especially from those accused of links with Islamic groups